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[inulro]

Back from Ireland. Did anybody miss me? Notice I was gone? I've skimmed through 5 days of posts, so if there's anything I need to know, drop me a line.

I may or may not ever get round to properly writing up the holiday and putting up my pictures. Previous experience suggests not.

I got a stamp in my passport! EU citizens didn't.

I coped much better with the driving than I ever thought I could; there's some part of the lizard brain that remembered more than my conscious mind did. I occasionally even enjoyed it.

We stayed on Galway Bay just outside the village of Spidal, and could see the Burren across the bay and took various day trips. Everything we did was quite lovely, except for driving in and around Galway City. It's grown a lot in recent years; the roads haven't. 24 hour gridlock.

The big highlight for me was going out to the island of Inishmór. Everyone who didn't get a text saying "I'm on Craggy Island!" can consider themselves lucky.

I saw the new John Connolly in a bookshop in Galway (it's not out here for another two weeks) and was extremely restrained and didn't buy it.

I was completely blown away by the size, quality and ubiquity of gorgeous home baked goods. Chocolate Guinness cake is every bit as awesome as it sounds.

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[zenmonkeykstop.livejournal.com]

The Father Ted house is actually on the mainland. Last time I was back they tried to get me to go visit it but I wasn't feeling very touristy, having just broken my coccyx jumping off the lower end of the Cliffs of Moher.

[inulro.livejournal.com]

The house is on the mainland, the shipwreck is further north, etc. I just decided that Inishmor is Craggy Island for no good reason except I was there.

[girfan.livejournal.com]

You may want to know about this: http://blackveil.alwayscrashing.org/2008/05/04/live-news/

I wondered where you were (forgot about Ireland).

[meltie.livejournal.com]

Chocolate Guinness cake? And you bought the recipe back, aye?

[inulro.livejournal.com]

Saw that. I'll be in Florida for the Cruxshadows date but I might be able to see Ikon.

[inulro.livejournal.com]

Didn't even ask. I might google for it, but that doesn't change the fact that I 'm a walking kitchen disaster.