King of the Road

I regret to inform you that my life has been fairly uneventful. Well, that is not completely true. I have been to Scotland, Edinburgh, as well as explored the beauty of Dublin (but on Good Friday, so everything was closed and I only saw the inside of a noodle bar.) Here is a brief summary -

Edinburgh: Beautiful. New Town, Old Town - I love it all. I recommend going with someone with an eye for architecture, that way you will learn oodles of information about Palladian architecture.

Edinburgh University

Quartet of kids playing outside St. Giles Cathedral; two violins, a cello, and a ukulele!

Hamish, the highland cow (pronounced "coo") we met at the rest stop for the highland day trip.

Kaiser - the giant schnauzer I met in Oban!

Alright, I'll admit it, I was taking pictures of old people. But they just look so happy!

WWII memorial. And seagull.

Back in Edinburgh - the Holy Rood House!

Edinburgh Castle

Dublin: I think Dublin would've been a far more exciting trip had we not arrived on Good Friday. The thought that things might not be open would've never occurred to me. I am American...we don't have an official national religion. So trying to see anything in Catholic Dublin on Good Friday was useless. But I saw lots of things from the outside! Dublin Castle, The National Gallery, The National Archaeology Museum, the Library, The Guinness Museum, and a variety of Churches. The noodle bar was perhaps the most exciting building that we actually saw the inside of!

Exploring Trinity College

The anarchists of Trinity College fight back!

Wondering if there is anything open on Good Friday.

The Guinness Museum, closed for the day. (The gentleman to the right is my boyfriend - about time he made an appearance; he was my travelling companion.)

A museum, with its doors open?! Could it be?

No, it was a horrific lie. 

The moral of the story is DON'T go to Dublin on Good Friday. 

But what I really wanted to tell you about was my Saturday. The most exciting portion of my life since Dublin! On Saturday, my housemate Karin and I headed down to the St. Georges Market that takes place in Belfast every Saturday. There you can find various types of food - produce, seafood, and a wide variety of cheeses and pestos, crafts - everything from pottery to home-made clocks, and an tempting array of take-away stands; all of which is accompanied by local music. For lunch I enjoyed a Falafel wrap from a Lebanese stand, and they the wonderful wondering began!

Oh I did mean ALL types of crafts - even doggie bandanas.

Karin and I stopped to check out the eggs and then thought, "What the heck - let's get Duck eggs!" I have not been disappointed in my decision, they are super tasty! He even let us pick which eggs we wanted!

The lovely woman Karin and I bought our desserts from - soooo good. 

I also got a honey milkshake and a box of fresh strawberries. Karin indulged in dome cooked stone crab claws and made me wish I was allowing myself to eat fish - they looked amazing! The music of the day was done by a dear old man and featured many Bob Dylan classics. My favorite part about the market is the variety combined with genuine people and good food! It was a wonderful way to spend the morning, even though I ate way too much food.

There was no reason to take this picture other than the dog is adorable.