So here’s a confusing day for me, as determined by the people who put the tour stops together. One stop: Kilkenny Castle, which was generally interesting, being a medieval castle that is still standing despite everyone constantly attacking everyone else; so, a good choice. Another stop: Waterford Crystal, which was more interesting than I thoughtContinue reading “Day Seven: Crystal Clear”
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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”
Day Four: Edinburgh
At this point the days in my memory become a bit of a blur. As I look back on the itinerary, I see we visited Edinburgh Castle with a tour guide, and I recall bits and pieces of the Old Town and New Town of Edinburgh. At some point I remember thinking that this cityContinue reading “Day Four: Edinburgh”
Day Three: The Haggis!
The itinerary lists Yorkshire Dales National Parks, Lake Windermere, and Gretna Green: all part of the whirlwind driving-around from place to place in a bus. Add in that we were in the back of the bus today so Joyce would have a place to lie down across the long back seat since she was stillContinue reading “Day Three: The Haggis!”
Day Two: Stratford, Et Al
There’s a reason I describe my podcast Audio Chimera partly with the phrase, “the fragility of memory.” I’m looking at the description of the Britain and Ireland Highlights trip itinerary and I’m thinking, “What? Where?” I seem to have forgotten a detail already. The first destination of the day was one I was greatly lookingContinue reading “Day Two: Stratford, Et Al”
Day One: London
The travel to Heathrow by air was not too bad. We had a great pair of Air Canada counter employees help us check-in and then board; they seemed to be the majority of the staff and moved back and forth with positive attitudes all the time. (This would prove to be the exception for theContinue reading “Day One: London”
I’m Back…Mostly…
I took a lengthy break from daily blog posts while on a tour of the UK. You’ll be able to read more about that soon, as I dissect the torture—er, I mean vacation trip through England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales. Part of the torture came from an intestinal bug that luckily affected only Joyce andContinue reading “I’m Back…Mostly…”
Packing!
What are you doing this evening? Not my favorite thing, but this evening I’ll begin the packing process for our trip to the UK. Blog entries will be spotty at best as we wend our way through England, Scotland, Wales, and Ireland. The challenge here is to pack for the duration, assuming no laundry facilities,Continue reading “Packing!”
Now Boarding!
If you won two free plane tickets, where would you go? Two plane tickets to anywhere? I think a lot of places are within my reach financially, as I plan my travel. But if you, unseen prompt person, want to hand me tickets, I would opt for Australia. I would like to explore “down under,”Continue reading “Now Boarding!”
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