Monthly Archives: May 2011

Dublin Photos Part 1 – Architecture

Posted on May 7, 2011 by Cora

As promised, here are some photos from my recent trip to Dublin. I’ll probably break this up over a few posts. Let’s start with a few churches:

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Home from Holiday Linkdump

Posted on May 6, 2011 by Cora

Even though I’m back home, I’ve been intensely busy these past few days. In retrospect, planning my holiday so that I’d be home at half past nine on the night before I had to be back at school probably wasn’t … Continue reading →

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Home Again

Posted on May 3, 2011 by Cora

This is just a quick post to let you know that I got home late yesterday evening. We had to fly via Paris Charles de Gaulle, an airport I really don’t like and try to avoid whenever possible. And yesterday’s … Continue reading →

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Random Observations about Doctor Who and Downton Abbey

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Cora

Great. I’m out of the loop for a few days and the world goes crazy. Now Osama Bin Laden has been killed by US Navy Seals. Very unexpected news which will hopefully provide a boost for Barack Obama. Back to … Continue reading →

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A few random observations about Ireland

Posted on May 2, 2011 by Cora

I decided to use my 10 Euros for 24 hours internet access to do some websurfing and pretty much the first thing I see is that Joanna Russ has died aged 74. I’m very shocked, because like many others I … Continue reading →

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Another short update from Dublin

Posted on May 1, 2011 by Cora

I’m still enjoying myself very much here in Dublin. The weather has been mild and sunny all the time, only yesterday morning there was a bit of rain, and that was while we were having breakfast, so it wasn’t much … Continue reading →

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