It’s a bit hard for me to assess what kind of topic might actually be interesting for my few frequent readers here. After over six months in Dublin, the most important stories have been told, and the phase of settling in is definitely over. There are changes coming up that I will mention in one [...]
A coupe of weeks ago, I went to Cork with a group of my fellow colleagues. We rented two cars and just went down the four-and-a-half-hours-or-so way to Ireland’s second biggest city. By chance, Cork’s yearly Jazz Festival would take place that very weekend. Thus, every hostel in the city centre was booked out, which [...]
Yes, it’s true. They truly have an Oktoberfest over here. It’s a little smaller and shorter than the original, but trust me: The combination of the ability of the Irish to hold one’s drink and a strong Bavarian wheat beer plus several kinds of traditional folklore shows are worth a view. Talking to one of [...]
My flatmate Tricia turned 25 a couple of days ago, and so we went to the nearby hot spot Ocean Bar (which, as the papers have stated recently, is struggling financially big time), where Paul would state that we “have the coolest apartment” / “live in the coolest area” / “are the coolest lads” over [...]