Jessica Writes

We took in the Police concert last night –it was hilarious to see our fellow concert goers in the crowd of 50,000. Men in suits arm-in-arm swaying to the music and singing at the top of their lungs and a family of four, a son around 12 rocking out with his beer drinking older brother, probably 15, and two hip parents. It was an interesting sight.

After the concert, we hit a few pubs and ended the night with a taste of what was to come as we stopped in an Irish pub and listened to Johnny Cash and Lynyrd Skynyrd.

Today we landed in Dublin, and it was warm and sunny — very unusual for this part of the world. We took a long walk around the city center, through Trinity College and then lingering at the picturesque Saint Stephens Green park. We watched the ducks and little children rolling around gorgeous, bright flowers and the greenest grass I have ever seen. Now its about 10:30 pm and we are off to a corner pub for some dinner. Tomorrow, we’ll travel to Ennis and I learn more about my married namesake!

An amazing sight — Blue skies!!!

Hello all! We made it safe and sound. We had a great flight — we had enough points on our Amex card to fly first class. That was a first for both of us. Wow, I could SO get used to that! It was very nice. They constantly fed us, and we were able to stretch out, recline and get a little bit of rest before landing. Our flight arrived an hour early, and it was still dark we we got to the airport.

Veronica and Maarten were there to pick us up. It was great to see them! We just got up from a short nap and are about to head into the city. Its about 60 degrees and overcast here. Tonight, we’ll see the Police play a concert. Tomorrow, we will head off to Dublin for three days.