loss of power
we lost power in the villa last night, due to an amazing storm. when we get back tonight i'll do a double post for you. yesterday was a very good day, with a bit of a disappointing start. we went to kilkeney castle & then to the rock of cashel. but seriously, i'll tell you about it tonight. for now, we're headed out the door for bunratty castle on the advice of some locals in last night's pub.
oh! one funny pub story before we leave ...
we're sitting having dinner, and these two guys from boston come in. late 50's, early 60's i'd guess. anyway, yesterday was their first day here so they were still getting their bearings. and boston guy #1 is complaining (repeatedly) that he can't find a sport channel on tv. why can't he find a sports channel? don't they watch sports over here? bartender, don't you watch sports over here? where's the espn? and sean (the bartender) chuckles at him & finally says, "espn? what do you want us to do? sit around watching american football all day? it takes you four hours to play a one hour game!" everyone else laughs. and boston guy #2 points out that boston guy #1 is still upset because they couldn't find cheez-its at the grocery store. sean asks what cheez-its are, and the boston guys go on to describe the baked cheesy goodness. the boston guys ask us if we know what cheez-its are, and of course we do - we're from chicago. so again, sean chuckles at him & says, "am i speaking with an american accent? you're in ireland! we don't have cheez-its!"
it was a good time. :) the boston boys were having a bad first day. no sports; no cheez-its; they hit a curb hard enough to blow a tire; they had to wait 2.5 hours for someone to come replace the tire; and then they lost power that night (they were staying in the villas at the manor, as well). hopefully they do something amazing today. :)
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'becca is hoping to see where castle inhabitants would pour oil on the enemy today.
oh! one funny pub story before we leave ...
we're sitting having dinner, and these two guys from boston come in. late 50's, early 60's i'd guess. anyway, yesterday was their first day here so they were still getting their bearings. and boston guy #1 is complaining (repeatedly) that he can't find a sport channel on tv. why can't he find a sports channel? don't they watch sports over here? bartender, don't you watch sports over here? where's the espn? and sean (the bartender) chuckles at him & finally says, "espn? what do you want us to do? sit around watching american football all day? it takes you four hours to play a one hour game!" everyone else laughs. and boston guy #2 points out that boston guy #1 is still upset because they couldn't find cheez-its at the grocery store. sean asks what cheez-its are, and the boston guys go on to describe the baked cheesy goodness. the boston guys ask us if we know what cheez-its are, and of course we do - we're from chicago. so again, sean chuckles at him & says, "am i speaking with an american accent? you're in ireland! we don't have cheez-its!"
it was a good time. :) the boston boys were having a bad first day. no sports; no cheez-its; they hit a curb hard enough to blow a tire; they had to wait 2.5 hours for someone to come replace the tire; and then they lost power that night (they were staying in the villas at the manor, as well). hopefully they do something amazing today. :)
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'becca is hoping to see where castle inhabitants would pour oil on the enemy today.
Labels: ireland
posted by 'becca at 7:38 AM
5 Comments:
What kind of guy goes to a different country on a different continent and expect everything to be the same as at home? Dork. You come to Ireland to watch TV? Eat Cheez-Its when you get home!
ps. Will they let you pour oil on someone? An interactive tour?
I want to see where they would pour oil, too!
Must have lost power for a few days!
Just kidding! I'll keep checking 'til you're able to post more!
That is what I was going to say Jonathan! Great minds...
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