We are now in Limerick, a "large" town in the west of Ireland (it is smaller than the old Sherbrooke). We took a bus from Dublin and will be renting a car tomorow. We are now thinking we will stay in Limerick for the remainder of the trip (because we've found good, cheap accomodation in a college dorm with breakfast included and cooking facilities - cheaper than B&Bs). We would take day trips to the sights which are generaly between one and two hours drive from here. We didn't do much today as the bus only got to town at about 1:10 and hiked around to find the tourist info place and find a room. We took a taxi to our hotel then, freed from our gear, we walked back into town and shopped and ate supper.
A few things we have noticed about Ireland to date:
-The pedestrian crosslights, they emit a continuous beep when the little dude is red. When the little green dude turns on, there is a sound that resembles a laser gun shooting and the beeping gets faster. When the yellow dude turns on, the beeping sound slows down again.
-The garbage cans, here they say "litter" and back home they say "please don't litter"!
-The roads, they are tiny here. At several occasions during our bus tour yesterday, the bus had to pull over to let another vehicle pass. Most have almost a wall of trees right at the edge, or a stone wall. On many of the roads, the trees grow over the road and are kept trimmed by the double-decker buses which whack off the branches as they pass so close to the shoulder. Sometimes it looks tunnel-like, especially on smaller routes like near Glendalough.
During the next week, Dad and Angela would like to visit the Cliffs of Moher, eat at a castle, tour the Ring of Kerry and possibly visit Cork.
It was pouring today (Dad wishes he had worn his socks that dry fast). We didn't manage to outrun the rain coming to Limerick. It was torrential this morning in Dublin but this afternoon, in Limerick, it was off and on. Tomorow, there is a weather warning for extreme thunder showers. Parts of England are flooded and the storms that caused the flooding are coming our way. Luckily, our hotel room is on the second floor!
We should warn you all, Dad and Angela have found a nice little cottage in the outskirts of Limerick and are thinking about staying in Ireland for, say, a few decades longer than previously planned, or until we run out of money (which will probably be next Friday). Hey, we could always sing odd songs while standing in the middle of the street and hope people will throw money at us!
Anyway, we are having tons of fun! Feel free to drop by our cottage!
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Great to hear from you. We returned this afternoon (Friday)from our soggy cottage. Which would have been fine with a good book and without a 3 year old. Doing laundry now. So, have you chatted with many Irish folk? Feel free to send your purchases home via cargo to avoid having checked luggage. XXOO
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