Back On My Bicycle in France – Riding from Cherbourg to Jonville
Elizabeth Bonjour (again) France Sunday 23 August (Day 91 of my midlife gap-year) 11:35 am , Cherbourg YHA: I woke to the ferry-wide announcement that we were soon arriving in Cherbourg.…
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Leaving Ireland with Melancholy and Hope
17 – 22 August 2015 (Days 84 – 89 of my Midlife Gapyear) Monday 17 August 11:30 am – Flanders Cross And just like that, time is fleeting. The Kilkenny…
In Northern Ireland the Troubles Still Bubble Beneath the Peace
13 – 15 August 2015 (Days 81 – 83) Thursday 13 August 4pm, Connect Hostel, Derry Small cities, I should only visit small cities. It’s 4pm, I’ve done the lot…
In Ireland They Offer Chips with Your Chinese Food: Tuesday 11 August 2015 (Day 79)
9:10 pm: A Chinese Restaurant, Kilkenny I may regret this but I’m so hungry. I’ve ordered sweet and sour chicken – it’s like battered and fried balls of chicken in…
Poetry, Light, Ice Cream and Friendship on a Beaut Irish Summer Day: Monday 10 August 2015 (Day 78)
11:20 am – The Gourmet Store Café, Kilkenny We are finally getting a run of sunny and warm days. Cornelia says this sort of day is exactly what one hopes…
Not the Dublin I First Visited – Mostly for the Best, But Not All: Thursday 6 August 2015 (Day 74)
Thursday 6 August 12:40 pm – Umi Falafel I fear I’ve been pretending to be a normal tourist – more flush, short-term. I’ve been getting coffees, eating out, paying entrance…
Coffees and Jews in Dublin: Wednesday 5 August 2015 (Day 73)
11:50 am Wednesday 5 August – Kaph A lot – Dublin reminds me of Melbourne a lot. Maybe because they are both river cities with dubious weather. But they have…
At the Graiguenamanagh Tinnahinch Regatta: Sunday 2 August 2015 (Day 70)
We had lunch at the Step House Hotel in Borris then visited the Graiguenamanagh Tinnahinch Regatta. The regatta entailed, mostly, young people who looked very cold for having spent time…
Such a pleasant and full day: Saturday 1 August 2015 (Day 69)
Saturday 1 August I worry I’m not paying enough attention to the details lately and will have less to say, in the blog, in the book, when I get here.…
Starting to See How People Get Stuck in Ireland: Friday 31 July 2015 (Day 68)
Friday 31 July – Cornelia’s (Day 68) I understand how Jim gets stuck here, in Ireland. People are welcoming and, as Cornelia’s guest, I get invited to things. Tonight, there…