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Memories of Dublin, 2019

It's the waning hours of Saint Patrick's Day and today my thoughts have gone to memories of my two trips to Ireland. I visited Dublin twice and enjoyed my visits very much. I don't have a long list of places that I want to visit, but a return trip to Ireland to see the Atlantic coast was still waiting for me. I can happily share that this June I have plans to return to Ireland. As part of a cruise from Newcastle upon Tyne in England via Edinburgh, I'll be visiting Ireland once again, with stops in Belfast, Killybegs and Galway. Ireland, here I come!

I stopped at the library this afternoon for a guide book for Ireland. The cruise ship has tours I can sign up for, but I want to do more research before I commit the precious time I have in these ports to something that might not be a good choice for me.  I enjoy having a structure to the trip, but I very much enjoy the planning and research, too. There is so much that I want to see and so little time. I also want to make sure that there's time to wander through the ports, take lots of pictures and have a scone at a tea shop. Does anyone else enjoy the planning phase of the trip, almost as much as the trip itself? 

Not my usual greeting, but this sign caught my eye on the way to the library. You, my dear blog friends, Sham-Rock! 

And on the reverse side of the sign, a truth about weather in New York City, on a day when I needed my down coat and gloves. 

Definitely, second winter today!

   

I hope you had a happy Saint Patrick's Day and, dear friends in the Midwest, I hope you're digging out of the massive snowstorm. I also hope that our second winter -- a new phrase to me -- is soon history. 

As ever, thanks for visiting and take good care.