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Monthly Archives: February 2009
315: Borek
I’d never heard of borek before the Italian restaurant we stumbled into in Temple Bar on our last night. I was actually looking for a more Irish eatery, to try colcannon, but gave up in despair and hunger. Michael and … Continue reading
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316: Packets
At one pub, the Copper Penny, our table sported a collection of condiment packets. We determined “Brown Sauce” is roughly Worcestershire sauce. I just like that you can have malt vinegar for your chips (French fries). I had the traditional … Continue reading
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317: Duvlina
In their Synod Hall, Christ Church Cathedral has a Dublin-in-Viking-times exhibit that we didn’t initially realize was quite interactive.
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318: St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin, 15 February 2009
Can I say, for the record, how much I adore Jonathan Swift? I sat in his seat (or, at least, the one labeled “Dean” — don’t know if it was there when he was) on Sunday for services at St. … Continue reading
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319: Can’t get there from here
There are so many places in Dublin where you start around a way, only to find that there are walls and locked gates around the other side of the building, that it became pathetically funny everytime Michael chose a route … Continue reading
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320: Our Salad Days
I recently read Joel Fuhrman’s Eat to Live, and intend to give his six week plan (leafy green vegan) a try over the course of Lent. We’ve been moving in that direction, and tried to stay largely on course while … Continue reading
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321: Irish for the day
A few months back, Michael was going to have a meeting in Paris, and we were going to tag along. The meeting got canceled, and we didn’t end up in Paris, but while it was still on, Farmerteen and I … Continue reading
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322: Glendalough and St. Kevin’s
Because of a technical error, I have no pictures of James Joyce’s tower by the sea, the Dublin bay, or any of the pretty tropical plants from the beginning of our bus tour. (Also, a really funny sign about picking … Continue reading
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323: The Emerald Isle
Do you know there’s palm trees growing in Dublin? I didn’t. Seriously. Palm trees. Outside. Like you’re in Hollywood or Orlando. It’s almost freakish. The Emerald Isle is moist and temperate and hosts all kinds of non-native species that are … Continue reading
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324: London Calling
So we’re headed to Ireland by way of London, but the booking guy (frequent flyer tickets–a begger-chooser issue) takes us into Heathrow and out of London City. Heathrow is on the west end of London. London City is on the … Continue reading
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