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Long Live The Queen

June 5, 2012 by Kristy 9 Comments

I’m starting to think we are being stalked by Queen Elizabeth II. That’s right, she is stalking us commoners.

Last May, we were in Ireland and she made an unprecedented visit. Unprecedented as in she never visited Ireland before. And it just so happened to overlap with our trip. It didn’t hinder our sightseeing too much. Some things were closed and we had to take a few detours but, otherwise, no big deal. We even got a glimpse of her going by in her car. Pretty cool.

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Giving her best royal wave

Last week we were researching where to go and what to do in London and noticed some things were closed due to the “Queen’s Diamond Jubilee”. Hmmm. Again, we thought no big deal.

Let me put it this way – the Olympics are about to take place in London in a little over 6 weeks and there is no indication of any preparation. The only thing we saw (sadly) was a small, digital countdown to the Olympics near our hotel in Trafalgar Square. That’s it. They are too busy celebrating the Diamond Jubilee. It was a HUGE deal.

They love their Queen, that’s for sure. And while it was cool to take part in the festivities, London was crowded and bridges/sights were closed. Not cool. We spent a mere weekend in London and again it overlapped with a “Queen” event.

We did get to do our run along the Thames though. We had to be a bit creative since bridges were closed and people were camping out along the Thames to watch the flotilla (in honor of…you guessed it, the Queen).

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He came out of retirement…

We hit a bunch of pubs at night and came across one called Endurance. Obviously, we had to go in for a beer. It was an odd mix of taxidermy, disco balls, and bad music (Salt-N-Pepa’s “Push It”).  We stayed for 1 beer.

We did like London and we did have a great time…I just wished we came last weekend (apparently the weather was gorgeous too). It was nice to watch The Royal Family (and by family I mean Will, Kate, and Harry). We only see pictures of them in the US and it was fun to see them interact with the crowd and one another.  They are human, imagine that!

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Fireworks after the Queen’s concert at Buckingham Palace…

Queen Elizabeth II Sighting!

May 20, 2011 by Kristy 7 Comments

Last night Matt and I were walking around Dublin (pub crawling and getting lost) and we came across a huge group of people behind a barricade.  The Queen was supposed to be out of Dublin by Wednesday but her itinerary was kept hush hush for security reasons.  Matt and I weasel our way to the front and find out everyone is waiting for the Queen to drive by!  Oh my god, talk about timing!

So here’s a picture of the Queen driving by in a Range Rover giving her royal wave.  She’s in the backseat.  So cool, right?!

Greetings from Dublin!

May 19, 2011 by Kristy 8 Comments

Hello!

Today is our last day in Dublin and we’ve been on the go since landing on Tuesday morning.  Tomorrow we head south to Kinsale and then onto Kenmare and the Ring of Kerry.

  • We really like Dublin (especially at night!) and the people here could not be any nicer.
  • Queen Elizabeth II was here on Tuesday and Wednesday and it was a BIG deal.  Lots of closures and delays everywhere.  On Tuesday we basically walked all around Dublin…or at least where we could get to.
  • On Wednesday we headed south of Dublin along the coast to Bray, Dalkey, and Killiney.
  • I swear we walked close to 10 miles on Wednesday.  It was crazy.  I have a new respect for people who walk marathons.
  • On Wednesday night we went to the championship game of the UEFA Europa League (soccer).  Matt purchased tickets about a month ago and he was sooo excited about it.  Our seats were about 15 rows away from the field!
We went to lots of pubs…
We climbed to the top of Bray Head (see the big mountain in the distance?).  And then the view from the top.
At the Guinness factory…
At the UEFA Europa League match…
That’s all for now!  See ya in a few days!

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