LEAVING ATHENS AND ARRIVING IN IRELAND!

Today we are setting off for Ireland. We are all excited about our UK adventure and quite pleased to leave Athens behind. First we need to get through all the boring stuff - air travel, huge queues, security checks, passport checks, cattle class seats, etc etc.

Landed in Ireland at about 3.30pm, and a pleasant surprise to see no line for customs. The first interaction we had was with passport control and we had a very friendly man who wanted to know all about our trip. Got our hire car, a bit smaller than we had hoped but once we got organised se decided we had plenty of room for the 4 of us. The shuttle bus driver told Graham he was crazy to be going on holidays with 3 women! Probably true. Then he gave us some tips for getting on the freeway and getting into Dublin the next day.

So good to be driving on the left hand side of the road again. Feels way less stressful. It took us about an hour to get to our accomodation in Sandyford. We’re staying above a pub and after driving down some narrow little roads, when we all thought the GPS was leading us astray, we finally arrived at the Blue Light Pub. First impressions left a bit to be desired and there was quite the party going on already. After a hunt around for the landlord we were shown to our rooms above the pub. It’s really a big two bedroom apartment with a kitchen and a lovely sitting area with a fireplace.

After getting our bags sorted, we headed downstairs for a drink and dinner. A wine first and then the first Guinness for everyone. We had the best fish and chips any of us had had for a long time. It was cod but not like the cod we get at home. We finished off upstairs with a Pommeau and a cup of tea. They have music most nights at this pub. Millie and I had gone to bed early but Karry and Graham heard music about 9pm and headed downstairs to listen for half an hour or so.もっと詳しく