At The DART Station

Thurs 08.17.06 - I have been feeling a bit down this week, mostly due to the rainy weather and low clouds that have not been clearing. And then the other evening when on Jason's blog I saw that Rob, Jason and Greg were coming to Dublin on Business... well, Friends... in Dublin! Yeah!

A few emails later it was arranged. I met Greg (left), Jason (center), and Rob (right) in front of the Pearse Street DART Station and off we went to the Long Library on the Trinity Campus to see the Book of Kells. My TCD ID got all of us in for free and in we went. Shuffled out at 5pm by security, we walked over to Merrion Sq. and around through the Square. Up we went to O'Donoghues for a pint and then over to see the Phil Lynott statue just off Grafton Street for Rob. Back over to the Ely Wine Bar for dinner and a glass of wine.

The three and a half hour whirlwind tour of Dublin City Center over, Greg, Stan, and Rob are delivered back to the Pearse Street DART Station to return to their accommodation, as they left Philadelphia at 1pm yesterday, flew to Stockholm, then to Dublin without really sleeping.

It was great fun to have folks come and visit, if only for an evening, and my spirits are revived. Thanks guys. You rock.

by Ms. Jen Moblogs on August 17, 2006 12:34 PM | Permalink | Comments (0) | news + events

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