Our Big Adventure

P & O cruise?

Brian asked what I thought about a cruise with P & O. Well I thought, P & O, Pacific and Orient that sounds pretty nice, some sunshine after all the rain we have had lately. We set off to the cruise ship terminal in Liverpool, in the pouring rain I might add, for our 10pm departure. We parked the car, headed up the stairs, put the luggage in our cabin, yes a cabin this time, then went in search of the dining room and bar. Meals and drinks were included in our fare. By this time I did know that our next destination wasn’t Greece, Spain or even Turkey, it was even better, Dublin, in the Republic of Ireland. Having covered pretty much all of Great Britain, including Scotland and Wales, Ireland was the last destination in the United Kingdom that we wanted to see. Dublin was awake early on this sunny Sunday morning, the downtown area bustling with people well before the shops and cafes opened. We found a great place for breakfast, Bewley’s a trendy well known establishment that has been around since 1840, and that served a great coffee, just what we needed after our 5am start. The Tourist Information Centre was our next stop to pick up local info and to find a place to stay for the week. We were able to book into a nice self-catering unit in Dalkey, and it has turned out even better that we expected. Dalkey is about 16k south of Dublin, a heritage town with a medieval streetscape and two castles right on it’s main cobble-stoned street. It’s located on the coast and we hear that Bono from U2 lives in a castle the next suburb, we will have to look out for him at the pub.

posted by Brian and Julie @ 2:45:00 AM