The Dublin Proposal: Ireland Vacation 7

This wraps my series of photo blogs about our trip to Ireland.

Let's start with the lead.

When we got back to Dublin. we were thrilled to be witness to the Dublin Proposal, where Doug asked Paige for her hand in marriage (and the rest of her as well).  She said yes almost before he could the words out.  They are a great couple, whose bonds of love and affection draw out the best in each other.

The proposal was made in the beautiful garden grounds of the Irish Museum of Modern Art.  Alison did the research to pick the perfect spot, and I think she made an excellent choice.

We return to a chronological sequence of events.

We had left Belfast to spend a day and night in Londonderry (or Derry, depending on how you stand on independence from Britain).  It was very interesting stop because it was the least touristy place we went.  Unlike Dublin, where you heard as much of the American accent as the Irish, or Killarney where you often heard German, this town was predominantly locals.

There is a wall all around the inner city, and we walked its length.  Above is a picture of a small part of it, including cannons that were once used to defend it. 

This is a view of Londonderry from beyond the wall.

Just inside the wall was a view of one of the prettiest little churches we saw, an old Anglican church.  We saw many great and grand cathedrals on our trip, but this little church was one of the most charming.

This is not the Poundland we saw in Londonderry.  It's just a picture of another location I stole from public photos on Facebook.

Doug and Paige's special focus, something that we did not join them in, were tours of local breweries (including Jameson Whiskey and Guinness).  What we did without them was almost as exciting.  We visited a number of the equivalent of America's dollar stores.  This included Poundland in Northern Ireland and Euro World in Dublin.

We found Daddies Ketchup, a product aimed directly for me, as I am both a Daddy and a ketchupaholic.  John Oliver on Last Week with John Oliver had an even scarier version of this - Daddies Brown Sauce,

We returned to Dublin for the final two days of our trip.  Aaaand...for some reason my picture taking dwindled to almost nothing.  We had a good time. but there was a lot of bus travel that was not conducive to picture taking,  And I also just forgot I had a camera.   

From outside our room rental, I saw the Dublin branch of the OHC - Okefenokee Heritage Center.  Glad to see we're branching out.

I conclude the Ireland series with a picture of the newly engaged.


What a couple!

What a trip!