Twisted Kites

I have selected about 60 photos from my collection taken when I was away in Ireland.  These will be blogged shortly.

Do you want to see them before I blog them? Well I’ve uploaded them to my Facebook account. Find me on there to have a look. Or if you can’t be bothered, click here.

Hope you like them, any comments on them welcome.

Yes I’m back from my week in Baile Atha Cliath. I kept a little journal journal thing while I was away, which I will post over the next few days hopefully after I’ve transferred it to my PC and finished it off. The journal isbasically  just some notes for myself really, and also a sort of offline blog entry, something I did when I had those little bits of time to relax in my hotel room. I could have used wireless internet (Wifi by the Liffey?) while I was away to blog, but decided not to as a week without the WWW would be rare, although it felt weird, I was strong.

I also need to transfer the photos over from my Macbook, then I might pick out a few to share. Took hundreds in total, that’s the beauty of digital, so easy to get carried away. But deleted all obvious rubbish ones on the camera, and at the end of the day I uploaded them to the laptop and went through removing more. Not sure how many I have to choose from now, I’ll get them across tomorrow.

Well now I’m back after the worst flight ever! No it wasn’t bad at all, actually pretty turbulant, great fun, and with one heck of a low sharp bank coming into the far end of Birmingham on approach, I could almost see down people’s chimneys! Stunning stuff. No it was just ‘worst’ because of the weather, too many clouds I could hardly see a thing out the window. A quick glimpse of Ireland whilst rising, that was it until a glimpse of Merseyside, decent view over West Midlands then as we shot out past Solihull and did the low level sweep over west Warwickshire. As soon as I got through Arrivals, the clouds returned and i was welcomed back to heavy rain and a thunderstorm.

The airport at Dublin cost me too much money too. Bargains = simply buy more of. Oops.

Hope everyone had a good week.

Holiday today! About half an hour before I have to leave for the airport.

Hope I’ve not forgotten to pack anything. Already took some non essential out so I can bring goodies back without going overweight hopefully.

I’ve put in a tube of Pringles into my case. Hope it survives the baggage handlers. Pringlecrumbs just aren’t as tasty.

iPod is charged, I have a book to read, Euros sorted for the shuttle bus. Shame I have to buy a drink either on the plane or Airside, as I can’t even take my own bottle of water through. I always have a bottle of water with me. Sure I’ll survive a few hours.

Obviously, I might not be blogging while away unless I find bargain wifi! I think the hotel has it in places, something I’ll find out about when I get there.

BUT!! Through the powers of magic (or a Wordpress feature) some blog entries may appear randomly without me having to do anything. Yes, future scheduled posts, aren’t they fantastic.

Have a nice week everyone, doing whatever it is you’re doing.

Just over a week before I go away. Looking forward to it
Picked up an up-to-date small guide book (as my other one hasn’t even got the Spire in it), always useful to carry around even though I’ve been a couple of times before. My flight is early afternoon on saturday, probably the best time as I can get a lie in, not rush, jump on a train and mooch over to BHX, have a shop and a drink before take-off, arrive a couple of hours after check in-time (isn’t it annoying when some places don’t have you accommodation ready in time?!) and have the evening to stroll along the Liffey and relax.

It’s almost too perfect, but the hotel seems to be right opposite the central bus station and tram stop, and a tram ride or short walk to the main railway station. Last time I stayed it was a ‘healthy stroll’ to my digs. Doubt there’ll be much of a view, but I’m only there to sleep. If I want a view I’ll go outside
Hope to get some nice photos whilst I’m over there, although I have no confidence in having good weather! But, that said, wouldn’t you rather have crappy weather in Dublin than crappy weather stuck at home? Hope it doesn’t spoil the view from the plane, I like to look down on the world! Very pretty. Although if there is no view, at least it’ll be guaranteed to be gloriously sunny above the clouds.

Will try to visit the city, coast and hills if possible, plus have at least one day ‘away’ to one of the other main cities in Ireland, not sure which yet though.

My mum said she wants to visit Dublin sometime. So I told her to come over for a day trip. So she will, has booked a trip on Eurolines (out overnight, 12 hours there, return next night, quite ideal) as she could do with a day out, she’s not been too well lately so it’ll do her good (she’s been diagnosed with a muscle problem that’s uncurable so has to take steroids for a couple of years at least). She’s never been to Ireland so it’s somewhere new for her.

Return on the following saturday, midday flight again so will make sure I can have time to spend my last Euros in the airport shops. Last time I went I got there a bit early and spent ages wandering ‘The Street‘. Not a bad thing though, I’m always one to arrive preferably early than on-time.

Spent hours tonight sorting my holiday out. Found a nice little hotel a short walk from Connelly station in Dublin. Expensive obviously but not too expensive. Also got the flights sorted out with Aer Lingus from Birmingham for a reasonable fare. So I’ll be away 9th to 16th June. I now have something to look forward to

Today I needed to pop into Central Six to get a pair of new work shoes, followed by a quick stop at Tesco.

Ended up with a nice pair of shoes, and also some Skechers sandals from Brantano and also a load of clothes and a few other bits from Next, TK Maxx and Sports World.

Decided, why not just make a start on my summer clothing, never know when the sunny weather might sneak up on us.

I also need to get my summer holiday sorted out; I have 9 days off commencing 9th June so need to decide where I am going and get something booked. Thinking of returning to Ireland, so many cheap flights from Birmingham Airport so there’s easy, just need to find a nice place to stay that isn’t too much (as I have to pay extra for being on my own of course, annoying). Possibly somewhere in Dublin as central as I can get, or a little bit outside but on the DART line. Or maybe a hire car, but might not actually need one as transport is quite good there.