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- Dec 6, 2023
- 🌧 9 °C
- Altitude: 7 m
- Ireland Munster Cork Cobh Cibh Heritage cenre 51.848991, -8.2983851°50’56” N 8°17’54” W
Day 1–2
Day 1
December 6, 2023 in Ireland ⋅ 🌧 9 °C
Arrived in Dubai about 11am after a 14hr flight from Brisbane both tired and took taxi to hotel Novotel Diera in old town
After settling in went for a walk to the shopping mall across the road. Huge mall with all usual stores had coffee at the Coffee Club
On our return went for a swim in the hotel pool very refreshingRead more
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- Dec 7, 2023
- 🌬 11 °C
- Altitude: 7 m
- Ireland Munster Cork Cobh Cibh Heritage cenre 51.848942, -8.29832351°50’56” N 8°17’54” W
Day 2
Day 2
December 7, 2023 in Ireland ⋅ 🌬 11 °C
Slept ok but woke early
Had morning free so ended up taking taxi to Dubai mall
Incredibly large with huge Christmas decorations everywhere
Look in hadleys toy store for gc presents
Wandered further but over whelming!
Then returned to hotel by taxi who got lost on way back and kept driving further away to inflate fare big argument when we finally got back
In afternoon we did desert adventure tour over sand dunes and photos with a falcon on Jane's head
Followed by time at tyre shop on way to evening meal and entertainment at a Beduion camp quite good food and show
Then returned to hotelRead more
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- Dec 8, 2023
- ☁️ 9 °C
- Altitude: 138 m
- France Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Valence Valence Railway Station 44.928354, 4.89136944°55’42” N 4°53’29” E
Day 3
Day 3
December 8, 2023 in France ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
Final day in Dubai.
Had slow start to day and left hotel at 11am for airport ready for flight to Dublin.
Daylight flight departed at 2:30pm arriving in Dublin at about 7pm
After leaving airport we caught a taxi to the Rui Plaza on Connell St.Read more
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- Dec 9, 2023
- ☁️ 9 °C
- Altitude: 138 m
- France Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Valence Valence Railway Station 44.928448, 4.89134244°55’42” N 4°53’29” E
Day 4
Day 5
December 9, 2023 in France ⋅ ☁️ 9 °C
Repeat of yesterdays start
Walked to the Epic emigration museum in the Docklands on the north side of the Liffey
Spent a good couple of hours in the museum which has in depth displays of the whys and wherefores from every perspective. Well worth the visit
Had lunch there then moved on to the Oscar Wilde museum at his parents house most interesting history of his life
Then visited the park across the road where he played as a child
Returned to hotel for dinner and prepare to leave next dayRead more
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- Dec 11, 2023
- ☁️ 13 °C
- Altitude: 135 m
- France Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Valence Valence Railway Station 44.928532, 4.89151844°55’43” N 4°53’29” E
Day 6
Day 4
December 11, 2023 in France ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
As was becoming usual we woke early and went down to the hotel breakfast
Daylight around 9am and cold misty weather
Middle of the day we ventured out and walked down to the Liffey then crossed over to Temple Bar area very crowded generally. Didn't go into any pubs and then headed further south to St Stephen's Green shopping centre to get out of the weather for a while
Looked at a few shops then headed back to hotel around dark at 4pm
Dublin is 53deg North
Had dinner in HotelRead more
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- Dec 12, 2023
- ☁️ 14 °C
- Altitude: 138 m
- France Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Valence Valence Railway Station 44.928394, 4.89130744°55’42” N 4°53’29” E
Day 7
Day 7
December 12, 2023 in France ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Woke to another damp day and after breakfast drove along the coast to first Clifton and then on to Westport which is a much bigger town
Interesting drive through rugged country when you could see it amongst the clouds
Stopped at a gift shop for coffee but didn't buy anything then returned to Galway
Walked the 400m to the Huntsman which had taken half an hour to drive the previous night!
Another nice meal then returned to the Travelodge to get ready to leave next morningRead more
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- Dec 13, 2023
- ☁️ 11 °C
- Altitude: 138 m
- France Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Valence Valence Railway Station 44.928426, 4.89135444°55’42” N 4°53’29” E
Day 8
Day 8
December 13, 2023 in France ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
Packed up and continued south stopping at Gort just out of Galway for breakfast at Sullivan's Hotel very nice
Headed on down to Cork via Limerick
Arrived in Cork mid afternoon and after doing a loop of the CBD we found a
car park on the south bank and walked onto the island
Visited the information centre where they suggested we go to Cobh to the Waters Edge hotel which we did
Also had a look in the main shopping area
Drove to Cobh about half an hour out of Cork to eastRead more
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- Dec 14, 2023
- 🌬 9 °C
- Altitude: 138 m
- France Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Valence Valence Railway Station 44.92845, 4.89138544°55’42” N 4°53’29” E
Day 9
Day 9
December 14, 2023 in France ⋅ 🌬 9 °C
Weather was an improvement so we drove west along the coast got as far as Timoleague before we decided to return to Cobh
Wandered along the harbours edge and went into the Titanic museum which was well presented as Cobh was the last stop before heading to America
We really liked the hotel and had a second dinner there
Great food and a table overlooking the harbour so could watch the ships go back and forwardRead more
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- Dec 15, 2023
- ☁️ 12 °C
- Altitude: 11 m
- Ireland Munster Cork Cobh Cibh Heritage cenre 51.849102, -8.29828951°50’57” N 8°17’54” W
Day 10
Day 10 Waters edge hotel cobh
December 15, 2023 in Ireland ⋅ ☁️ 12 °C
Traveler After a cloudy dawn the mist closed in over breakfast and not much to see. Todays plan to drive to Dun Laoghaire tomeet up with the McKechnie's at Harriets house. We followed the coastalroad to Waterford then headed north on the N11. Arrived in Dun Laoghaire late afternoon and met up at Harriet's new house on Hainult St in Foxrock. Left the rental there and went with J&A to their airbnb by the harbour fir rhe night. Very nice place. Had dinner at a nearby restaurant before returning for the night. Christmas lights were everwhere and particularly good on Marine Rd near the airbnb
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- Dec 16, 2023
- 🌬 8 °C
- Altitude: 138 m
- France Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes Valence Valence Railway Station 44.928425, 4.89128144°55’42” N 4°53’29” E
Day 11
Day 11
December 16, 2023 in France ⋅ 🌬 8 °C
Got up a bit later this morning and spent the time talking with Jen and Alastair. Great views over the harbour and town
Returned to Harriet's for lunch and then Jane stayed whilst I drove up to the airport hotel and checked in and then returned to meet them back in town
We spent some time in the airbnb then met Harriet along the road for a meal at 8:30pm which was very nice
Jane and I left for the airport at 11pm for a short sleepRead more
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