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Visiting the ancestral home
... I have had better cake at home! There are similar cafes in Hamilton that should rate a mention. While we are enjoying our cake we think we see Prince Harry outside also enjoying some cake and coffee. Next we catch a bus out to Kilmainham Gaol which is probably most notorious for being the place of execution of the 16 rebels from the 1916 Irish Rebellion. This gaol is no longer in use but was designed originally to be a better design for prisons than had previously been ...
Day 27
... they were very good also. They also gave us an Irish coffee that blew your socks off The band came back on to finish off and really got the crown going. The Finnish choir did a couple of numbers and one of them got up and played the whistle with the band. All in all a great nights entertainment. Was nearly midnight when we got back to the hotel. Note to oneself No 2- Just cause it's in a blue tube does not make it toothpaste (Savlon tastes ...
More exciting research contacts
... of the Trinity tour ... but that is how the books are shelved. Of course, the tour ended in the gift shop where one can buy all kinds of trinkets and books based on the Book of Kells.
Hans was talking to the security person in the library and found out that the 9 euro admission from last year along amounted to almost 6 million euros - money that is all used for upkeep of books and maintenance of the library. AND they have a donation box as ...
A flight of two halves
... have to get in a separate queue immediately adjacent to first one for expeditious embarking (no row numbers required) - TIME runs out to board then its a free for all to get through the narrow gate - a real German turns up and the first guy leaves to return to his dayjob.A fairly chaotic start to get onto a very nice new A321. Dublin looms quickly and weather fine but arrival is 11pm so quick taxi into town without any event.
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You Don't Need to Know How to Jig to Jig
... shirts, but bought nothing. She's a tricky one...
The tram was long and slow, and we totally missed our tee time at the club. But it all worked out anyway because they had closed the course. Apparently people don't like golfing in one inch deep lakes :) With golf out the window and only a couple of hours before the evening entertainment, we watched some TV and changed clothes. Then came the absolute best part of the trip so far. ...