Stop #18: Galway lies on the River Corrib near the Galway Bay. It is Ireland’s fourth biggest city. This city seemed to me an arts center with great nightlife in pubs and clubs with live music almost anywhere we went. There are medieval town walls, shops hocking Claddagh rings, and busy streets and sidewalks with […]
Stop #14: I found Belfast to be the highlight city from our visit. While the trip was focused primarily on landscapes and scenery, the cities definitely added to the experience. And after long days of driving, Guinness was welcome in the many pubs each night. Belfast seems to be one of the up-and-coming destination cities. […]
Stop#4: Cork actually means “marsh”. With all the rains in Ireland this year, I can see why! The city is a University town split into a few islands by the River Lee. Viking invaders expanded the area around 915, and Prince John, Lord of Ireland, granted the city’s charter in 1185. Like many European cities, […]
At the end of our Carpathian Mountains of Eastern Europe Trip, we were lucky to visit with long-time friends Mark and Tom in London. Apart from some fun times catching up, we visited the Tate Modern for views from the tower, had fish & chips in an old pub, slid down the gigantic new slide […]
Stop #25 This was my second visit to Budapest, with my first visit about 15 or so years ago. The city is as beautiful as I remember it, but this time it felt like there were a lot more tourists. I was probably too ambitious about seeing as much as possible in the day and […]
Our trips back to Boston are becoming less frequent. I swear that every time I go back, a bunch of tall office buildings have gone up, my block in Southie has a bunch of new condos, and the traffic keeps getting worse. But I never get tired of the gritty feel, the history, the pride, […]