DISQUS

Justin · 1 year ago

I am in the midst of planning a week long stay in Ireland and this post has be laughing at my workstation. Your dictation of the Irish dialect is excellent.

Melissa W. · 1 year ago

Awww, I spent two weeks wandering around Dublin when I tagged along with my husband on a business trip. Your post really took me back, thanks!

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Anthony · 1 year ago

The old man looks like a wizard from Lord of the Rings... while in Porto Alegre waiting to catch a bus, two Irish guys I had dinner with asked for one thing: Guinness. The picture of the bridge looks nice, with the low lying clouds hovering around. Chau!

Michelle D · 1 year ago

Oooh! These are great photos.
It's just too common to see photos of Dublin which are dreary and grey.
For the record, I used to live right next door to Christchurch (on Parliament St). Have a beer in the Temple Bar or the Oliver St.John Gogarty for me :)

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Susan F. · 1 year ago

haha Anthony, he does look like a wizard.

This post is exactly the kind of reminiscing and laugh that I needed today :)

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Shaula · 1 year ago

Agreed: I am in awe of your photography. :)

> "I headed to grab a taxi, when I found out I was about only 200 meters away."

I did this once in Montreal. I was deathly sick in the middle of the night and had wound up calling a taxi to get the hospital.

What I didn't realize was the nearest hospital was about 200 meters away, too.

The taxi driver assumed I was dying, and drove us down the block in under 3 seconds!

Montreal taxi drivers can drive fast...but I think this guy set a land speed record!

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Julie · 1 year ago

I love old men (and old men photos, too!) Hope that comment doesn't get taken out of context! ;)

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Stevo · 1 year ago

Great shots, Christine.

If I get to the UK (as planned) in January, Dublin is on my list. I once hung out in a pub in Canada frequently by Irish nannies. The accents! I proposed several times each night.

Manzanillo Blogger · 1 year ago

Awesome pictures. Ireland is so beautiful and so are the people... in their own special way. I've always wanted to travel there, as I'm pretty sure I was meant to be Irish.

*warning personal confession*

When I was younger I actually learned to play the Irish penny whistle because I was in love with the Irish music scene, and I read that they have open sessions in the pubs where everybody comes and plays music. Don't know if that's still true but it was always a dream that one day I could go and jam with the locals.

I still have the penny whistle, but I'm pretty sure my fingers have forgotten how to play. I haven't given up yet though, I still plan to do it one day!

Thanks for the pictures and the article!

NewWrldYankee · 1 year ago

I love the pictures. I am glad all he wanted was a picture taken. I went to a campusz festivel in town,and this man was doing ungodly things to a tree. My roommmate took a picture and he begged her to stop taping because it might end up on youtube! I love the internet - all stupidness is eternal.

boilerbugle · 12 months ago

I'm commenting a long time after this was posted, but I have been to the George, and had tons of fun dancing with my straight guy friends and watching them freak out when a gay guy even glanced in their direction. what can I say... we're from the midwest ;)