July 15:
We somehow manage to wake ourselves up at 4am to get ready to depart Glasgow en route to Dublin. Can't say we are sorry to leave as this has been one of our least favorite places we have visited - second to Vientiane, Laos. Our taxi arrives as scheduled at 5am and we are somehow able to fit all of the luggage (which seems to have miraculously doubled since we left Switzerland) into the "lorry". The drive is beautiful and rustic. We get our chance to see the Scottish countryside after all....looks like we will definitely have to return as it appears to be very charming. The roads are pretty much deserted at this time on a Sunday morning so we make very good time to Prestwick Airport. Into the terminal we go and check in our bags at Ryanair. We take advantage of the open weighing station and re-arrange our bags so as to meet the VERY strict weight and size limitations. We have added some extra luggage via the website, but they do not seem to find our payment information. Long story short, we end up having to pay and extra $165 to check on bag!!!! Can't believe it, but alas, what are we to do. The flight is very short and we arrive in Dublin at 8:30am, opt for a taxi to take us to the hotel, and arrive shortly thereafter. We pay a small fee to check into the hotel on the early side and we are off to check out the city. The most immediate reaction we have is a huge sigh of relief. Not sure what it was about Glasgow, but here we can feel the tension and heaviness lifting off of our shoulders right away. The bright sunny day probably doesn't hurt our disposition either. We make our way along High Street, past ChristChurch and down into the heart of the city. As it is Sunday morning, most of the shops are closed at present, but it appears they will be opening later. We amble along the cobblestones and find ourselves in the midst of a great walking street just as it begins to rain outside. We duck into a burger joint and have a mediocre lunch before returning to the street to listen to street musicians and enjoy bookstores and window shopping. We discover the bronze sculpture of "Sweet Molly Malone" and photograph the kids with this iconic symbol of "Dublin's fair city, where the girls are all pretty..." We continue past Trinity College, but decide to return another day as the weather has turned pretty gloomy. We make our way back up Dame Street toward our hotel
We somehow manage to wake ourselves up at 4am to get ready to depart Glasgow en route to Dublin. Can't say we are sorry to leave as this has been one of our least favorite places we have visited - second to Vientiane, Laos. Our taxi arrives as scheduled at 5am and we are somehow able to fit all of the luggage (which seems to have miraculously doubled since we left Switzerland) into the "lorry". The drive is beautiful and rustic. We get our chance to see the Scottish countryside after all....looks like we will definitely have to return as it appears to be very charming. The roads are pretty much deserted at this time on a Sunday morning so we make very good time to Prestwick Airport. Into the terminal we go and check in our bags at Ryanair. We take advantage of the open weighing station and re-arrange our bags so as to meet the VERY strict weight and size limitations. We have added some extra luggage via the website, but they do not seem to find our payment information. Long story short, we end up having to pay and extra $165 to check on bag!!!! Can't believe it, but alas, what are we to do. The flight is very short and we arrive in Dublin at 8:30am, opt for a taxi to take us to the hotel, and arrive shortly thereafter. We pay a small fee to check into the hotel on the early side and we are off to check out the city. The most immediate reaction we have is a huge sigh of relief. Not sure what it was about Glasgow, but here we can feel the tension and heaviness lifting off of our shoulders right away. The bright sunny day probably doesn't hurt our disposition either. We make our way along High Street, past ChristChurch and down into the heart of the city. As it is Sunday morning, most of the shops are closed at present, but it appears they will be opening later. We amble along the cobblestones and find ourselves in the midst of a great walking street just as it begins to rain outside. We duck into a burger joint and have a mediocre lunch before returning to the street to listen to street musicians and enjoy bookstores and window shopping. We discover the bronze sculpture of "Sweet Molly Malone" and photograph the kids with this iconic symbol of "Dublin's fair city, where the girls are all pretty..." We continue past Trinity College, but decide to return another day as the weather has turned pretty gloomy. We make our way back up Dame Street toward our hotel
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