In true British style, Midsummer's Day has started out quite chilly thank you very much. At least one person I know had the central heating on last night, and I certainly had the car heater on full this morning. But Stonehenge didn't let us down. Despite a heavy dew and clouds obscuring the sun, dawn … Continue reading Summer Solstice 2004
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A Christening and a Reunion
One weekend in June I travelled down to my old home town Maidstone in Kent, for the christening of the third offspring of my old friends Denis and Lizzie. Denis and I were in University College Dublin together, along with the rest of the core group – Joe Dalton, Brian Costello, Paul Curran, Michael Ward, … Continue reading A Christening and a Reunion
A Night at the Opera
This week I had my very first – and then second – trip to the Opera. We booked to see the Barber of Seville followed by the Marriage of Figaro, both in the old Savoy Theatre. The theatre itself is beautiful, and it was the very first public building in the world to be completely … Continue reading A Night at the Opera
places to visit without necessarily eating
You can check these places out either online or in real life - here are some links to some of my favourite places in London. http://www.fourthplinth.co.uk - vote for the next work of art to be installed on the empty plinth on Trfalgar Square. http://www.southbanklondon.com - an amazing stretch of the river from Westminster to … Continue reading places to visit without necessarily eating
Máiréad Doyle 