Category: Ireland

Today was my last full day in Ireland. I spent a lot of the day in town or watching House MD episodes, since packing took less than a half hour.  I took some time to have hot chocolate and rhubarb pie  in The Summerhouse Cafe in town. I packed up…

Irish weather has returned with a vengeance. Luckily it was mostly overcast and only slightly drizzled, but it was fairly cold. There wasn’t much to do outside due to the weather, so I was indoors most of that time. I managed to make this chicken for dinner, though the stove…

I missed a good portion of the day due to a nap for a headache and sleeping in. It was another lovely day in Ireland, fairly warm and very sunny. The day went by very fast. After I felt better, I made this spaghetti for dinner. Immediately after, I headed for the…

This morning dawned gorgeous and warm, very unusual for Ireland. After getting some things in town, I ended up shooting Infrared in the park in Lismore. Some of the shots were difficult, since I was shooting with people in the frame. However there was a waterfall and fountain set-up in…

Today started out very slowly.I stayed in bed till noon, not feeling like getting up. I finally had to wake up and get ready for a shoot near Midleton, in Co. Cork. It was a First Communion session, that took place in Castlemartyr Resort. It had a large garden and…

Today was my last morning in Neptune’s Hostel. I signed out at 9:30 am, which is still quite early for me. I walked with my big (heavvvyy) bag to the bus stop across town, and found out the bus directly to Lismore doesn’t run today. The best route I could…

I shared a room last night with two girls, one French, one American. The hostel switched it around (apparently) so that I had the same gender roommates. I kept waking up in the middle of the night because of the bed. It wasn’t horrific, but I wouldn’t think even a…