Dublin – September, 2011

If you read my blog last week you'll see I cancelled The Gresham Hotel (due to being ripped off) and booked Wynn's Hotel instead. The rooms are pretty basic and fairly small (and our one smelt of stale smoke) but the staff were so friendly and helpful. The bedroom carpet wasn't the cleanest either. Also... Continue Reading →

Owl City in Dublin

Owl City was at The Academy, Dublin last night. He's one of Jono's favourite artists. I was a bit worried as it was a standing only concert and Jono isn't able to stand for too long because of his back so I contacted The Academy and we were put in the VIP Balcony. Which was... Continue Reading →

Glencar

After we went to Parkes Castle we carried on to Glencar which is also in County Leitrim (well half in Leitrim and half in Sligo), the waterfall part is in Leitrim though 😉 It is another beautiful scenic area and of all the places we took Andy's dad to this was his favourite place. It... Continue Reading →

Parkes Castle

One of the places we took Andy's dad to was Parkes Castle in County Leitrim. I haven't been for years but it's a lovely place and quite a reasonable price to get in. There are guided tours at no extra cost and they are really interesting and informative. We heard all about the families that... Continue Reading →

Fun at the seaside

As Lucy goes back to school next week we went to Bundoran for the day. Lucy and her friend went to Waterworld which is a great swimming pool with slides, a wave machine and a whirlpool. We thought it might be a bit much for Jono's back so we went bowling. We also had fun... Continue Reading →

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