A
Sunny Musical Saturday and Sunday June 7 and 8
I
should really learn not to trust the weather app on my cell phone.
Friday evening it not only said rain for Saturday, but actually
indicated thunderstorms. Well, there were a few showers in Wexford
when we woke up, but by the time we packed up and were on the road
the sun began to peek through the grey clouds and when we arrived in
Castletown for the Family Fun Day I was sure I had chosen the wrong
long sleeved top to wear for the day. It was glorious! The
Castletown House is a large manor house with huge green grounds.
Great for picnics, and on this day with the mime, the character on
stilts, the balloon designer and the “99” cones, it was more than
most children could ask for. There's a long story about the name,
but just trust me, this is definitely a treat. Because of the cream
they use, these are so much better that what we get in the US.
Rita
and I arrived right about the start of the event and found that we
could get Afternoon Tea for 12 euros for both of us. I should have
taken a picture of the amount of finger sandwiches they served along
with some sweets, but it was more than either of us could eat with
the tea. After we wandered to the inner courtyard for some music.
As promised Niall O'Sullivan was there with his jazz quartet. A
different selection of songs from what we had heard just a week
before. Niall does not disappoint. Again, I can only hope for great
things for him in the future. If you haven't listened to any of his
music, check it out.
You
can listen to some samples here:
After
getting a bit of a fill of music we headed to Malahide for our next
B&B. I'll post later a bit about our B&B adventures, but
this one also had some uniqueness. Just to say that we were not in
the main house, but put in a separate building that evidently had 4
self-catering rooms. Interesting.....
We
did drive out to Howth for some mussels for dinner, and a nice walk
around the area.
This
morning, before we dropped off our rental car, we headed over to
Casino Marino. A unique summer house originally built on a huge
estate. Now the only thing left is the few acres around the casino.
We didn't have time for the tour, but did get a lot of information
from the woman at the reception desk. While it looks very symmetrical
in the way it's built, no two sides are the same. The building has
16 rooms, but it looks like it would never have more than 8. The
upper two floors don't have any visible windows. Truly a unique
building.
With
the car dropped off we took a taxi to Dublin and got checked in. We
walked over to the Tourist Office to check on our bus tour tomorrow,
and then to a place called Meet and Meat for a delicious porquetta
sandwich for lunch. One thing both Rita and I have always wanted to
do is walk around Fallon and Byrne. It's an upscale grocery in the
center of Dublin. It's actually right around the corner from where
we are staying, and we had not realized that last time. All I can
say is WOW! I'm sure Rita will be tagging me in some pictures of the
produce, which was beautiful, and then there was the cheese case, and
the cured meats, and the fresh meats, and the fish! I will be
posting some pictures too.
So
much for our day yesterday and today.
Just the courtyard crowd.
Bread display at Fallon and Byrne
Aahh! All that wonderful cheese. And we had the opportunity to taste some.
Farm raised been and pork. A bit on the expensive side.
And some fresh fish in a wonderful display.
Casino at Marino
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