Old Rectory Country House Wicklow

... you up on everything and will try not to let it get so long both in time and length of my blog. I&#8217;m sure some of you have given up reading it all in one sitting&#8230;I would!<br><br>I miss you all very much and will update you on my weekend coming up which is a bank holiday here so Mel and I are going to bus it out to Sligo for a music festival they have out there. Sligo Live is a national festival celebrating traditional, roots and acoustic music. There are free ...

... pretty tipsy pretty fast of course and so I was definately there when Lukasz proposed that we should go out somewhere. In the end it was me, Lukasz, Pawel, Morgan, Wojtek, Arek and Adam @ Diceys Garden just laughing and chilling and being seriously out of it. Had an amazing night though, definately do not regret being there! Got back, got home, talked to Will for a bit, laughing about stupid things, passed out and couldn't believe it when the alarm clock rang 4 hours later. Friday was a ...

... my passport, but you have to check as it's different for different country of origins (e.g. my friend who actually has an Irish passport also needed her birth certificate!?!) The actual process only took 10 minutes, and a week later (it can take 10 working days) I had my PPS number so was legally allowed to work here. I therefore had proof of address from this letter arriving, so could proceed in opening the bank account. This took a bit of time, so I think it ...

This morning we caught a Cab out to the airport in Dublin to collect our car. We have a very nice FORD just like EJ's but it is red and has a sunroof - not too far off the convertable AJ wants.! We left Dublin and travelled on the ring motorway as to avoid going through Dublin. The toll of 2 Euro was well worth it. We have travelled to Wicklow today and are staying in a very nice B&amp;B. We have totally blown the budget by having a nice lunch ...

... club (after 10) and this guy walks up to read the menu on the window. Mandy noticed he had on an Alabama hat, so of course, I was wearing my Auburn hat, I decide to tap on the window and show some "team spirit." He came inside and introduced himself as Scott from Monroeville (I think) and we sat down for a drink. Chatted a bit, told him about the pub crawl and since he was in town alone on business, invited him along. We meet in front of ...

... so the Wicklow Mountains sounded just perfect. For 26 Euros, I hopped on a guided tour bus and off we went, a small group on the hands of a really friendly and informed Irish guide, who made the journey absolutely enjoyable, and played Celtic music throughout the whole trip. I was in heaven! Glendalough is located on the ...

... J'ai adoré! Ah, j'ai oublié de vous dire... Vendredi (le 31), j'ai été dans un pub avec mon ami. Vous savez, j'ai bu une Guiness en Irlande, j'ai bu de la Heineken à Amsterdam dans la brasserie, mais je n'ai jamais commandé quelque chose à boire dans un pub! C'est presque une obligation: je ne peux pas avoir passé 4 mois en Irlande et n'avoir rien bu dans un pub! Puisque, pour une fois, je n'étais pas seule, je me suis dit que c'était le moment ou jamais. Je sais que je vous ai ...

... and stared at me and I had to turn and look at him, at which point he pretended to look at the roof of the plane. ******. I whispered to Fiona that he was trying to touch me. I felt uncomfortable and so I put on my iPod to keep me awake. But I fell asleep and suddenly felt his hand on my thigh!! I woke up with a start and yelled "Get your ...

... in Northern Ireland. <br><br> I had intended to finish off the day by driving into the Wicklow Mountains just south of Dublin and pay a visit to Glendalough, an incredibly impressive ancient monastic site. By taking the back roads and navigating only by the county maps in our Lonely Planet guide it proved to be a little trickier to find than I had imagined. I ended up going round and round in circles in the lower foothills of the mountains ...

... that's about it folks. As I said already, I Hoped you enjoyed the trip? Feel free to get in contact with me if you have any questions or comments. I'd love to hear from you. Dave - Wicklow, Ireland. October 9th 2004 ************************************** Update - March 2006 *************************************** **** I made it! Yep, I was fortunate enough ...