If soccer is a BIG sport here, then driving is the KING of sports. Anyone can play as long as you have wheels. Dublin is a walking city and we’ve been on our feet for a week. Off we go to the airport on our last morning to pick up a sleek, midnight blue VW Passat for our road trip. Continue reading Mr. Toad’s Wild Ride to Kilkenny
Yearly Archives: 2018
Yes, It’s Still Hot!
The gulls’ cries are ringing in our ears when we meet Darren McLoughlin, a local photographer, at 6 a.m. The three of us will cover as much of the city as our legs will allow. The 96 degree weather is the talk of a town. Everywhere you look there are sunburned faces, necks, legs, backs and arms. Continue reading Yes, It’s Still Hot!
Dublin A Love Affair with Food
We wake at 4:30 a.m. to make our Air Portugal flight to Dublin. It was delayed so we miss our connection in London. We get re-booked and arrive in Dublin 5 hours later than planned. The silver lining in arriving late was an unexpected encounter with Rita and Dennis at The Pig’s Ear. But I digress. Continue reading Dublin A Love Affair with Food
Adeus Lisboa!
The world at one time was decreed to be flat. To sail into the horizon was certain doom. The Portuguese had different ideas. They refused to be glued to the land. They mastered the Atlantic. Beginning in the 12th century and for about 300 years, Portugal’s affinity for the sea made her a world superpower. Continue reading Adeus Lisboa!
When did I agree to get up???
Photography is all about natural light. Mid-day light is the worst. Sunrise and Sunset is the best. Of course that means I will have to accommodate the timetable of the sun, the sun will not accommodate me. Continue reading When did I agree to get up???
Pssst…..I’m in love with Andy
No, not that kind of love, although he turns out to be a very nice gentleman.
I read articles by Andy Mumford in Fujilove, a digital magazine. He wrote a compelling article about long exposure photography which is something Terry is interested in learning. Continue reading Pssst…..I’m in love with Andy
Uh Oh….Alfama and the Best Laid Plans for Lisbon
I talked Terry into “being a local”. I tell him, “Just think honey how much fun it will be to stay in an apartment, shop in village markets, walk to local cafes and bars and listen to the music of foreign languages. Let’s dive in and let the experience wash over us.” He not excited but he’s willing to go along. Continue reading Uh Oh….Alfama and the Best Laid Plans for Lisbon
Where the King Goes
Here we are on our last day of the cruises. We dock in Lisbon. We will be spending two days here taking a master Photography class workshop with Andy Mumford, an Englishman, who transplanted himself to Portugal almost twenty years ago. Continue reading Where the King Goes
Tapas Please!
I live to eat. Oceania’s restaurants are like having the best of Bon Appetit and Gourmet magazines come to life. You have a multitude of choices for breakfast, lunch and dinner….all superb. Before taking this cruise, I never liked buffets. I am now a convert, as long as it is Oceania. Continue reading Tapas Please!
Ole!
If it’s Thursday, it must be Seville!
How can one complain about being on the go everyday when you wake to the news you are in another incredible European City?? Well, it does get a little harder if you are over 65. The brain says yes, the body would like to sleep in. Continue reading Ole!