Glandore House Dún Laoghaire

... There are about 15 from America so we all had a long chat. I ended up with this one girl Stacy from Virginia who also just got here this weekend and is leaving on the 25th of July as well. She's 24 and graduated from UVA in 2005. She ended up graduating early because her mother died of complications Rheumatoid Arthritis. I couldn't believe it. We spent the next several hours talking about our lives and our families. Apparently her mother had ...

... 28 was from Berlin and talked about what it was like when the wall came down. The 24 year old was from Munich and didn't say much. We dropped them off in Galway and did some shopping. I needed new shoes! Galway didn't look like much when we drove in, but after we parked we found a HUGE shopping area with all kinds of stores. I really wanted some Converse but most of the places just had fancy ladies' shoes. About the time we ...

... alcoa shrink sleeve live speech of obama church business magazine guitar tab top zz inaugural ...

... to Covent Garden to indulge in the world's best pasties (oh, and I can highly recommend the Cornwall beer!!) before heading back to Marble Arch to catch our bus to Luton. On the way out, guess what??!! It started to snow as we pulled in towards the airport...can you believe it??!! From a sunny bright morning to snow!! I was like a little kid, wanting to jump around and play...but I froze in half a heartbeat and we headed into the warmth of the ...

... to get there and it's too much for my tired brain to handle. I'm pondering checking out Trinity College sometime, though. Hopefully pictures will follow. Plus, I need a hoodie cuz I'm cold and only brought t-shirts. Finding a good place to get one, however, is proving difficult. Again, after naptime. 2 more hours until check-in time! -Justen

... day so I moved quickly and went back to the hotel where I took a shower and dropped my stuff off. I then took a cab to the Davis Gallery. I'm not a big fan of looking at art but I thought it would be interesting to see Irish work. I can't describe it really but art is different in millions of aspects but they are alike in its own way of being different. That was interesting and I decided to head back quickly to get some sleep. 3/20/08

... headed straight for the bus. The girls I was meeting had told me to take this specific bus to the downtown area and to meet them at a pub called The Porter House at 5. Well since my plane was so late and the bus took FOREVER getting downtown I didn't get down there until about 6:30. I get off the bus and start walking around and of course, I can't find the bar! I headed to a pay phone to try and call Valerie's friend so I could find out where they were. Well after ...

... was just amazing to begin with, but filled with music, it was really moving. There was so much to see, I guess I forgot to take as many pictures as I did yesterday, but I did take quite a few pictures. Oh, and I'm excited to share that I have been mistaken for a local on several occasions now. In fact, I had someone ask me ...

... oops!) and bought a lovely skirt for 3 Euros!! Best bargain of the trip I think :) Had a coffee in a local cafe, and got a room in a sweet little double storey townhouse in central Dun Laoghaire, walking distance from all the action. Later that night, we had dinner and drinks out at a local pub, FUN! PS: There was much tossing and turning in the night ...

August 1998

Spent a couple of nights in Dublin, enjoying the Craic. We spent our last evening watching It's a Wonderful Life on an outdoor screen in the middle of some square. We felt surrounded by kindred spirits from all over the world.

The next morning we woke to see the pictures in the paper of the Omagh bombing. English and Irish were united in shock at the atrocity.