“And may the blessings of the rain be on you - the soft sweet rain . . .” (old Irish blessing)4/29/2012
We arrived in Dublin a few hours ago and the soft sweet rain is falling. Sadly, it feels neither soft nor sweet – mostly cold and wet. However, we are blessed to be here and to enjoy this wonderful emerald
isle. The ferry trip to Northern Ireland was great. The ferry is like a mini-cruise ship. We were asked to make use of the executive lounge which is new to the ship. We didn’t feel like we could refuse free food and drink so we were happy to help out. The highlight of our time in Belfast was being able to visit with Char’s Uncle Billy and Aunt Agnes (not her real uncle and aunty but a couple who acted like a second set of parents to Char when all of them were in India at the same time). They are well into their 80s but that didn’t slow them down as they toured us around and fed us and gave us a wonderful day. The following day we visited the Titanic Exhibition and had an opportunity to tour the building where the ship was designed, to stand on the location where the ship was built and to walk through the dry dock where the ship was outfitted. The whole time Celine Dion’s ‘My Heart will Go On’ was running through my mind – made me want to jump into the Irish Sea! Today we took the train from Belfast to Dublin. It took a bit over two hours through the pretty countryside. We will spend the next three days in and around Dublin before returning to London where we will spend our final week before returning home. I have posted a few new pictures from Northern Ireland on the UK page. Comments are closed.
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AuthorIn January, 2012, Curt and Char left their jobs in Canada to spend four months travelling around the world. Archives
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