Thursday, June 28, 2012


Saturday 23rd June Tralee to Dublin

Up early and off to watch the All Blacks v Ireland game back down at the Pikemans Arms in Tralee, another 6 or so New Zealanders there, stayed until half time when it became apparent they would win, then back to B&B for breakfast. On the road to Dublin via Limerick, good motorway, though rained most of the day.

Arrived at Trinity College in central Dublin about 3,30 pm, took about an hour to find our way to accommodation office and get sorted in our room in Goldsmiths Hall. Usual hall of residence room, quite small with bed, wardrobe and drawers, desk and basin and shared shower, bit expensive for what it was. Lots of security on campus,have to swipe card about 3 times on way into building. We were too late to get into see Book of Kells as closed at 5 pm. Went out walking in Dublin, not really a good place to be on a wet Saturday night as so many people moving about in relatively small area, bit of a zoo, though we spent a pleasant hour on the Stags Head pub. Cooked dinner from all left over veges in our food bag back in the kitchen at the hall. Very noisy night both from traffic noise from road 3 floors below ( think there was a problem with seal on double glazed window) plus some ignorant and inconsiderate people in the adjacent rooms who arrived back at 1.30 am and proceeded to go between rooms leaving very heavy doors to slam behind them.

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