more from dublin

we had some interesting times in dublin. we were there for four days, traveling to trinity college and the chester beatty museum as front trips. this means that we go, set up a meeting, and talk about one day being able to photograph there. it was a great time, because we would have meetings the first half of the day, and then the second half we were free to see the city. and since we weren't photographing yet, i didn't bring the video camera. i did, however, bring the still camera. the following are shot either on the way to dublin, or in dublin itself. (click to embiggen)

so, with dublin, my mother came up for two weeks. jeff miller had already left, and brett williams came and went to greece. but since my mother was there, it was still four, but this time it was almost as if it was the family and jeff hargis. . . well, ok, it was the wallace family and jeff hargis. which wasn't that bad, but sometimes tensions ran high with the familiarity and the feeling of being left out. once such occasion is as follows.

we were all set for leaving the morning of wednesday from dublin. it was the night before, and we were all tired, so we all headed to bed. my dad said he wanted me to get the cab for the morning 45 minutes ahead of our ferry ride out. i thought this was a bit much, but i was fine with it.

the next morning we woke up, i took a shower and grabbed all my stuff to meet my parents and jeff downstairs. they were having breakfast and said the taxi was on the way. this was about 40 minutes before the ferry was to have left. twenty minutes later, we were still waiting for the cab, standing outside the hotel, with our luggage. the taxi driver finally made it. he kept messing up the hotel room numbers, which were 25 and 29, and the time he was supposed to get us, which was 8:05. so, we were picked up at 8:25, twenty minutes before the ferry was to leave. but, there was traffic. he assured us that the ferries allow passengers to run on shortly before departure. so he raced to the ferry, getting there at 8:40. as i stepped out of the car, i saw the "jonathan swift," the ship that had taken us to dublin, leaving the dock. it was a very hollywood moment and the only time i wished i had my video camera.

so, after about thirty minutes of trying to get a ferry or airplane, we were on our way to the airport, taking ryan air back to cambridge. it's like a bus with wings, having very little to offer in terms of amenities, but cheap. and for short flights in europe, i recommend it. but, like any airline, if you try and buy at the counter, it's very expensive. but we had work that needed to be done that day.