The budget airline Ryanair gets a bit of a bad press over here, but we were well chuffed with our flights to and from Dublin. Easy and cheap. A most satisfactory combination.
We'll also look back on our time in Ireland as time spent in a highly satisfactory manner. To mention just two features: some of the best busking I've ever heard, and wonderful bookshops in which to browse. There's a huge one on Dawson Street called Hodges Figgis with three units of shelves, prominently positioned, dedicated solely to James Joyce. A fitting tribute to the great writer.
And on another musical note relating to words, it was a delight to hear so much of the Irish accent - though sometimes Noi found this impenetrable. Mind you, such is the nature of globalisation in relation to big cities everywhere that we probably heard more Spanish accents in the city centre than the Irish lilt.
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