Slainte

December 3rd, 2004

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With only few hours to before our flight - we grabbed another bite to eat in the Temple Bar area.

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ANDRE LIKES DUBLIN.
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More Old Stuff in Dublin

December 3rd, 2004

More Old Stuff in Dublin

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We had one more day in Dublin - and we did our best to pack-in as much sight-seeing as possible. So - we hit-up sights like Dublin Castle (above)….and Temple Bar.
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Dublin by Night

December 3rd, 2004

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After Swords - we dropped my bear back at the hotel room….and headed out to Dublin City Centre……it took a damn long time to get there. Apparently, everyone drives in this country. The day before - it took three hours to travel 14 miles - on one extremely crowded highway.

So - despite the nice bus drivers - public transportation into Dublin sucked-ass. It sucked real bad.
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Failte go Sord

December 2nd, 2004

We stayed at a Travelodge in Swords….real close to the airport and north of the Dublin Town Center.

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It sounded like all the action was going down in Dublin….but Mark and I were stuck in Swords - waiting for his conference call from work.

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When I went scavenging for stamps - the reception desk pointed us in the direction of this town…..it doesn’t even show up in our Frommer’s guide. So neat…it was an adventure into Swords and we stumbled upon a castle. Now Andre wants to tell his tale.
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Dia duit

November 30th, 2004

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Here are some highlights from our quick trip to Dublin, Ireland…..that’s a stain glass window from a bar in Dublin, Ireland…..

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Andre visits a castle in Dublin, Ireland.

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And we get into a little Christmas cheer on some of the cute streets in Dublin, Ireland.

Checking out the competition….

November 28th, 2004

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Andrea invited us over to Bloomberg…..I had to say I’m a reporter for the Independent…..we were warned not to utter the ‘R’ word.

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Bloomberg likes to think big.

Oh yeah….I’m not suppose to take pictures at Bloomberg.

oops.
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Louie goes to Greenwich.

November 27th, 2004

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We took everyone to Greenwich….during Thanksgiving dinner, we thought it would be a good Saturday outing….except for Cub….sorry Cub! Cub had to work today….

Louie decided to come along.

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He snuck behind Andre’s back.
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Late night in London….

November 27th, 2004

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We went to dinner at the Lord of the Moon Pub on Whitehall - dinner was nice and cheap. We did the touristy stuff….took the touristy pix.

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ok…apparently this blog is going to the bears…

November 26th, 2004

sheesh…

Andre…has an admirer….

Except she’s in the States.

I’m not even sure if Andre’s ready to date….he has issues about never growing up….kinda like Peter Pan….

maybe I should take more pix of humans

Dinner is served…

November 26th, 2004

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It’s good to have family and friends on Thanksgiving….and it’s sad the Brits don’t have a celebration like Thanksgiving…
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and in the meantime…the bears said they already ate…

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Louie and Andre wanted to check my blog. They wanted to make sure that Mommy was telling their stories right.

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And Andre had some Matrix thing going on….


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