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Along Grafton Street in Dublin, every shop has its own character. Here’s a glimpse: When we were there, I didn’t know which store to go to first. Yes, I’m the girl from New York who seems to be lost in just one strip of shopping street. It’s unbelievable,right? While New York is one of the [...] . . . → Read More: Shopping Along Grafton Street

The Temple Bar area is Dublin’s trendiest neighborhood, with cafes, theaters, shops, galleries, restaurants and of course pubs. It is a great spot of live traditional music. Three hundred years ago though, this was the city waterfront where tall sailing ships offloaded their goods. It is undeniably the heart of the city. We were in [...] . . . → Read More: A Glimpse of Dublin’s Temple Bar

Do you notice the windows sans blinds behind me on this picture? This pic was taken inside our temporary abode – our room at The Westbury in Ireland. I was baffled that it was not equipped with blinds to filter the sun but upon closer examination, I found out that the draperies were lined. The [...] . . . → Read More: I Prefer What I Have

My husband and I felt the cold temps a lot earlier this year. On our trip to Ireland, although I expected the temps lingering around the 60′s, because of the intermittent rain and wind on some of the days that we were there, it was a lot colder. We certainly needed sweaters to keep warm [...] . . . → Read More: Forecast Or Intuition?