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Forum: Europe
Mar 21st, 2024, 02:47 AM
Replies: 111
Views: 15,773
Posted By AlessandraZoe

Postscript to Entry #60

So my husband and I had traveled to another American city on St Patrick's Day 2024, and we managed after one "strike-out" to find the right local in which to celebrate. Little Irish dancers from...
Forum: Europe
Sep 1st, 2023, 09:44 AM
Replies: 111
Views: 15,773
Posted By AlessandraZoe

Oh Greytop13, not only did you totally "get" the...

Oh Greytop13, not only did you totally "get" the Dingle we experienced and understood why certain pubs were "us" and why certain ones were not, but you are a brewmaster too! Forum BFFs now.

No, we...
Forum: Europe
Aug 31st, 2023, 07:13 AM
Replies: 111
Views: 15,773
Posted By AlessandraZoe

Uh, since a) I am NOT asking for advice and ...

Uh, since
a) I am NOT asking for advice
and
b) this is MY trip report and post
I'm pretty sure I can add whatever comment I like to it
(as long as I don't frighten the horses)
Forum: Europe
Aug 31st, 2023, 03:53 AM
Replies: 111
Views: 15,773
Posted By AlessandraZoe

Just a quick update: As I stated a few posts...

Just a quick update:

As I stated a few posts ago, I am starting to research our June 2024 trip to Denmark, Norway and Sweden. I'd booked my flights, started some routing, and had been chugging...
Forum: Europe
Aug 23rd, 2023, 04:04 PM
Replies: 111
Views: 15,773
Posted By AlessandraZoe

Fra_Diavolo--Praise coming from you is high...

Fra_Diavolo--Praise coming from you is high praise indeed. I owe you big for many a travel tip.

As to fans of Irish Trad, to each his own. My husband still to this day cannot reconcile my...
Forum: Europe
Aug 23rd, 2023, 04:57 AM
Replies: 111
Views: 15,773
Posted By AlessandraZoe

SusanP--Oh Susan, LOL, we can't cure our natures...

SusanP--Oh Susan, LOL, we can't cure our natures at this stage of our lives. Yes, I do tend to feel overly responsible for the happiness of every UBER driver I've ever engaged while my husband does...
Forum: Europe
Aug 21st, 2023, 09:42 AM
Replies: 111
Views: 15,773
Posted By AlessandraZoe

Transport Adjustments? Future Plans?

Will we go back to Ireland. Gee, I hope so. I've been testing the waters with my husband, and as much as he love Ireland (and as much as he loved Liverpool), he's not keen on returning so soon.
...
Forum: Europe
Aug 20th, 2023, 09:40 AM
Replies: 111
Views: 15,773
Posted By AlessandraZoe

Considerations Cont'd: Packing and Dress

Age has its price, and part of that price is what I must pack now and how I must pack it. I am going to have a big think about what I can possibly do to improve this in the future, but I'm not that...
Forum: Europe
Aug 19th, 2023, 05:03 AM
Replies: 111
Views: 15,773
Posted By AlessandraZoe

SusanP You are bringing back treasures of...

SusanP

You are bringing back treasures of memories for us. Turns out one daughter, husband and kids are flying in this morning, so our three grandkids will be together in one room for the very...
Forum: Europe
Aug 18th, 2023, 11:09 AM
Replies: 111
Views: 15,773
Posted By AlessandraZoe

It's so true, bilboburgler. I can't do beach...

It's so true, bilboburgler.

I can't do beach va-cays--even when I worked at The Shore as a teen, I never got the point of frying myself to death. But I can for sure do café va-cays.

When the...
Forum: Europe
Aug 18th, 2023, 08:59 AM
Replies: 111
Views: 15,773
Posted By AlessandraZoe

SusanP--I am interested where else you have found...

SusanP--I am interested where else you have found that you can just "hang" without a mission. I'll get my husband there!
Forum: Europe
Aug 18th, 2023, 06:40 AM
Replies: 111
Views: 15,773
Posted By AlessandraZoe

KarenWoo--Again, thank you for keeping me going...

KarenWoo--Again, thank you for keeping me going as I was writing all of this.

The length of trip. Sigh. My husband and I always disagree. It's such an individual thing, isn't it?

