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Sunday Sep 29, 2019 #
11 AM
Hiking 1:55:58 8.07 km (14:22 / km) +18m 14:13 / km
ahr:79 max:120 shoes: Hoka One One Challenger ATR 4
Dublin Grand Canal-River Liffey Hike
11:13 AM; Dublin, IRL
13.4 °C; Cloudy
Arrived Dublin on time at 8:50 AM. Picked up car at Hertz, wonder whether I should really drive on the wrong side of the road with the stick shift to my left after sleeping less than four hours. It worked just fine, even paying for a couple of tolls, waiting for a lift bridge and negotiating narrow streets. Accordingly, we were at our hotel early, before we could get into our room. Asked for recommendations for a coffee shop and off we went. Had an espresso and a raisin danish at Cafe Nero, overlooking the Grand Canal, and then followed water's edge as good as we could. River Liffey was flanked by many large bank and consulting firm buildings. A couple of sailing ships, one from Norway, were moored along the quays. Crossed Trinity College campus and watched crowds getting ready to enter Merrion Park to greet the Dublin soccer teams. Back to the Schoolhouse Hotel, where we were happy to find our room ready to move in. Now we need to stay awake for another six hours, that's going to be a challenge, Lynn succumbed already to Morpheus' call ...
11:13 AM; Dublin, IRL
13.4 °C; Cloudy
Arrived Dublin on time at 8:50 AM. Picked up car at Hertz, wonder whether I should really drive on the wrong side of the road with the stick shift to my left after sleeping less than four hours. It worked just fine, even paying for a couple of tolls, waiting for a lift bridge and negotiating narrow streets. Accordingly, we were at our hotel early, before we could get into our room. Asked for recommendations for a coffee shop and off we went. Had an espresso and a raisin danish at Cafe Nero, overlooking the Grand Canal, and then followed water's edge as good as we could. River Liffey was flanked by many large bank and consulting firm buildings. A couple of sailing ships, one from Norway, were moored along the quays. Crossed Trinity College campus and watched crowds getting ready to enter Merrion Park to greet the Dublin soccer teams. Back to the Schoolhouse Hotel, where we were happy to find our room ready to move in. Now we need to stay awake for another six hours, that's going to be a challenge, Lynn succumbed already to Morpheus' call ...