(Katherine) I ended up staying up all night for fear of missing our bus to the airport; then at 3:15 I started the process of preparing our bags for the horrendous storm that was brewing outside. Even though it was a 10 minute walk to the bus station, Robert was lucky enough to hail us a cab so we could avoid getting drenched. We caught our bus to Gatwick airport, and then took a 6:20am flight to Dublin. Upon our arrival, we were able to figure out how to take a tram that would drop us off within a few blocks of our car rental place (ah, the advantages of being in an English speaking country!)
A very sweet lady checked us into our rental car, and with a few wrong turns out of the city we finally made our way on the correct highway to Limerick. Robert had to quickly learn how to drive a stick shift on the opposite side of the road, but he adapted quickly. This was partially due to the fact he’s left handed, but he also was able to relate the shift to a controller on one of his video games (not exactly what I wanted to hear, but at least it helped him get the hang of it.)
We finally arrived in Limerick to find my friend from college, Kristi, her 4-month old baby, Evan, and their active little dog, Jake. Kristi and her husband, Barry were unable to make it to the wedding due to the pregnancy, so I had really been looking forward to seeing them and meeting Evan. When Barry got home, he was kind enough to baby-sit while Kristi took Robert and myself out in Limerick for some gourmet pizza at a place called Milano’s. It’s actually the same company as the Pizza Express in England, just under a different name (note: we were obsessed with a place called Pizza Express in our college town). We had a great time talking about her life in Ireland, which made us even more eager to explore the area this week!
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