Travelogue (v2)

2011

October Merrion Hotel Dublin

September Dundalk fairways hotel

August Cliff House
+ Tannery
Great food in both. Tannery hjad 2 of the best dishes, but other two were poor to middling. Cliff house had all very fancy dishes, however not as tasty as top 2 from tannery. Best course was desert. Strawberry/ rasberry plates were excellent/.

July Limerick
No. 1 Perry Square.. Very nice and great restaurant.

June Sardinia (June 1 – June 8)
Alghero (3 nights)
La Maddelena (2 nights).. walk in thunderstorm on La Caprera (Goat island)
Cala Gonone (2 nights) ... Beach with flies, and boat trip to cala Luna.. lashing rain.

April: West Clare
(Easter) Spanish point.
Walk O’Briens bridge on way down
Cliff of moher walk. Surf lahinch. Little bit of burren way from Great weather..

April: Nice
Nice and monte Carlo with Lorna, Andrew, Mairead.

March 17 – 20 Berlin
Stayed in Ritz Carlton Potsdamer Platz.. Enjoyable.. Good food (currywurst, kebab, Uma restaurant, grat pizza in amici amici). Mini (car) shop.
'Topology of terror' interesting museum.. Under den Linten.. checkpoint charlie

Feb London
staying in Chelsea... Nobu.. Kitchen W8

2010
Dec -Jan Madeira.
Walked Levada.

Oct: Nice - Lyon,
Nice (Matisse chapel ),
St Tropez,
Lamaurin, spent a few nights driving around Provence
Avignon (Christian Etienne restaurant) ,
Lyon

Sept: North Spain with, Lorna, Andrew
Bilbao,
San Sebastian,
llanes,
Santiago de Compostela:

Aug (August bank holiday). Cruising
Carrick on Shannon - Boyle - Lough Key. Carrick Craft.

July. Athlone..
Wineport lodge. Day Nancy passed her driving test

June: Lyon.
Staying in Le Royal.
Restaurants: Le Nord (Quenelle, pullet de bresse, Macon), l’ouest (in rain), Less Halles (market), some bouchons (andouillette)

May: (May day) Seville

April (easter) Cliff House..
walking Dungarvan

Feb: London..
staying in Intercontinental.
Restuarants. Maze, L'autre Pied, Hakkassan.
Play: Wicked...

2009

Dec 21 – Jan 7 South Africa
Cape Town (5 nights)
Kloof street and Victoria and Albert waterfront
SimonsTown (Penguins), Cape drive to Cape Point and Cape of Good hope.. (Baboons, antelope
Christmas eve: Table Mountain... Cocktails in Mount Nelson Hotel
Christmas day in Camps Bay, picnic in Kirstenbosch gardens. Dinner Kloof street

Stellenbosch..
Wine tasting.. Uitkyk, Muratie, Delaire
Franschhoek: Mount Rochelle
Knysna: (Big drive on R62.. Ostrich farm) Walk
Amakhala Game reserve
Mossel Bay
De Hoop
Hermanus


Nov Castle Leslie
Glaslough
Monaghan
Armagh

Oct 23 – 26 Bruges
Bruges
World war I cemetery (Tyne Cot)

Aug Manchester
Pyor Stag. Man city vs Wolves (1:1)

14 Aug Ice House Ballina
Drive through corregeen roe on way back


July24 Bristol..
Cheddar gorge, tintern abbey, dinner in Casa Mia in Bristol (winner of Gorden Ramsey best restaurant in Britain)

May: (May Day) Majorca

March (Paddys day) Bath/ Bristol
Bristol
Lacock
Castle combs
Cotswolds walk
bath

London. (staying in Marriott, Park Lane)... Richard Corrigan, L'autre Pied...

2008
Christmas: Paris
Chantilly

Nov 8 Newcastle
Lars stag

Oct 4: Mushroom hunt
~Avondale house
Wooden bridge

Sept: Porto - Lisbon
Porto (sandeman,
Coombra
Obidos
Lisbon (restaurant: Casa de India)

June 14: Howth walk
With Lorna Paula,

Bologna/ Verona/ Venice



Venice