Markus and I have met up and are kickin' it here in Dublin, yo. I've been sticking around a bit longer than I originally planned because travelling to and through the UK is going to be a challenge -- trains and ferries and buses are expensive (not covered under our Eurail passes) and travelling to Edinburgh and Glasgow before London would mean lots of headaches and cash, and not enough time to do each location justice. Plus, I'm having a great time in the city of the Irish; I've been hanging out part of the time with two American guys and a gang of 9 English girls, absorbing the Irish charm and atmosphere all around.
So, I'll be catching a flight to London a few days from now on a discount air carrier -- the easiest & fastest way of travelling, and paradoxically also the cheapest. The business is booming here; companies like Ryanair, if you book early enough, will charge you a whopping 2 pounds for some flights, excluding taxes (which aren't terribly high either). I'm guessing you fly on the wing or something.
I'm disappointed I won't get to see Scotland this time around, but Markus is making a valiant effort to get there tomorrow, I think. We'll swap stories later when we meet up again in London.
Getting back to Dublin, the city rocks my socks. There are so many fantastic bars, clubs, and live music joints around here, many offering a blend of all three. I accidentally managed to stumble into one of the most authentic Irish pubs (as I found out later) of them all, the Palace Bar, and headed upstairs after a drink. At first I thought it was empty; I couldn't hear a thing as I headed up, but walked in on an incredible experience: The place was packed with souls, all completely silent, as one lone older man (a customer, I also found out later) sang a traditional Irish lament, a haunting song telling a story of heartbreak and tragedy. The presence in the silent room was so thick you could cut it with a knife. Afterwards, a 6 person band in the bar struck up some more lively Irish music, which sounded incredible.
A few days later, Markus and I checked out a live music pub for some electronic music by a small group known as God is an Astronaut. Yesterday, we visited the magnificent Guinness Storehouse for a super-thorough history and education on the black beer (and a free pint). Other highlights for me have been seeing the ancient Book of Kells & touring Trinity College, and, last but certainly not least, meeting up with an ex-colleague from Redknee, Tom. We went out to lunch and afterwards the friendly Dubliner took me on a short tour of the city. Great time.
Tomorrow I'm off to the west-coast hippie city of Galway. There's a large arts festival finishing up there, so I'll check out the street performances and catch a nighttime standup comedy show by some Australian chap. Tonight, Saturday night in Dublin! Should be cool. Later.
Fun link of the day: My eyes, my eyes!
Posted by Brian at July 26, 2003 03:57 PMYou and Markus just really can't stand each other anymore, eh? I don't know how anyone would ever tire of being in the euphoric glow that is Markus's presence, so I assume he is sick of you, and I don't blame him! And in ultro-mature Denise insulting fashion, you smell!
Well, now that I have that out of my system ... I'm going to say something nice.
I love blue.
And back to not nice, I'll give my own little European tip of the day: Only two people should ever go on a honeymoon, the wife, and the husband. Anything above and beyond that is WRONG!
Posted by: Shannon at July 27, 2003 06:44 PMHey Brian.
The link is pretty cool, tires the eys though if look around it for too long.
Interesting comment from Shannon above, she must not like you, or be pissed at something :)
It's tough with too people. One cool way if there were groups and people interchanging and hooking at places of common interest as uppose to too people doing the route from start to beginning. Plus damn, you must be homesick by now, this is one long trip. Aren't you done soon?
btw, nice pic wiht Gary and Kaoru way back when. I only saw it recently.
ciao
Serge
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