King Sitric Howth

... on the hill on the way. The viewing point was pretty impressive, overlooking the Irish sea, on a cliff edge. Luckily I'd brought my Haviana flip-flops too, as I had to remove my 5 inch wedge numbers for the climb down to the cliff edge.<br><br>Afterwards we headed back into Dublin, and we were going to take the Viking tour, but just missed the last one (sorry guys!), so had a wander through Temple Bar, and then for something to eat.<br><br><br>

... Ireland so far, if they have them they are not well signposted.<br><br>A little picnic on the grass before heading off to explore. We found the public toilets!! Max found us a map. Off we went, but not before we found somewhere to buy sunscreen!! Max had covered himself up quite well for the day, but I didn't really have anything that would cover me that would make me too bloody hot! We certainly slipped sloped and slapped that day!!!<br><br>Howth is beautiful in the sunshine! We ...

... those crazy small European cars that we Americans all laugh at. It was the smallest car you could ever see. We had a foot long front, two seats, ANNND, nothing. Just two front seats and then the end of the car. Well, Kallie started the journey out of Barcelona by some screams, some I don't know what I am doing so just follow the Spaniard in front of us!, and some very fast stops and goes around a round about. Then she got us lost, going around and around the road we were attempting to ...

... vinegar to french fries but I didn't like it at all (sorry irish people!). Later we walk through the sea promenade and arrive at Howth's Head; an awesome lighthouse located at the end of the pier. From here you can see an islet where you can arrive by boat (only in summer time). At 7:30 p.m aprox we go back to Dublin and we are surprise to see that pubs are open! YEEEAHHHH!!!! So at night we and other guests ...

From the horses mouth....or for others.... From the source...Guiness ever so fresh. Susan: Stayed at Abigails hostel for two nights. Six beds to the room and seven people sleeping the first night. Older couple sharing a bed below me. Economizing I guess. When we first entered the room the woman was laying on the bed with a t-shirt and panty hose, only panty hose and no undies. Interesting sleeping attire especially not under the blankets ...

Jetlag hit us big time last night. I was up 'till 11pm working ... Janice and the kids crashed around 10pm (after selling some insurance to a brand new client via Skpe I might add!). Ella woke up at 1am informing us she couldn't sleep. Janice worked her magic and by 3am, Ella was out like a light. All of us slept until about 6am, at which point Janice and I started waking up. We each took a shower and got ready, but the kids still weren't awake so we decided we ...

We got back from the Radiohead concert in Dublin yesterday. The concert was amazing - set in the grounds of Malahide Castle about 20 minutes out of Dublin. Perfect weather (in that it didn't rain) and a great performance. We had a good time relaxing in Dublin after finishing packing up the flat in London and moving all our bags out to Reading where we are staying with Kylie in between our trips.

... so this entry might be less detailed than others. Dublin is a great place, very international, very young, and there's lots of things to do. On out first day we visited the Jameson Irish Whiskey Distillery, where we saw how whiskey is made, and even got a complementary glass of Ireland's finest. Carol and Christine were also picked to sample 5 different whiskeys is a taste-test ...

... the UK. The pride that this largely homogenous nation has is truly astonishing. The difficult development and tumultuous history that they have experienced here is certainly fuel for that patriotism that is so impressive and arguably unmatched. Over the past two months and close to 4000 miles the bar has been set very high. We are eagerly waiting to see what mainland Europe brings. Come on France!

Well, I figured it was about time that I wrote another post about St. Patrick's Day in Ireland! Which, I can assure you, was everything you probably think it would be! As most of you know, I had three of my friends from home come and visit, Cam Kevin and Aron. They arrived on Thursday March 15 for a 10 day holiday in the Emerald Isle. The first evening I started by giving them a tour of O'Connell Street and Temple Bar, but not before I got splashed by a bus...been ...