Arriving in Ireland!

Today we are leaving Athens behind and setting off for Ireland. We are all very excited about our UK adventure!

Landed in Dublin, 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. The shuttle bus driver at the airport told Graham he was crazy to be going on holidays with 3 women! Then he gave us some tips for getting on the freeway and getting into Dublin the next day. Picked up our hire car and we are on our way.

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 accommodation 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. We had our first Guinness of the trip here. We had the best fish and chips any of us had had for a long time for dinner at the pub. 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 decided to go to bed reasonably early but Karry and Graham heard music and headed downstairs to listen for half an hour or so.Read more