Hello everyone! Sorry this has taken so long...but there has not been much time for an update. We just are winding up our stay in Ireland. Tim has been here close to a month and i've been here for a week...and we are packing up and heading to Amsterdam tomorrow! So here is the lowdown on our time in Ireland.
1. It is expensive. I have not ever been to a place more expensive...pints of beer are 5 euro...about twice what they are in Germany and basically anywhere else. The food is not any cheaper. For a good sandwich you pay about 7-8 euro...which comes out to 10 bucks. And there aren't any super markets where you can get cheap fixings for a meal...last night i went into a local 7-11 type store to look for almonds to tide me over...they had no almonds. They had cashews. I don't like cashews so that did not make me happy.
2. There is not much to see in Dublin. If you come to Dublin ever...come for a day, maybe two, there really is not much to see. Friday and Saturday get pretty kickin' in the pubs...and there is live music every night...but basically it's the same thing going on every day.
3. Susan Curry is a life-saver. Susan Curry, a friend of my Aunt, was hospitable enough to open her house to me and Tim for a few days in Galway, Ireland, on the West coast. During our stay, we got to eat for free and sleep for free. After Dublin, this was a blessing from God in it's most obvious form. Another thing...Tim has almost given in and bought a guitar because of how much he misses playing his...and i've felt close to the same way...but i've only been without mine for a week so i can deal with it. When we arrived at Susan's house, a beautiful thing happened...we noticed that she had a guitar. And a piano. And tamborines...and those little egg things you shake...and a bodhran...a traditional Irish drum. It was brilliant and that made us very happy.
Now, as i say, we're off to Amsterdam tomorrow. Leave us comments with more questions and prompts...because there is MUCH more to say but it's hard to think of it all in one sitting!
Cheers!
