Monday, July 13, 2009

Tuesday, July 7, 2009

Doing Dublin

This was not my transportation though it would have made for some fun photos!
Talk about a small world... Bumped into a good friend on my flight from Atlanta to Dublin Ireland. It was great to see Peter and have a few laughs just like we were kids again. A couple of days later while walking down the street in Kilkenny, Ireland guess who rolls up? It's Peter on a BMW R1200GS (my old bike) we say hello and off he goes. As they say "Third times a charm" and sure enough Peter and I bumped into one another at a coffee shop not more than an hour later. Too funny!
The Long Room at Trinity College was a highlight of the day. Seeing the ghost of James Joyce and Oscar Wilde was only a bonus!
Dublin Castle courtyard is where medival meets Terminator...


Speaking of James Joyce, I'm told he often penned at Davey Byrne's seen here...

Eariler that day we bumped into his old pal Oscar Wilde in the park looking as cool as ever...
All this touring is bound to make an Irishman thirsty so off to the Guinness Factory for a tour and tasting. The O'so cool Gravity Bar seen here comands one of the best views in Dublin.
The actual water that makes Guinness or so I'm told...

Enough touring let's get a pint!
Off to Temple Bar (district) to enjoy some fun...
Oh yeah, we caught the natives having some fun on my way into Dublin the other day :-)

Ireland continues...

Irish Monastery

Cliff's of Moher

The Rock of Cashel

Dublin Ha'Penny Bridge

Temple Bar in Dublin

The Shopping Run in Kilkenny

Saturday, July 4, 2009

Cultural (or Guiness?) Immersion in Athlone

Athlone Ireland...


The oldest pup in Ireland, Stan's in Athlone (pronounced At-Lone)...
Local Leprechaun Brandon show Brenda how to do the Irish Jig... Watch out for that bar stool!



When was the last time you saw a lobby full of locals at your hotel dancing at 2am? The Irish are awesome!

Athlone Ireland Here We Come!

Let the Games Begin...

The River Shannon...
Ireland has not caught up with the municipal times in the States...





Up, Up and Away...

En-Route through Truckee on our way to depart to Dublin...
The Pups off to Berner Camp, Party Time!

Racing to catch the flight...

Thursday, July 2, 2009

Down to Business with Planning

The journey begins tomorrow...