Songs get so easily stuck in my head. When I was in Dublin, after a cabaret performance, I had “Sweet Molly Malone” playing on an endless loop. The chorus of “Alive-O” literally kept me awake most of the night. Christmas time is the worst. When stores begin playing the songs so early they start toContinue reading “Carol, You’re Fired”
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Day Six: Dublin, Ireland
I enjoyed Dublin and consider it one of the three best stops along the way (Edinburgh and Stonehenge being the others). Part of the enjoyment came from the city and attractions, part of it from hanging out with a couple, John and Joan from Australia, and the remainder from the entertaining cabaret show in theContinue reading “Day Six: Dublin, Ireland”
Day Five: On to Ireland
I began my day with two cups of green tea, not the usual English breakfast of scrambled eggs, bacon, sausage, baked beans, tomatoes, and black pudding. Please note: I usually only ever ate the first three of these, although I did try black and white pudding one day. Since black pudding is basically blood sausage,Continue reading “Day Five: On to Ireland”