Category Archives: Ireland 2006

Plane from Shannon to Newark

Posted on 16 January 2006, Monday by

Bunratty had a folk village that was more than disappointing – the castle and the pub didn’t even make up for the fake snow on the roof of the village huts. We ate dinner at Durty Nelly’s. Where I proceeded … Continue reading →

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County Kerry

Posted on 14 January 2006, Saturday by

Today we woke up to a decent breakfast (I’ve given up on Irish breakfasts – they aren’t vegetarian. In fact, the Irish in general tend to look at you strangely when you ask for the vegetarian option) and then drove … Continue reading →

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Killarney, Ireland – The Killarney Heights Hotel, Rm. 209

Posted on 14 January 2006, Saturday by

After a rather long drive through the very beautiful country side, we stopped at the Blarney Castle near Cork. The castle was gorgeous, I took a lot of pictures. Blarney Castle is where the Blarney Stone is but no, I … Continue reading →

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Killarney

Posted on 14 January 2006, Saturday by

Brief update from an internet cafe in Killarney, Ireland. It’s Saturday, almost 8pm here. We leave Ireland Monday, so I’ll be in the states Monday 2:15ish EST. Ireland is awesome. I am moving to Western Ireland if it means I … Continue reading →

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Kilkenny, Ireland

Posted on 12 January 2006, Thursday by

We woke up earlier today, just a moment before the wake up call. Except we didn’t order a wake up call. Our escort had ordered a wake up call for us without informing us in advance, so I bit the … Continue reading →

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St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin

Posted on 11 January 2006, Wednesday by

Because I was so tired Yesterday: – Book of Kells: Excellent, see again. – Dublin Castle: Alright. Could have not seen, but I didn’t mind going to it. – Grafton street (shopping district): found Arden his gift. – got dragged … Continue reading →

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Dublin, at the Mespil Hotel

Posted on 11 January 2006, Wednesday by

If you wait until you get to Ireland, the phone cards are reasonable. I found a phone card at the SPAR (similar to a 7-11 here) for 5E that works out to be approx. 3E a minute, having 60 odd … Continue reading →

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Dublin, Ireland at the Mespil Hotel – Mespil Rd.

Posted on 10 January 2006, Tuesday by

We flew from Dulles to Newark and then left Newark around 8:30pm (-5), 12hr.) arriving in Dublin around 7:30am (-0). By 8:30am we were on our Dublin bus, all cranky to various degrees. By quarter to ten we had met … Continue reading →

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