25 degrees

25 degrees......Yes it did happen.....we aren't lieing! And we made the most of it! We went to the beach, the farmers markets, layed in the park, walked around parts of the city we hadn't seen before and we stumbled across the U2 recording studios (top photo). The next day we went out and bought a little fan for our bedroom, and have used it every night since....lets hope this weather sticks around for a little bit longer!!

Road Trip

A couple of weeks ago two of our good friends from Australia flew over to Dublin, so we decided to take a road trip with them to Galway, a city across the other side of the country. We packed up our bags on the Friday afternoon, and two and half hours later, we drove into rainy Galway and headed into the town.

From the little we saw of it, it feels like a vibrant little city packed full of things to do. We decided to do a road trip the next day around the country side and down to the cliffs of Moher. It was great weather, good company, and a good weekend all round. Here are some photos of our little weekend getaway!

A Summer Outing

On Sunday we packed up our new picnic rug and drove to Phoenix Park, which we discovered is only about 15 minutes from our house. We lay out in the Sun, sketched, Listened to some music and enjoyed the Vitamin D soaking into out skin.

A new Addition

We did a little bit of purchasing today, and we happily added a picnic rug and a picnic set into our lives. So tonight we went on a picnic out at Howth, a little fishing village in Dublin. The sun isn't going down until around 9:30pm, so we both happily agreed there will be many more picnics like this to come.

Masterchef

Guess what this is?? Its called "Parmesan Crumbed Chicken".....and guess how tasty it was??? It was Pretty Tasty..... yes My boyfriend is a masterchef

Ever since we arrived, Kieran has been exploring his talents in the kitchen, and hes pretty damn good! Tonight I came home to the meal above, this is just one of the many yummy experiments that he has come up with.

yum yum yum!

Molto Bene!

No matter where you are travelling in the world, and how exciting it may be, getting up at 4am to go to the airport is always the pits. But with our bags all packed, a sausage roll in hand, and my never ending supply of drugs (yes, still sick, I am a walking chemist) we conquored it!

Where did we take our early morning flight to? Rome

We arrived at our hostel, checked in then went out for a stroll. First stop...A little Italian restaurant for a feed of Cabonara! And yes, it was delicious.

We took another short stroll and landed at a Gelati Shop, Met a couple of Australian Girls who had just drank a bottle of red wine, Took another short stroll to a deli, then just another short stroll away we were at the Colosseum! Everything In Rome is very close, and walking is definitely a must. Everywhere you turn you see something.

We went to many sights, The Spanish steps, Trevvi fountain, Pantheon, Sistine Chapel, The Vatican, The catacombes, and many churches and ruins along the way.

Its a city where you must be assertive, from crossing the road to telling waiter what you want to order from a menu, its a culture and a city that can push you around.

Here are some photos of our little trip. I never really put photos up of us two in it, but this trip we took alot, so here is a tribute to the "Self taken photo"

oui oui

Anyone ever buy junk at the airport? You know... you go into the magazine shops and you buy magazines that usually, you would never buy just to get the 2 hour flight over and done with?? Yes well, Last Thursday night, that was me. We decided to buy the April Edition of the Lonely planet magazine at the Airport, jumped on the plane and read an Article about Paris. The very first paragraph read: " Paris is in a bad mood. The Sullen, grey sky seems to be snivelling sleet and the winter depression has even sucked the dazzle out of the Eiffel Tower, leaving it looking like a leftover...."

Mmmmm......... the flight we were sitting on was heading for paris.

Opening our hotel window on the first morning it was damp and dreary. Who cares, it is what we open our curtains to every day in Dublin. We had a bath (ahh yes a bath, something we had been dreaming of since the day we moved into our bathless unit) got dressed, got our trendy tourist map, and walked into town.

Oh, the patisseries, the Butchers, the Fromageries, the chocolate shops, the people wearing beret's, the amount of baguettes being carried around in brown paper bags, the accent, (and the Lacoste shop), the Architecture, the florists (and the smell as you walk past), the little french cars, the churches, the strawberries and the cleanliness...........All of the above were amazing!

The Eiffel Tower was great, The Musee De Louvre was just Gigantic, Notre Dame was incredible, Paris City by night is well worth a look, and a nice French Meal was a way to top it off.

Catacombes, Madeleine, Arch Di Triumph, Napoleons Tomb, Sacre Coeur.......Paris defiantly Turned it on for us....and Mr Crepe man (not just one, the many we went to ) we love your Nutella Crepes.

So dear Mr Lonely planet writer......I think you should go back to Paris , Visit Mr Crepe Man, and take another look around Paris.

The best creperie

Kieran Picking Strawberries

The Catacombes

The View from the Notre Dame