Halloween

Can you guess who we are?

Dr Who and a 70s Dr Who chick.

The second bit

 

Well we have done a lot on this trip and I can't remember most of it. No, not from drinking - but because we have done so much!

    

We have spent most of the last week in Ireland. Linda's favourite place was Scotland, but I think I like Ireland the best. I've really enjoyed the historical parts of Ireland and the stories. The cynical humour suits me more too.

       

We are very sick of British food and it will be a long time before I eat meat and boiled vegetables again. I am craving a good stir fry or something a bit more exotic. We have had endless scones but none as good as Nans.   

We've drunk Guinness and Smithwicks and Paddy's whisky.

 

 

Dublin has lots of statues which all have nicknames. Below  is the 'tart with the cart', there is also the dick with the stick and the stiffy on the Liffey.

 

We have kissed the Blarney stone ( except for Mum who was too scared). We climbed castles, been in dungeons and murder holes. I rubbed a pagan ruin of a woman giving birth - apparently this is good luck for having beautiful children. I'm not sure it is a money-back guarantee.   

There are 'interesting' people on the tour. No one too annoying but a few characters. Mostly Australians, some Canadians, a couple of South Africans and a few Americans.

We wander around shops but haven't bought much.

The southwest of Ireland looks a bit like Tassie with the hills and lakes - but a hell of a lot greener. Scotland has lots of water and lakes, which seems so unfair!

After leaving Ireland we travelled into Wales, staying in Cardiff. The next day, back to London via Stonehenge and Bath.

We were all very relieved to finish the tour. It was fun, but tiring. It was good to be free of a timetable and free to eat and use the toilet whenever we wanted .... not when we were told.

 

We had a few days in London together, before Mum, Linda and Christine headed to Paris and I went back to the US. I also had a day in Southampton giving a seminar.

The highlight was a night out seeing Momma Mia. We also went to Madame Tussards where Christine got another picture with the Queen.