Broken Camera

My camera seems to have succumbed to injuries received this year at Lollapalooza. It makes updating difficult because a post is simply less interesting without them. Hopefully, I can snag some pics from Enda and Aoibheann. I guess I could also do something in Paint. That is the current status anyway.

Dublin-Limerick-Lahinch

These are the beautiful lights on Grafton street. We did some shopping in the very fine shops there, but not really much buying. There were lots of various street performers, including a fire thrower. A anti-fur protest was going on, making everyone uncomfortable.

We spent the night in Limerick with Éanna. From there, we traveled to Lahinch this evening for dinner tonight. Everyone is getting all geared up for a pig slaughter tomorrow. Details to follow.

Yesterday we had a great dinner at L'gueulton. We picked it out and when we got there we realized we might have chosen one of the most popular restaurants in Dublin. (Pic from their website. I didn't want to be that annoying touristy girl with her flash bulb) A sign taped to the door said "Full" which seemed strange because they don't take reservations. When we got the attention of the very busy host/waiter he told us people were waiting in line down the block and around the corner when they opened at 6. Maybe, just maybe if we came back 2.5-3 hours later we might be able to get a seat.


Well it smelled wonderful and people obviously liked it, so we decided to wait it out. In the meantime, we headed over to The Clarence for cocktails. It seemed like the whole city was out on the town for holiday parties. There were some extremely sparkly shoes out! The Clarence was full of people on their way to parties and grabbing a drink with the people they actually like before spending hours with co-workers.

When we headed back to the restaurant, they were able to seat us at a cute table under the chalkboard. I had the Baby Chicken and Eoghan had the Steak with a garlic butter sauce. It was amazing. Mine was actually a cute, little baby chicken. I took a picture, but you won't be able to taste the cuteness. We finished off with an equally amazing chocolate tart. So yummy.


After dinner we met up with Eoghan's friends. They were literally just around the corner. Eamon and Orla (Getting married on New Years Day) were in town picking up a wedding dress. It was great to see people we knew and we had a great time out with them.

Today we got a late start. We did manage to go to the Kilmainham Prison. It is probably most famous for holding participants of the 1916 Easter Rising.
Pretty interesting place.

Tomorrow: Heading across the country on the train.

Arrival

We got in early this morning around 8:30 am local time. It's pretty cold out, and we even saw a few snow flakes. The hotel was a little hidden but we found it, checked in early, and got some rest. Now we're heading out for dinner and pints!