Today, in addition to other sights, we saw Dunluce Castle, as featured in the HBO series "Game of Thrones." I haven't seen the show, but I've seen part of the set now.

Just to shake things up a bit today, Jon and I decided to walk around Dublin. The weather was gray and overcast, and a little chill -- perfect for heading out for a stroll. When we walk we tend to set a pace that is perfect when you're late for an appointment. Since we eschew things like maps and GPS, we just go for a vague idea of where we want to be and set off. This morning we decided to try our hand at locating Glasnevin Cemetery to see the grave of Patrick ...

Yeah, ow.

Today we thought we'd head off to the harbor first thing this morning. We ate our traditional breakfast, and then walked. We went down o'Connell Street, as we do every day, but headed east on Parnell Square instead of going into City Center. After that I kind of lost track of street names and stuff. But we walked along the Liffey and along the Grand Canal. We saw a lot of small neighborhoods and some really affluent ones. There were runners, joggers, jigglers wa...

Th first time Jon and I came to Ireland in 2003, we stayed at the Jackson Court Hotel on Harcourt Street. We really loved the old Georgian architecture and the easy proximity to St. Stephen's Green and Grafton Street. When we returned in 2008 with mom and my brother, Sean, we stayed there again. This time the hotel wasn't quite as magical, but the ladies of the breakfast room made up for the unattached bathroom fixtures, missing heat and lack of lift. Prime of ...