Week One -- The Irish
Apr. 8th, 2008 07:17 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
kybearfuzzI found the local library -- free internet access -- YAY!
I'm staying in a coastal town called Malahide. It's a very nice place, lots of restaurants and pubs, shopping, and a cool castle I went to visit on Sunday. I have photos. Many photos. I'll try to post them this weekend when I buy a "day" of internet time at my hotel.
Work is going well. The Irish folks here are truly amazing. They are so friendly and helpful it feels surreal. Saturday, I got lost on my train ride back to Malahide from Dublin and asked an older couple for help on which train to take. They basically were heading my way and babysat me from train to train until my stop.
Sunday, I was walking about looking for a local coin laundry to do my washing later this week as my office doesn't pay for laundry service on foreign trips (don't get me started on that one!). I asked a lady at a crosswalk if she knew of one in town and she literally walked me down a couple of blocks to see if a local one was still in business. When she realized it wasn't, she actually offered to do my laundry for me!!! I didn't take her up on it, but the offer itself was stunningly sweet!
I should have guessed that the Irish were this nice, after all![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
boobooirl is evidence of that. I wish I had time to post more, but I'm on limited time and it's dinner time here. Not sure what is for dinner for me, but I know there is a pint of Guinness waiting.
I'm staying in a coastal town called Malahide. It's a very nice place, lots of restaurants and pubs, shopping, and a cool castle I went to visit on Sunday. I have photos. Many photos. I'll try to post them this weekend when I buy a "day" of internet time at my hotel.
Work is going well. The Irish folks here are truly amazing. They are so friendly and helpful it feels surreal. Saturday, I got lost on my train ride back to Malahide from Dublin and asked an older couple for help on which train to take. They basically were heading my way and babysat me from train to train until my stop.
Sunday, I was walking about looking for a local coin laundry to do my washing later this week as my office doesn't pay for laundry service on foreign trips (don't get me started on that one!). I asked a lady at a crosswalk if she knew of one in town and she literally walked me down a couple of blocks to see if a local one was still in business. When she realized it wasn't, she actually offered to do my laundry for me!!! I didn't take her up on it, but the offer itself was stunningly sweet!
I should have guessed that the Irish were this nice, after all
boobooirl is evidence of that. I wish I had time to post more, but I'm on limited time and it's dinner time here. Not sure what is for dinner for me, but I know there is a pint of Guinness waiting.
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Date: 2008-04-09 05:49 pm (UTC)And thanks for the place to stay and airport ride offers. I don't blame you for wanting me to do my wash. I prefer to wash my own underwear myself... that way the sequins don't fall off.
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Date: 2008-04-09 06:04 pm (UTC)I did not know you had a Mac. Damn, you just cooler all the time. So, yeah, you're definitely looking for Mac LJ clients. I think Xjournal may be the best.