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go to the church – for a beer – Dublin places

Are you religious? Well, you don’t have to be for visiting this church. It’s a nice venue in the middle of Dublin. The cool thing about it, it is an original former church where you now can have your beer, lunch, dinner, cocktail It’s a night club as and they regularly run live concerts asContinue reading “go to the church – for a beer – Dublin places”

Dublin places

If you are in Dublin for a spring weekend, just go and do a combined visit to Glasnevin cemetery and the botanical gardens. Enjoy a carrot cake and a cup of tea afterwards. It is really nice there. Posted from the real world somewhere outside

irish tv

Wow. When I left Germany I thought the quality of television there is really bad. Being now here in Ireland I must say, it is at least as disgusting as in my home country. Having a subscription with upc I can enjoy some 30 stations. This evening e.g. I was browsing around and had theContinue reading “irish tv”

James Joyce, Dubliners.

Dubliners by James Joyce My rating: 4 of 5 stars Haven’t I met this guy yesterday in Grafton Street? Is the plum cake still as good as in the 1920ies at Brown Thomas? Do the kids play still the same games at Grand Canal? James Joyce is painting an amazing picture of Dublin in theContinue reading “James Joyce, Dubliners.”

Ireland – where female pirates beat up the Normans

9783899882810 by Franjo Terhart My rating: 4 of 5 stars I really enjoyed reading this book. Having moved to Ireland I wanted to get some background knowledge about the history, landscape and people. This book takes you on a journey along the Shannon from the Cuilagh mountains down to Limerick telling you interesting storys aboutContinue reading “Ireland – where female pirates beat up the Normans”

Things are packed

So. Today relocation was at home for packing and boxing all personal belongings. Unbelievable what a person is owning in private. What a mess. Even for nomadic people like me it is too much. Tony & Tony, the guys from relocation did an excellent job and I am the second time (first was move fromContinue reading “Things are packed”

Only two weeks to go

Yesterday a guy from the relocation service came to do kind of evaluation how much meters the company has to pack into the container. As I lived now for two years in a house with existing furniture and I step by step separated things I need or do not need I guess it will beContinue reading “Only two weeks to go”