Beginning Friday I knew I would need to go into "Hurricane preparation" mode, so I headed out early (in the rain, of course) to get some shopping done. . . too late! The sidewalks were jammed, the lines were long, and there were white "trainers" (athletic shoes) everywhere.
Friday afternoon we had planned to go to the ceili in Stephen's Green, but the rains persisted and we left it to the out of towners. It cleared enough in the evening for us to head to Grafton Street for a quick walk by.
As I posted on Facebook yesterday morning, the sun was shining when I woke up - - and surprisingly, the weather was pretty nice all day! A short shower ahead of the parade, then cloudy with rain in the distance - - the parade lucked out.
We headed to the roof as planned
Up on the roof - waiting for parade to start
Some interesting "floats"
The pretty weather persisted, so we headed to the end of the parade route. . .
Even more interesting after they were being dismantled!
Walked with the parade goers toward the Grand Canal, made our way around to Christ Church where an open air market was set up all day. Skipped out on some of the scheduled festivities and finally ended up in Temple Bar again to try to see some of the outdoor stages. . . couldn't even get close!
We headed home for a "quiet" night - - if you could ignore the revelers out all night long :)
There was good reason to have a quiet Saturday night, because Sunday morning, Alex and Carrie arrived!!
Sunday was also Mother's Day in Ireland (coincided this year with "national hang over day" - great plan) so we had a great time doing Mother's day stuff!
Out to brunch, then to Trinity College to see the Book of Kells. No photos allowed - have to come see it for yourself!
On to Merrion Square where the "Big Day Out" family carnival was taking place. "That looks like fun!"
And it was!
Time for some traditional sight seeing
Uisce Beatha (Breath of Life) - Jameson Distillery
Back home for dinner and some unwinding - - A & C made it through their "36 hour" day in good spirits, and are deservedly sleeping in today. . . I'll post the rest of our visit later this week, but hope everyone had a great St. Patrick's Day wherever you celebrated!
Cheers!
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