photo friday: derry
On our road trip from Galway to the Giant’s Causeway, we decided to stop in Londerry to see the walled city. As we approached the city, we saw that the signs for Londonderry had all been marked up, with the “London” part of the name being crossed out.While there, we learned that the city goes
photo friday: street art in ireland
Always interesting to see the street art while traveling. The colors, the themes, the variety.
photo friday: tiger stores
TIGER! Have you been Tiger? Rob and the girls stopped by one in Dublin and were impressed, but then we kept seeing them. Everywhere. A short search brought me to New to the US: Danish Tiger Store’s Colorful, Inexpensive Home Goods. Yep, that’s right. And we’re in love. When we finally stumbled upon the one
Ireland Trip: June 2015
Daily Trip Diary Day 0: ATL > NYC > Shannon Day 1: Shannon > Galway Day 2: Galway > Mullaghmore > Londonderry (UK) > Portballintrae (UK) Day 3: Antrim Coast and Giant’s Causeway Day 4: The Dark Hedges > Belfast > Galway Day 5: Galway > Salthill Day 6: Around Galway Day 7: Ferry to
Ireland Trip: Day 20
Heading home. As is my normal, I woke every twenty minutes to be sure I wouldn’t sleep too late. I finally just gave up on trying to sleep and worked a bit. The girls had claimed to be packed, but I kept coming across things that had not been packed. With their delays, we were
Ireland Trip: Day 19
Our last full day in Galway! I spent 6 hours working and catching up on things after our weekend away. The girls slept in a bit, then played Camille’s new computer game. When the cleaning service arrived, we headed out to do some final shopping. The first stop was Charlie Byrne’s for some books. Then
Ireland Trip: Day 18
An early morning in hopes of taking a boat trip to Skellig Michael. We dressed, packed and loaded the car, then called the boat company. Sadly, the trip was cancelled due to the weather. So we headed back into the apartment and relaxed a bit, reading and playing games until it was time for breakfast.
Ireland Trip: Day 17
After an early morning photo processing session, I got the rest of the family out of bed and ready to go. First stop was across the street for a full Irish breakfast (hold the meat for me and Chloe). We then hopped in the car for a day circling the Ring of Kerry. Unfortunately, we
Ireland Trip: Day 16
I was up early (as usual) to work and get everything in order for our final weekend trip. I had hoped to hit the road by 9am so we could have a chance to go to the Cliffs of Moher on our way. While we had the time, it didn’t work out. Everyone packed, and
Ireland Trip: Day 15
Another quiet morning of relaxing, catching up and getting ahead. We needed it! The girls didn’t get up until after 10am. Around 1:30pm, Camille and I met up with her AP Chemistry teacher and walked down to the Keep of the Red Earl to join a walking tour of Galway. While the guide was doing
Ireland Trip: Day 14
I spent the morning working and cleaning up. The girls and I then went out to do some shopping. Chloe bought a new iPhone case at EuroGiant for 1.50EUR. We then made our way over to the mall, but the Dunne’s door was closed; we found another side entrance to the mall and Camille went
Ireland Trip: Day 13
I had hoped to sleep in, but nope, up around 5:30 again, not feeling rested at all. So though I was up early, I couldn’t get much done. I caught up on photos and blogging and worked during the morning. I let the girls sleep until 10am, then asked them to get up and get
Ireland Trip: Day 12
Again I was up early, this time at 4:30. I read for an hour and a half then finally fell back to sleep for a bit longer. Barbara got up and packed, then went out to find a geocache. Once that mission was completed, she went out to find her bus to the Dublin Airport
Ireland Trip: Day 11
Our Dublin apartment is in an amazingly central location. While central is good, it has also had its drawbacks. The crowds, especially on this celebratory weekend, are noisy. Our “in the eaves” apartment that has lots of light and nice views also gets stuffy. Windows open means noisy nights. Combined with the very short nights
Ireland Trip: Day 10
The sun sets late here and the sun rises early. And so did I. Lacking the internet and thus the ability to catch up on uploading my photos and updating my blog, I decided to read a “for fun” book while waiting for everyone else to get up and get ready to go explore Dublin.
Ireland Trip: Day 9
What started out as a slow morning turned into a bit of a race to the train by the end. I got up and worked a bit and caught up on some things on my computer. After getting the girls up and warning them to get packed while we were out, Rob, Barbara and I
Ireland Trip: Day 8
I managed to sleep in a bit this morning, which felt great! Barbara and Camille went out to brunch at Cupan Tea and then to the cathedral while Chloe and I took care of things at home. In the afternoon, Barbara and I went to the entrance to the harbor to look of a geocache
Ireland Trip: Day 7
An early morning for the girls since we had to be out the door by 8:30 to walk over to the ferry office to collect our tickets. Barbara stopped for a geocache at the Spanish Arch, but we had trouble putting it back together. I ran ahead to the office where I stood in a
Ireland Trip: Day 6
While we got up early to prepare for the cleaning service to arrive, we took the morning slowly. We started the laundry (always complicated when in a foreign country), and Barbara walked to the grocery store. Chloe took a morning nap. Around noon, we walked down to the pedestrian area to have lunch (crepes and
Ireland Trip: Day 5
I slept in past 8am. It felt good to get a full night’s sleep for a change! I worked a bit and took care of other things, then tried to get the girls up. Barbara and Chloe went out for a walk while I tried to get Camille moving. We finally were all together to
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