At home abroad: Glorious Howth

March 1, 2009

Glorious Howth

A sunny weekend in Dublin/ Howth - I know the picture looks gloomy, but really it was sunny and beautiful!

I fed the sea lions, I climbed a hill (well a very small hill), I took millions of pictures (well 15) and I had my first real nice fish'n chips. Oh and I almost forgot; a seagull crapped all over me. Not the best experience, but an experience nonetheless.

I enjoyed a much needed rest this weekend; I got to re-charge my batteries to get ready for another busy week.

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Intro

In Ireland I was once told a story. A Spanish man travelling in Connemara asked what the Irish word for mañana would be. He was told “Oh no, we don’t have a word describing such a hurry here.”
I tried to keep this story in mind on my way from Cork into Dublin on Sunday evening.
It seemed to me like even the roads were in a hurry. Cars where changing lanes like mad and honking was the only accepted way of communication.

Ireland is a lovely country, people are friendly, the weather is mild, the countryside is gorgeous and in general not much is working in this country, but Irish people are way to relaxed to keep complaining about this too much, which is a very good skill to acquire when you move here from lets say one of the Scandinavian countries.