Sunday 7th February
I spent this weekend in the "Fair City" of Dublin in honour of my Dad's recent sixtieth birthday and his official retirement. The place was much changed since my last visit - over ten years ago now - but the run-down feeling of the place had definitely not, European money or no.
It was grey and chilly and horribly expensive and so the money I was planning to save this month is gone. I had a good time eating good food and drinking good booze, although as is usual my Dad tried to take control of many things and was patronising and annoying. Ugh.
It was good to see my Mum and bro however and nice to take in a change of scene; I feel seriously wiped out by it all and am really looking forward to curling up in my own (rented) bed with Patrick.
