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Okay, that was enough about the logistics, what about the music? Rock Werchter had plenty of music. Unfortunately a few of the bands we really wanted to see were on the first day. Still, most of the acts we were actually travelling to see were yet to play. We arrived on the first day and…
Rock Werchter was the reason. 10 Bands In 10 Countries. This was to be our fourth such entry. After Canada, Japan and America, this was also the first one where we intended and set out to go as a destination to fulfill this project. Leuven is a nice little town in Belgium. It was littered…
From one extreme to another. The hotel we stayed at in Dublin was a step up from a hostel. Barely. This wouldn’t necessarily have been a bad thing, but it was so run down it wasn’t pleasant. The shared toilet with the other three rooms on the floor wasn’t even an issue. There was a…
Now, if you’ve been reading the last few blog posts, you may be wondering what my friend Stephen is doing on what is supposed to be a family vacation. Back in … A while ago Stephen managed to convince Laura it was a good idea for me to go to Japan. Then we went to…
One of the impetuses for my family’s vacation to Ireland was Rock Werther, the concert festival in Belgium. This will bet detailed a bit in a later post, but Stephen and I had to get to Dublin to catch a flight. On the way, we stopped at Belfast. And again, as with my last time…
The day after checking out Dunluce Castle Stephen and I walked the Causeway Coast. There are a number of great looking hikes in Ireland, and this is meant to be one of the most spectacular. After taking in a portion of it, I have to agree. There is a writer, Britt Reints, who among other…
Sunday – 6 days of being in Ireland, and we’re settling into a routine. Time for Mass. We get up and head across the street to the church and attend the 10am service. It was quick too, less than an hour. We were rather surprised. I may post more about the specific church later. After…
Travelling takes a bit longer than one might want or expect with four young kids and everybody affected by jet lag. It took a few days, but about day 5 things started to settle down into a much more normal schedule. Despite this, getting breakfast, getting everybody up, dressed, figuring out where we are…
Day… what… 4? It’s all a bit off since we lost a day in travel. Right now, where we are it is Thursday the 27th. We left Seattle very early on Monday the 24th and landed the morning of Tuesday the 25th. The rest of Tuesday was spent getting up to dad’s (which is its…
Shut up. I know I’m actually posting this on Sunday. Work with me. Friday was the last day of school. Crazy times. The whole last few days were nuts. Busy, nothing necessarily to show for it, but busy. Here’s Déla on the parallel bars on the playground. And here’s the best picture I could get…