Detailed travel logs and trip journals live here. Expect day‑by‑day itineraries (e.g., our Switzerland & Italy trip) with weather notes, meals and family anecdotes, plus posts on museum visits, road‑trips and cruises.
In the spirit of Harper’s Index, for our Ireland trip. Kilometer driven: 1,907 Damages to car: none National Parks visited: 1 Bicycles rented: 8 Killarney National Park, Aran Islands Fish & Chips ordered: 18 Four orders unless otherwise noted: Kitty O'Se's (day 3), Namir's (day …
Keep reading · 2 minutes: Ireland 2024 IndexWeather: Very nice, cool morning. Super humid in Minneapolis. Mazie goes for a short run. Tammy a walk for last morning treats. Breakfast at hotel. Taxi pickup at 9:00 AM. John, our taxi driver shares many stories from his life. Highlights include patio project gone awry by Mick, …
Keep reading · 1 minute: Ireland 2024 Log - Day 18Back in Minneapolis! Can someone turn down the humidity? Yikes.
Our time in Ireland is winding down. It has been great. So many experiences and memories. Wonderful. Tomorrow is a travel day as we fly back home.
Weather: Another beautiful day. No jackets needed. No rain. Periods of sunshine. Our last full day in Ireland. Tammy and Mazie go for their runs in Dublin. Jamie does blog posts. Breakfast at hotel. Walk to Tara Street Station and take Greystones Dart train to Dalkey. Get off in …
Keep reading · 2 minutes: Ireland 2024 Log - Day 17On our last night in Dublin we decided to walk over to O’Donoghue’s Pub to listen to a traditional Irish music set. My cousin Josh has been here multiple times and loved it. At 8:30 the music started and it was good but there wasn’t any singing. It was a five piece instrumental …
Keep reading · 1 minute: Music and PubsOn our day in Dalkey we caught a ride from Ken the Ferryman and he took us the brief distance to Dalkey Island. Dalkey Island is uninhabited now, but records indicate people living there more than 1,000 years ago. Dalkey Island at one point had a church on it. Today the ruins of …
Keep reading · 1 minute: Dalkey IslandSounds on Dalkey Island.
After getting to Dalkey we found our way to the Dalkey Castle to take a tour. This tour included actors portraying three different roles in medieval times: Barber/Surgeon, Archer, Cook. The actors did a great job and made it all very informative and funny as well. The …
Keep reading · 1 minute: Dalkey CastleTaking the DART to Dalkey this morning.
