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Jan24

Limerick, the Cliffs of Moher, and Galway

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Saturday, 26-Oct-2024


Brian and I have been adventuring while he’s here! I had a week off from classes, and while I did have quite a bit of reading to catch up on… I was able to carve a few days off for us to get out of town and into the adventure.

After Oweynagat Cave, we took to the road again – this time, going a bit further out from my fair city of Dublin, all the way to the West Coast of the Emerald Isle. We started out early, taking a beautiful sunrise walk through Stephen’s Green on the way to pick up our rental car before hitting the road toward Limerick, where we aimed to grab some lunch.

A farmer’s market was an absolutely lovely surprise, and so fortified with snacks and mushrooms we hit the road again to the gem of the West Coast – the Cliffs of Moher!


We arrived in the rain – not a surprise, thankfully, and so after a quick armoring of rain gear we were well fortified against the weather and heading out toward the cliffs.

It.

Was.

Gorgeous!

I could try to describe, but… I took pictures. I’ll let them speak for themselves.


After the cliffs, we headed back onto the road, forging our way North toward dinner in Galway. The road met all the expectations and hopes that Ireland suggests; every turn was another glorious view, and every look out the window gave us a vista worth photographing.

Frankly, it made it a bit tough to make quick progress, and Galway saw us arrive a fair bit after dark… not a challenge this time of year, to be fair. It went well, though – we parked, wandered a bit, and even saw a huge art installation of a travelling newt before we settled in for a quick Guinness stew.

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The rest of the evening saw us driving home by headlights – taking our time, enjoying the music, and reveling in the mystique and fantasy of the Irish countryside.

Aug11

The Day Market, and the Night Market, of Cassis

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Various days between 06-July and 18-July



Cassis is, at the end of the day, a tourist town.

And, as befitting of a tourist town, it’s got lots of interesting shops to walk and wander and peruse through… but what if there could be MORE shops? Well, they thought of that – a few times a week during the day, and most evenings, there’s markets that take over areas of town!

These are pretty awesome, and pretty consistent in their wares – We saw the Day Markets at least twice, and the night markets almost every evening we were there, and I don’t think I can recall the vendors changing up at all during that time.




The day market was, by far, the bigger of the two; it took over a good portion of the center of town, and had vendors selling everything from cured meats, to fresh-pressed oils, to wooden kitchen supplies and jewelry… I even found a vendor selling Pokémon keychains!

The evening was far more sedate, but also far more frequent. Which, in my mind, equals out pretty well. There wasn’t any food on display, but there were some clothing vendors and quite a few jewelers displaying some quite beautiful options.

Unfortunately, I somehow missed out on taking photos of the night markets… so bear with me and use your imagination: The scene is a lovely French evening, out by the Mediterranean. It’s still warm from the day, but comfortably cool thanks to the light sea breeze. The street and sidewalks are white polished stone, almost slippery in how well worn they are from centuries of citizens. It’s dark, but the market is bright. You walk in.

Jul3

An Estonian farmer’s market

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Saturday, 08-June-2024


While out and about, wandering and exploring Tallinn, I came across something I haven’t seen in a while. Something that called to me, from back in the olden days of living in Hood River, and sometimes Portland, Wilsonville, or even Cambridge in Massachusetts.

A primal event.

A farmer’s market!

I stopped, of course, because how could I say no to seeing what a European farmer’s market is like? Especially one from the Baltic!

Well, it was pretty big for a starter. I didn’t take many pictures, but please believe me that this was not a small affair. There were quite a few stalls, with quite a few people… with long lines looping around in many cases.

The booths that seemed to be getting the most traction were berry sales – strawberries, mainly, with people waiting in long lines 30+ people long. The lines moved quickly, as one would expect from just buying a pot of strawberries, but still. I was impressed at just how many people were queueing up… and with how many strawberries, blackberries, and blueberries they were picking up.

Past the berries, the farmer’s market stretched out into a full-on flea-market and swap meet. There were booths with clothes, dried foods, antiques and curios, and even a lingerie shop! A little bit of everything – I explored, but only actually bought some dried ginger and a few old bank notes from the 1960s CCCP.

Seemed neat, though, and I’m very glad I stopped!