We all woke incredibly early this morning as we needed to be on the road for Bristol Airport by 6.30 a.m. to check in for our flight to Dublin by about 9 a.m. There was still some packing to do too. Everything went perfectly and we arrived at Bristol Airport at 8.20 a.m. finding a space to park the car within 30 seconds of driving into the car park. A real major achievement. To make things even better, the car was parked no more than 100 yards from the Departures Check-In Hall. The airport was relatively quiet and we went through check-in, security and into the departures lounge in next to no time - only to find our plane was delayed by over two hours (good old Ryanair!) Our friends, the Russells, would now have to wait over for two and a half hours at Dublin Airport for us to arrive. Eventually we reached Dublin at a little past 2,00 p.m. and picked up our seven-seater car from the car hire establishment. Yes, it was a seven seat er but was designed to assume that none of the people occupying the seven seats had any luggage larger than a pocket wallet. We had eight cases between us. Somehow, we managed to get everybody and everything in and we set off for the hotel - fortunately only 20 minutes ride away. After freshening up I drove us up to the Wicklow Mountains to Glencree and showed everybody the German Military Cemetery, the Shrine to Our Lady of Glencree and the Glencree Reconciliation Centre itself - unfortunately the gates and the coffee shop were closed. Fantastic views of Dublin and the Bay were to be had on the way down to Dun Laoghaire where we ended our first day having a really good Chinese meal at Yung's in Upper George Street. To be highly recommended as the food and service were truly excellent.
Sunday, May 30, 2010
Dublin - Day 1
We all woke incredibly early this morning as we needed to be on the road for Bristol Airport by 6.30 a.m. to check in for our flight to Dublin by about 9 a.m. There was still some packing to do too. Everything went perfectly and we arrived at Bristol Airport at 8.20 a.m. finding a space to park the car within 30 seconds of driving into the car park. A real major achievement. To make things even better, the car was parked no more than 100 yards from the Departures Check-In Hall. The airport was relatively quiet and we went through check-in, security and into the departures lounge in next to no time - only to find our plane was delayed by over two hours (good old Ryanair!) Our friends, the Russells, would now have to wait over for two and a half hours at Dublin Airport for us to arrive. Eventually we reached Dublin at a little past 2,00 p.m. and picked up our seven-seater car from the car hire establishment. Yes, it was a seven seat er but was designed to assume that none of the people occupying the seven seats had any luggage larger than a pocket wallet. We had eight cases between us. Somehow, we managed to get everybody and everything in and we set off for the hotel - fortunately only 20 minutes ride away. After freshening up I drove us up to the Wicklow Mountains to Glencree and showed everybody the German Military Cemetery, the Shrine to Our Lady of Glencree and the Glencree Reconciliation Centre itself - unfortunately the gates and the coffee shop were closed. Fantastic views of Dublin and the Bay were to be had on the way down to Dun Laoghaire where we ended our first day having a really good Chinese meal at Yung's in Upper George Street. To be highly recommended as the food and service were truly excellent.
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