To live a hundred lives...: July 2008

Monday, July 28, 2008

Saturday 26th July

We payed Monika a call on saturday, in Greystones. Paul prepared very tasty bbq and Monika made the best chocolate dessert I've ever had. While the couple was cooking me and Mariona were looking after little lady.

Roisin is so beautiful that I couldn't take my eyes off her.

The new little human being, mystery. Whole life is ahead her!

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In the evening we met Mariona's friend from English course and my friend from Canada.

We spent the night in Blackhall, aka Black hole. We enjoyed the party in someone's apartment. Going to the pub is not the best option here (in my opinion), cause Irish people seem not to know how to party. They know how to get smashed very well instead ;)

Jeff & myself

Mariona & Al

Maria's classmates

Monday afternoon, Co Dublin

HOWTH

Sunday, July 20, 2008

LIBERTIES - you should be glad you're alive !

As a tourists we didn't know the city at all before we arrived. It's a common knowlede that every city has its own dodgy areas you wouldn't like to discover alone at night. Especially when you are a girl.

Like Nowa Huta in Krakow, like Baluty in Lodz, like Praga in Warsaw, like Brooklyn in NY, like Barric xino in Barcelona... Dublin has its worst area called Liberties. We've just found out that the street we live at is in.... Liberties.

People react differently when we tell them where we live.

People at work said "Well.. don't worry, it's not THAT bad..". Randomly met people say: "Jesus, you should be glad you're still alive!" or "how come you're still alive?". We were hoping that maybe there's some other worse area... but no. Yesterday we heard, that liberties is definitely the worst XD

However, we are not too worried. Everything seems to be fine so far XD But check daily news just in case, cause if it was too late we won't be able to let anybody now about any harm :P

Wednesday, July 16, 2008

Outside of Dublin (the better side)

DONABATE (WHere I work)

GREYSTONES (where people party like ANIMALS - literally ;) )

Mallahide

Thursday, July 10, 2008

HEINEKEN OPEN'ER FESTIVAL

Heineken Open'er Festival is a huge event at the polish seaside in Gdynia (Baltic Sea) which attracts thousands of people every year for three days. This year it was on 4-6th of july.

The weather conditions were suitable, it wasn't raining. There were many different bands and artists performing, i.a. Jay-z, Roisin Murphy, Gentleman, Devotchka (amazing !), Erykah Badu (huge dissapointment), Massive Attack and the Chemical Brothers (what a sound !).

Below pictures from our stay in gdynia (we spent there 5 days, from 3rd to 7th), sorry for random order of pics but there's no time now for organizing it (sorry, over 3 am and I'm flying to Dublin tomorrow... sic!).

First breakfast - Mariona had grilled sausage with the brand logo impressed on it !