At the beginning of the year I saw a feature on Sky News about disused underground stations being open to the public for a limited time. I'm a real train fan and visiting a disused underground station has been on my 'to do' list for years. Unfortunately when I booked it earlier this year I had... Continue Reading →
The Dublin Riviera
Jono and I are both fans of trains so when we found out a steam train was running from Dublin to Wicklow we jumped at the chance to go on it. What a fantastic day it was. We got to travel from Dublin Connolly to Greystones on the K2 Class 2-6-0 No 461. The sun shone and... Continue Reading →
Lovely Limerick
Last month I went on my first visit to Limerick. Jono was going to Limerick for BroCon so myself and Lucy went along to check out the city. After a 4 hour bus trip from Sligo to Limerick (with a brief stop in Galway to change buses and a much-needed toilet break!) I was delighted when... Continue Reading →
Oh I do like to be beside the seaside!
Yesterday afternoon we were all sitting around the house. I was contemplating tackling the washing mountain, when Andy suggested we go to the beach. Tough call - the washing mountain or the seaside? The seaside won! We headed to Strandhill which is about a 15 minute drive from home. We are so lucky because we... Continue Reading →
Heritage Day in Ballina
Today was Heritage Day in Ballina, Co. Mayo. This is part of the Ballina Salmon Festival which runs for the rest of the week. The town was absolutely packed and the photo above was taken at 11am! Things don't usually start that early in Ireland. There was so much to see and do and a... Continue Reading →
A couple of hours in Castlebar
This is a blog post I should have written a couple of months ago but better late than never! Lucy had to do her exams in Castlebar so I took her over one day and decided to go exploring while she was slaving over an exam paper. First of all I had a wander around... Continue Reading →
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