Below are photos from our travels in and around Dublin, Ireland back in May. Those immediately below are from our day spent right in central Dublin. There are pictures of famous O'Connell Street, St Patrick's Cathedral, the Molly Malone statue, Ha' Penny Bridge, Temple Bar, The Book of Kells in Trinity College, and of course our lovely Guinesses from the Guiness Brewery itself.
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Another day, we took a trip to a famous Irish stud farm and gardens, which were about 20 mins outside of Dublin (and closer to our hotel, which was more in the countryside):
And on our last day in Ireland, we took a tour which led us about an hour to two outside of Dublin, where we stopped at the Avoca handweavers village (where they specially weave wool blankets, scarves, etc.). They also had some tasty treats at their kitchen...the strawberries and fresh whipped cream was delicious!
On that same tour, we also stopped at an old Celtic village and now burial ground:
Here's a few snaps from my trips to Oslo, Norway and Brussels, Belgium back in June. Unfortunately they were both in and out work trips, but we had two lovely dinners with the teams there. To sum it up, they were each aout seafood and beer, respectively : )
In August, I had another work trip to Zurich, Switzerland...LOVED the pot after pot of fondue we had at a dinner while there:
And on our last day in Ireland, we took a tour which led us about an hour to two outside of Dublin, where we stopped at the Avoca handweavers village (where they specially weave wool blankets, scarves, etc.). They also had some tasty treats at their kitchen...the strawberries and fresh whipped cream was delicious!
On that same tour, we also stopped at an old Celtic village and now burial ground:
In May, we also went to Amsterdam...two of our favorite things to do there, visiting the Van Gogh Museum and going on a canal tour:
In June, my Mama and Papa visited and we took them to all the tourist must-sees in London and in Paris:
Here's a few snaps from my trips to Oslo, Norway and Brussels, Belgium back in June. Unfortunately they were both in and out work trips, but we had two lovely dinners with the teams there. To sum it up, they were each aout seafood and beer, respectively : )
In August, I had another work trip to Zurich, Switzerland...LOVED the pot after pot of fondue we had at a dinner while there:
Later that month, Conrad and I took a little day trip to Richmond to stroll through the park and along the river there:
My cousin Louie and his wife Marlene and friend Mike also visited us in London:
Conrad's dad, Jeff, also visited with us in August:
In early September, we went to Greece for our friend Libby's birthday--we can't wait to get back there!:
In October, I had a few more work trips, this time to Helsinki Finland and to Prague Czech Republic (my 2nd time in the latter, so less pictures from there):
