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Gobbleblog '09: A 100 Mile Thanksgiving
A Holiday Experiment
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Entry #675859, added on 11-12-09 @ 7:40 am EST
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Sorry, all, for the delay getting back to you.  Believe it or not I am writing you from Dublin, Ireland (a surprise anniversary getaway).  We got here via Paris, France.  How timely is that? Doing a foodie experiment and ending up in Paris for the first time ever?!  Just a layover, as it happened, but a three hour one.  I thought we might venture out into the city to one of those sidewalk cafes or something singly french, but we arrived around 4AM their time.  The only thing open was a couple of Starbucks-type coffe joints in the airport.  Tried the coffee from both of them (pretty good) and a couple of pastries (not so good).  Was wide awake through the layover. I'll definately have to go back to the city of lights, though.  I think it will have a lot to offer given a fairer chance.  It had been so foggy, I didn't even get to see the city from the plane coming or going.

Dublin, now.  Been here once before a couple of years back.  Loved it.  I fully intend to apply my experiment while I'm here.  The only thing I had energy to do by the time we arrived was check into the room and make it out to Scott's Pub for a few pints.  We hit it off with a waitress there, Madleen, from Germany, who mentioned that she would be off tomorrow and would love to take us around.  I jumped at the chance. A guided tour with a local (sort of, she had been here for a few months, anyway).  We all exchanged numbers and I'm keeping my fingers crossed.

Should that effort not work out, we are in the planning stages of a daytrip to Cork, which, as I understand it is the culinary capital of Ireland.  Hang on, folks, I'll keep you posted.


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