Preparing for the trip continues

More and more of our trip plans are falling into place.  We will be meeting up with good friends at the Dublin Airport shortly after our arrival on Thursday, the 23rd.  We arrive about 8 am local time which, for us, will be 3 am EDT.  After we get done at the airport, we plan on heading to our apartment for a quick nap.  Having been in Ireland before, our friends have assured us they can get us to all the places we want to go.....eventually.  Ha!

We will posting some pictures here in the blog, but the vast majority will be uploaded to our Facebook pages. If you are Friends with either of us on FB, you should be able to follow our trip.

As it happens, on the day we arrive, the Tall Ships will have also arrived for a 4-day Festival. And, the festival is happening right next door to our apartment complex! If you're interested, here's a link to the festival information.  http://www.dublintallships.ie/festival/thursday-23rd/

And here is a map, taken from the brochure available at the link above, showing our apartments (Spencer Dock Apts) near the top edge of the map near the new Convention Center.

This is going to be so much fun for the first 4 days!

During the week we're in Dublin, we have lots to see. Much of it will happen as we use the much advertised "Hop On, Hop Off" Dublin Bus Tour. Basically, you buy one pass and take the bus to any of the stops, spend as much time as you like there, hop back on the bus (they come through about every 15 minutes), and go to the next stop. You have 2 days to use the pass so you can explore at a leisurely pace.

We also plan on driving to places such as Newgrange (Irish version of Stonehenge) and Powerscourt Gardens.  All that sort of stuff will be determined on a day-by-day basis.

Week 2 finds us in Tipperary.  More on that later, maybe after we're arrive in Dublin.

Go dtí an chéad uair eile  (Until next time.)     I have no idea how it's pronounced! Ha!