Pop music

Posted by Will on November 30th, 2007 in and

Anita and I listen to Today FM in the morning. It’s a national station, broadcasting somewhere between 100 and 102 MHz all over the country. ..

5 Stars *****

Posted by Sharon on November 24th, 2007 in , , and

I am no Rick Steves, but here’s what he won’t tell you about Dublin, Ireland….
There is a new place called the Bakker B&B, est 2007. ..

Ten Things to Do, from a tourist, not Rick Steves

Posted by Sharon on November 21st, 2007 in , , and

In no particular order:

Embrace the culture. It is easy to do without much effort.
Explore by walking about each day.
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Visitors, Going to the Ring of Kerry

Posted by Will on November 17th, 2007 in , and

The B.B. B&B hosts Sharon and Jaime, great friends and honoured Commenters of this blog. ..

Dublin Marathon

Posted by Anita on November 15th, 2007 in , and

The last weekend in October was a bank holiday weekend (meaning a Monday off). That Monday, the 27th annual Dublin marathon chose to start in our front yard (literally). ..

Settled In

Posted by Anita on November 11th, 2007 in

I’ve noticed over the past few weeks that we have settled into our lives here in Dublin. ..

Quantitative Context: How big is Ireland?

Posted by Will on November 11th, 2007 in

Let’s talk about population first. The population of the island of Ireland is about 6 million persons. About 4.25 million of them live in the Republic of Ireland (the twenty-six counties). ..

Good game

Posted by Anita on November 11th, 2007 in

As I’ve mentioned previously, we’ve been really thrilled to get the NFL on our satellite. ..

“You are square. Go back to your hotel.”

Posted by Will on November 4th, 2007 in , and

Anita and I bought tickets to see Andrew Bird this Saturday night at a venue called Tripod. Tripod is a ten minute walk from our place, in a converted train station. ..