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May 03, 2004
Into the West....
It's hard to believe that one week ago today I was in Dublin. I miss Ireland, something fierce. I miss the land, I miss the people, I miss the richness that I saw and felt.
The first few days of travel were a bitch. We ended up stuck in JFK, not able to get to Les Halles. We (my mom and I) spent all day in Terminal Four. We had arrived very early on Jet Blue and were not scheduled to leave for 12 hours. Let's just say that was a day better left unremembered.
Eventually we did get on board an Aer Lingus plane named St. Maeve. Each of the planes is apparently named after Irish Saints or mythical figures. Very cool. Most of the people on board were Irish, returning to the magical island from holiday in the states. We were served an excellent meal of chicken, salad and other nummies and eventually headed off over the coastline of Nova Scotia and into the deep dark void of the Atlantic Ocean. Our movie was Big Fish, which I really wanted to watch but kept falling asleep.
We arrived in Dublin at 7:00 AM Dublin time. My mom and I were tired, though not exhausted and were looking forward to our days on the Emerald Isle.
First thing, we needed coffee......interesting observation, which floored me...and probably showed. When ordering a large coffee, my fellow U.S.-humans, be prepared for our standard small. Yes, it's scary especially for someone who is used to ordering a Venti Coffee from Starbucks, regularly.
After our coffee, which we took black....yet another observation I will get to later on....we picked up our rental car and headed out into the country side.
Unfortunately, you'll have to wait until tomorrow for the continued story.
Tomorrow I'll tell you all about the hazards of my mom's driving in Ireland, Slane, Irish Breakfast (YUM), Bru Na Boine and Monsterevin/Kildare.
Posted by Sarah at May 3, 2004 02:43 PM
Comments
but sarah!!! i don't wait well!
Posted by: arifa at May 4, 2004 03:47 PM
yeah! what adi said!! *bouncing in anticipation*
Posted by: Judy at May 5, 2004 08:04 AM