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7:40pm to 7:40am
... men to get onto the Irish ferry. There was a bus involved, which drove directly onto the ferry. When I got off the bus and looked around, the ferry wasn't a ferry at all. It was a massive cruise ship.
There were arcades, cinemas, restaurants, everything on this boat. It was so overwhelming. So, so overwhelming.
I walked around the entire ship, in the cabins and on the decks. I saw the sunrise over Ireland's horizon, the clouds scattered like ...
Historic Dublin
... servant and have a better life. Two other surprising effects of the famine: the rate of insanity quadrupled and celibacy increased by 50%. The illegitimacy rates decreased by 50%. This celibacy (or Catholic guilt) persisted up to the 1960's. Why didn't the Irish eat fish? First, fish is not carbohydrate dense. Second, there was no refrigeration. At the time of the famine, fish was not a part of the Irish diet because the land was so productive. Also fish was ...
Functioning on Pure Will Power
... we just can’t find it. The walk around Temple Bar is enjoyable, but the constant uneven surfaces takes its toll on us. We journey back to the TI office and purchase some shirts for our boys. We take a walk down a portion of Grafton Street. Amazing place, but fatigue is making it difficult to really enjoy. At this point, we know our momentum is fading from the week’s events. The decision is made to ...
Our Final Hurrah..
... name, but since snookie already tarnished our nation about four years ago, there really isn't much we can do to salvage the situation…so why not just add to the fun?)… We were happy to continue our adventures to a local pub, where the laughs just kept on coming and made this one evening a night to remember..
At the local pub, we had the great fortune of joining in with the locals in cheering on the semi-finals soccer match between madrid and Munich, which ...
Slainte!
... store. Bus to City Centre. Today we head to Wicklow and Glendalough. (Gray Line again, they had a package available for the Hop On/Wicklow @ a discount) First stop is Glencree Centre for Reconciliation. Here we discovered a cemetery filled with German soldiers from World War II. Several Uboats were sunk off the coast of Ireland (they were neutral during WWII) and many soldiers bodies ...