The Beer is Blessed!

I don't even remember taking this photo but there is no doubt that the beer here is blessed!

En Route to Kilkenny!

This crazy Hurling fan painted his whole house in the colours of his team!

A typical shop front in Kilkenny...

The Old Rock of Cashel

Cashel is 20 minutes drive from Thurles and is home to one of Ireland's many old castles. Very lucky with the weather! The view was just stunning.

Thurles

This is the main street in Thurles. Will post more pics soon.

Dublin

Beer testing and bar hopping with Kylie and Col in Dublin. Sore head the next day...

Dresden

Dresden suffered the worst ardement in WW II and has now been rebuilt to it's glory after the reunification of Germany. Most of the money used to rebuild Dresden's famous architecture came from public donations.

Dresden - Elbe

The bird watcher...

And the camper...

Definitely one of the most entertaining boat rides I have been on for a long time. Not too sure what Mamie (my granny) thought about these Germans!

Dresden

On the Elbe to see Dresden castle with my dad, Ulla and my gran.

Tipperary News

Yesterday was finally break through day! We have now a landline and from next Tuesday we will have broadband! Very exciting stuff as I am struggling a little through this weekend with a flu, no TV and Col being on nights. Good thing though that Col is on nights as we will be able to watch the Broncos roar! Beware of some dirty phone calls coming your way!

Here finally some photos from the trip so far... This was our first night in London with Bear and Mary at the Salisbury Pub. Fantastic night! I think Col was trying to do the mong...

It's a long way to Tipperary

I finally made it to my new home town 'Thurles'. After a grand time in Hamburg with plenty of sessions in beer gardens and great weather I arrived in Dublin last Monday (September, 11!). I was a little upset arriving in pouring rain after I had left Hamburg in a sweat at 30 degrees and blue skies. I then got onto the wrong bus (the one going to Belfast), as I struggled to understand what people were actually telling me. Luckily I noticed before departure that I was in the wrong bus. I quickly got out and battled my way, still in pouring rain, to the Dublin AirCoach and landed a seat next to a very friendly lady who lived her whole life in Dublin. We chatted away and she said to me "If you don't mind a drink, you will love Ireland" And from that moment onwards I felt a whole lot better!
I spent the following 2 nights with my friend Kylie (we worked together at Flight Centre). Kylie showed me around Dublin and we got to see 2000 year old 'bog men' that were found in bogs and are so well preserved that you can still see their beards, fingernails and other interesting flaps of skin... From there we went to the oldest church in Dublin, where you are allowed to climb down into the crypts. In those crypts lay 1000 year old coffins that had fallen apart and still contained the , now mummified, bodies. Absolutely amazing stuff. We were even allowed to rub one of the mummy’s hands. I chickened out but Kylie went for it. Go Aussie go! After the crypts it was time to meet Col and to check out a few Irish pubs. I tried my first Guinness and it went down like water. I always thought I did not like Guinness... i am in trouble now. I guess you can all imagine how the evening/ night went on.
Our heads were hurting the next day and it is true that your poo goes black. I say no more! That Wednesday Col and I said good bye to Kylie and headed to Thurles (pronounced: Tur-less). Thurles is approx 80 minutes by train from Dublin.
Thurles positively surprised me and is a very pretty picturesque and busy town. Even the weather seems to be alright here. Thurles has 36 pubs, to start with the important facts, 3 night clubs, a cinema, 2 gyms and even a brand new arts complex with a very modern library. This is where I am right now. Col and I are still staying in the hotel but are moving into our new 1 bedroom apartment tomorrow. Soon we should have Broadband - watch out you skypers! - and a home phone etc. The apartment is pretty small but has new heating and a fairly new kitchen, which is all we need for now.
I will post some phots and more info about our contact details as soon as we are online again.
So folks, that's all for now. Wish you were here!
Breeza

P.S.: Here you don't have to watch for dog , you have to watch for spew. Crazy!