As we were going to the airport on Friday to
drop mum off for her return journey to NZ anyway we decided to book a flight to
Dublin to meet up with Jamie and see where he has moved to. Before getting to the airport we had time to
fit in one more National Trust property, Claremont Gardens, and have a relaxed
lunch at Carluccio’s at Walton-on-Thames.
Jamie had a work’s do on the Friday
and so we had time on Saturday morning to be tourists. We visited Trinity College and saw the Bookof Kells exhibition and looked through the wonderful old library. It took us a while to find the Molly Malone statue as it had been relocated due to the tram work going on at its
original location. A photograph later and we continued on walking through Temple Bar district
with its winding streets, markets and interesting shops before we visited the magnificent Christ Church Cathedral.
Once Jamie had surfaced we met him for
drinks, great sandwiches and live music at the Temple Bar pub where we caught
up on each other’s goings ons.
Jamie treated us to dinner out at
Ashton’s restaurant not far from where he lives and works. The food was very tasty
with large portions but a mistake with the order meant Sue ate her main course after Jamie and I did.
The wet Sunday morning we stayed in
Jamie’s apartment except to have brunch in the nearby café Wilde & Green
before heading back to the airport to travel home.
It was nice to catch up with Jamie and
we had a lovely time in Dublin.
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