Ring Three

Ok, most of you know I'm a scary movie fan, as well as quirky! We saw this old well at our first hostel and I immediately thought of the movie The Ring. For those of you that have seen it this MIGHT prove to be a funny and accurate recreation of the ghost. For those of you that have not seen the movie, just continue thinking that I am a bit weird!

The Ring Of Molly

Heh, heh... little play on words there. (Like the Ring of Kerry down south of Dingle.) I found a ring and thought I'd use it to my advantage! Had a great day today- no rain, just a bit cool. We were able to walk down along Galway Bay today. There are some great advantages to getting up before everyone else: it was a nice quiet stroll. Things didn't really start hopping around here until after lunch. Luckily, I didn't have to use this ring to save anyone...

Rainy Day

Guess what? It's raining! :o) Or, as we heard a local say on the bus- it's slashing rain in Galway. (To be said in an Irish accent, of course!) So we had a nice day of wandering around, sipping coffee/hot chocolate, window shopping, reading/sketching... and our pre-dinner pint! The hostel is ok- lots of kids (and the stray middle-aged kid) and loudness. But a great location and free internet. Our earplugs have come in handy, thats for sure. We have a free day tomorrow, then a few tours booked for Sun/Mon. Should have some great photos if the rain lets up! Ok, that's it for now. Hope all is well on the home fronts! Love, Molly and Brian

Greetings From Galway

Well, we departed Dingle a bit early- pretty rainy, hard to get around on foot to the good stuff. Although, we did our share of cruising the shops and walking. And walking. And walking! But it was absolutely BEAUTIFUL! Thank you, Meg, for prompting us to visit! So we spent all day on a bus again and arrived here around 6pm. Right in the middle of rush hour. But they had room for us at the hostel- which we picked for it's free wi-fi. :o) And, Cork- so far we have gathered a few things from your scavenger list- the claddagh, shamrock in our Guinness, black headed sheep, tons of Catholic schoolgirls and boys in uniform, and the celtic cross...we plan to take in a few more in the next few days! We hope all is well at home and look forward to sharing more of our travels. For now, farewell!

Congratulations!

Just have to post a quick congrats to my cousin Ryan and his fiancee Murphy--- finally coming home from China! Yay! It's about time!

Dingle...

Nach brea an cholla ata ansan agat

Gaellic translation: that's a fine heifer you have there.

We did learn a few things on this trip!

Loch Ness? Or Dingle?

That is, indeed, the question! The morning fog looked eerie here- hanging over the water. Thought we might've hopped the wrong bus and ended up in Scotland! But it was very peaceful and quiet.

Pint Update!

Dha phiont, mas e do thoil e. (Bartender! Two more pints, please!)

We learned, through various means, that the sign on the pint glass does have a meaning. The top number signifies the batch number of the glass. The bottom is the year it was made. Seems so simple! We were sure it had something to do with the actual mixing of barley and hops or something like that. Oh well! Mystery is solved.

Question For The Pros

Seamus! Cork!

Your help, if you please!

On the Guinness pint glass we have found a small circle with a wavy line through it, with numbers top and bottom... any idea what they stand for? Our bartender last night couldn't help us- thought it was maybe a mixture formula... We plan to ask when we tour the Guinness brewery, but thought we'd check with the experts! :o)

Molly O'Shea

Downtown Dingle

Hello, all!

We are now in downtown Dingle! Up early this morning to catch the train out of Dublin. Another long day of travel, but we'll be here for a few days- time to settle in and relax. It was great to see some comments on that last posting! I'm having so much fun with this blog. I forgot to bring my (mom's) camera with us to dinner, so will post some photos later- Brian got a good one of me looking my best sleeping on the train... the good ol' drooling head-bob! :o) Anyway, we are slowly getting used to the time difference and looking forward to a day of 'having no set schedule' tomorrow. Hoping all is well with you at home,

Love,
Brian and Molly

Touchdown in Dublin!

Hi everyone!

We are safely in Dublin! Have enjoyed our first pint of Guinness- was absolutely divine. We ended up spending 9 hours in Chicago- we were going to stand by for earlier fights, but we didn't want to lose our great seats on the London flight, so opted to wait. But had a relaxing few hours in the United Red Carpet Club- quiet, clean and comfy! Now off to our hostel for the night, then on to Dingle! Talk to you later!

Love,
Us

Brian and Molly's LONG day!

Well, for those of you lucky enough to have been exposed to my unearthly crankiness, I have yet to succomb today. This sitting around at the airport is exhausting, but I am obviously used to it! :o) We have been very fortunate today- the people we've run in to, the agents that have helped us along... I even ran in to Thomas P. Kelly here at the ORD Customer Service Center- on his way to Ireland, too! Small world. (An old Spokane United co-worker). So, all in all, we have had success today. Time to kick back for a few hours before we leave the country. We'll talk to you from across the pond! Miss you already!

All Tuckered Out!

After a lovely visit with Granny and Gramps, dinner with Mom and Dad, and a late check-in at a seedy roadside airport motel, we were exhausted! And we hadn't even stepped on a plane! After the wakeup call at 0300, we were treated to some wonderful customer service from the United agents in Seattle- they put us on a direct flight from SEA to ORD...instead of our scheduled SEA-SFO-SLC-ORD ticket! Poor Brian was out before we pushed back from the gate!