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The weekend just gone saw Duncan and I head in opposite directions for our next European Adventure.Duncan flew East, to Hungry for a weekend of drinking and eating 7 different kinds of meat with the boys, whilst I flew West, to Ireland for a weekend of gossiping and chocolate with the girls.
I can't say much about Duncan's weekend, apart from the fact that he ate horse (which is the best meat in the world - apparently.Sorry Pharlap) and drank a lot.I think that's about all he remembers anyway so you probably wouldn't get much more info if he was writing this.Oh, yea and it snowed.
So onto things I can tell you about.Dublin, Ireland.Funny little place.Sort of reminded me a bit of Launceston!Or maybe a hybrid of Launceston and some other place.It had certain 'nothingness' about it.It has the obligatory smattering of 19th century architecture, a 'cool' bar/restaurant district, a shopping area and , a few tourist attractions and well, That's about it really.
Now don't get me wrong I had a great time in Dublin, and I'm looking forward to going back to see it again with Duncan but I guess what I'm trying to say is Dublin lacks that 'wow' factor one usually expects when they're traveling overseas.
So what did I do and see in Dublin?Here's the list.Trinity College, Book of Kells (a little disappointing, I thought it would be bigger, or brighter, or just more exciting), Guinness Factory (there is some truth in the rumor that Guinness tastes better in Ireland), Temple Bar, Kilmanham Goal (where we learnt some interesting stuff about the political history of Ireland), The Ha' Penny Bridge, Gratton Street, and Brown Thomas Department Store.Plus a few pubs along the way.
The main thing that was left off that list was the Jameson's Distillery - but I had to have something to go back for!
Probably the highlight of the trip was, what was quiet possibly THE best hot chocolate I've ever had, ok maybe not the best, but it's in the top 4 at least.It was a cookie hot chocolate and yep it had ACTUAL cookie in it.It might sound a bit weird, even a little gross, but believe me when I say it was bloody fantastic.
I think it might even be the first stop on my hot chocolate tour of the world (a concept Anneliese and I have been exploring).
Oh, probably the last thing that rates a mention is the friendliness of the people.I'm so used to people being mad or grumpy or just plain rude all the time I had forgotten that shop assistants can actually smile and engage in small talk.Also that if you bump into someone in the street the polite thing is to apologise.It made quiet a nice change to London Attitude.I guess in that respect Irish People do a great job in living up to the stereotype.Everyone we met was friendly, without exception.
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Aya Bristol is the closest I belveie, though Bournemouth is also close. It seems like Bournemouth airport is easier to get to a train station from. When I went to Stonehenge, we took a bus from Salisbury, which is a nice little town (cool cathedral). With Stansted, you would have an expensive train journey to get to Stonehenge (or to anywhere).
Amalia Hi,I've read every recent entry on your home page and I've got a sniaekng suspicion that your hubby is probably suffering from Asperger's Syndrome. He's exhibiting a ton of exemplary signs. My husband has it and if I were to start a blog, it would be entitled, myhusbandisannoying.com as well. You just beat me to the draw on that! With proper diagnosis and meaningful therapy if he indeed is on the spectrum as they say, there could be some mutual understanding that probably doesn't exist for you guys right now. As the spouse in such a marriage, (again if it's true) your job would be pretty damn stressful, aggravating and just plain hard work. I can relate to the tone and timbre of your posts, so I thought I should maybe offer a heads-up. There are books about Adult Aspergers (check out Tony Attwood at Amazon.com) but not many and it is a syndrome that has only been officially recognized by the medical establishment just in the last 10 years or so, so info and support are in short supply. You say you live in NYC so your chances are much greater that there will be services and support groups to help you cope. Please consider looking into Asperger's. You may find some answers you probably are getting desperate for.Good luck and feel free to contact me if you need someone to talk to about this. You can also find me as Feyhera at wrongplanet.net (an Asperger's support site) if you find you'd like to learn more.Lea
Andi So your husband is anoiynng. I am a husband and also quite anoiynng. My wife is much less anoiynng, but anoiynng nonetheless. We love each other and have done so for over 16 years wiith no end in sight. To publicly air my wife's little foibles and quirks would be unthinkable. I know she would never do it to me. When my wife and I talk to each other, we constantly play around and laugh at ourselves and each other. We may even do this among our friends Doing this publicly is a passive-aggressive kick to the crotch that my wife would never deliver to me. I wouldn't do this kind of crap to her, either. If this man doesn't care or thinks that it is funny, he has self esteem issues that need a hard look. You're not Stiller & Meara or Burns & Allen. You are a couple of urban doofuses who are not fitting together well and you are using the internet to try to capitalize on your ire, somehow. It is sad and I hope it stops. I'm not religious, but I think marriage is sacred and should be a little more respected.