Tag: Sasha Yates
A Rainy Day Starring a Wine Bar, Castle, Obelisk, and Pyramid
January 26, 2017 (Dalkey, Ireland) I was excited to take John around for some sightseeing. I hoped he had gotten enough rest not to be too jet-lagged. Unfortunately for us, the weather was dreary and ... Read More
Restaurant Review: Patrick Guilbaud, 2-Star Michelin Rated
January 25, 2017 My friend John, from Hawaii, came to visit us while we were in Dublin. And because he is on a new kick to try and visit Michelin star restaurants in different parts of the world, we m... Read More
A Medieval Blast From the Past: Glendalough and Kilkenny
(I apologize for not posting anything for the past month. A lot has been going on since and I’m now just getting caught up on posts. I thank you for your patience. The pause started with dental ... Read More
Lost in Translation: Swiss wood forming panels
We have been pretty busy lately, so sorry for the lack of posts. Here’s one I’ve been saving for just such a day. Ready, and . . . flashback to Switzerland . . . We pass through this tra... Read More
Contemplative in Connemara
December 23, 2016 (Connemara, Ireland) On a cloudy and windy morning, we stopped off at Pascal Coffee House (pretty good by the way if you happen to be in Galway) to get a latte, and made our way to ... Read More
Looking Out Over the Cliffs of Moher
December 22, 2016 (Western Ireland) One of the reasons we chose Galway to spend the Christmas holiday is because we wanted to see The Burren, Cliffs of Moher, and Kylemore Abbey in Connemara. These ar... Read More
New Year’s Eve and Whiskey Tasting
December 31, 2016 (Dublin, Ireland) We have celebrated the new year in Hawaii for the past several years, with varying degrees of enjoyment. One year had us trying to see all the fireworks shows at on... Read More
Holiday Trip to Galway
December 21, 2016 For Christmas, Grant and I decided to do something special. We’d been wanting to see other parts of Ireland. The difficult part was deciding where to go. Our choices seemed like pr... Read More