Background:...
Forum: Europe
Aug 17th, 2023, 09:02 AM
Replies: 111
Views: 15,773
Posted By AlessandraZoe

Considerations:

What Would We Have Done Differently or Kept the Same?

Length of Trip
My husband has always voted for shorter trips; I've always gone long. We've done three weeks trips before (in fact, our recent...
Forum: Europe
Aug 16th, 2023, 06:34 AM
Replies: 111
Views: 15,773
Posted By AlessandraZoe

"I have so enjoyed reading your trip report and...

"I have so enjoyed reading your trip report and reminiscing with my wife about our trip to Ireland."

That statement makes me happier than you can possibly imagine, greytop13. Or rather, perhaps...
Forum: Europe
Aug 15th, 2023, 09:57 AM
Replies: 111
Views: 15,773
Posted By AlessandraZoe

A Statement of Appreciation

I thank...

Posters on this forum.
I gave credit to Tony2Phones at the beginning of my blurb.
I did not give credit right away to poster Macross, whose Westport experience without car long ago...
Forum: Europe
Aug 15th, 2023, 02:40 AM
Replies: 111
Views: 15,773
Posted By AlessandraZoe

Did we get COVID?

Well, at least one of us did get COVID by the end of the trip, but we are still unsure if it was contracted somewhere before Dingle (that Aran Islands Ferry was a petri dish of international kiddy...
Forum: Europe
Aug 13th, 2023, 08:27 AM
Replies: 111
Views: 15,773
Posted By AlessandraZoe

Last Night in Dublin Part Two: We Hold a Fellow Tourist Hostage

For once, I had no Trad pub map in hand. In March of 2013, we had spent a week in Dublin doing nothing but Trad music with our youngest daughter, then a senior at university. Much to our surprise,...
Forum: Europe
Aug 12th, 2023, 03:27 AM
Replies: 111
Views: 15,773
Posted By AlessandraZoe

Leaving Cork for One Night in Dublin: Part One

It was time to go. We would be heading to Dublin on train, spend one night there, and fly back to the US the next day.

We made sure to put our furniture back in place before we left our hotel...
Forum: Europe
Aug 11th, 2023, 09:11 AM
Replies: 111
Views: 15,773
Posted By AlessandraZoe

You are absolutely right, bilboburgler....

You are absolutely right, bilboburgler. Ironically, I just showed my written segment to my husband, who said, "You know, the locals were the ones telling us the EU was pressuring the government. I...
Forum: Europe
Aug 11th, 2023, 07:52 AM
Replies: 111
Views: 15,773
Posted By AlessandraZoe

One More Day of Cork by Foot

Waking up to bright sunshine, we walked down to a coffee shop we liked, The Green Frog Cafe (https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100063670172263), to map out the final touring day of our trip. My...
Forum: Europe
Aug 10th, 2023, 12:39 PM
Replies: 111
Views: 15,773
Posted By AlessandraZoe

Cobh (Cove)

Our field trip to Cobh, pronounced Cove, was always in our plans, even in our original cancelled 2020 ones. And I knew how to get there by heart: Walk to the Cork (Kent) train station, get a train,...
Forum: Europe
Aug 10th, 2023, 02:44 AM
Replies: 111
Views: 15,773
Posted By AlessandraZoe

Cork Here We Come

Mary G's school friend Dave was ready before our 10 AM pick-up the next morning. And we were both awake and alert! Yay!

Within an hour and a half, we had arrived at our hotel, The River Lee...
Forum: Europe
Aug 10th, 2023, 12:46 AM
Replies: 111
Views: 15,773
Posted By AlessandraZoe

Recovery While Husband Explores Killarney Town

The next day I didn't move. As far as my body was concerned, there was no place I should be other than in my bed. Luckily, I had the books on Eamon Casey and Tom Crean to read.

On my original trip...
Forum: Europe
Aug 8th, 2023, 10:38 PM
Replies: 111
Views: 15,773
Posted By AlessandraZoe

Touring the Ring of Kerry

At 10 minutes to 9AM, our next guide, Mary G (https://marygtours.ie), was already waiting for us. When she saw our facemasks, her eyes got big. We held up our Purells and said, "If you don't want us,...
Forum: Europe
Aug 8th, 2023, 09:08 PM
Replies: 111
Views: 15,773
Posted By AlessandraZoe

Thank you, travlsolo2. AZ

Thank you, travlsolo2.
AZ
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