We're finally getting settled into a routine, our place feels like home.
We finally joined a gym; it feels so good to be back into a fitness routine; our energy levels are higher, we feel healthier, and now that we have our own kitchen, we're eating a lot healthier too. The gym is literally 2 doors down from our apartment; there are days that we've gone in to work out, head home for dinner, and then head back to the gym to use their sauna. It's a nice fitness centre; the usual amenities are there--weights, cardio, a wide variety of classes, boxing studio, yoga studio, and a nice sized pool, sauna, steam room, and jacuzzi. There's a class that Brian and I are looking forward to taking; it's the hydrorider class--aqua cycling. It's literally a spinning class in the pool. We are still learning the conversions and in the gym the metric conversions are a pain to figure out. For example, the weights are in kilograms and the miles on the treadmill are in kilometres.
The weather has been holding up lately and we've actually had nice days where a jacket was not needed; we've also learned how to convert celsius to fahrenheit. The 17 degree celsius days are converted to (9/5)xCelsius+32 which equals about 66 degrees. In my book any day that is 17 degrees celsius or higher is a good day; anything lower requires some form of jacket.
Upcoming events in Dublin:
6th-19th, September is The Fringe Festival: Dublin Streets will vibrate with the weird and wonderful. There will be sightings of strange choreographed creatures on the streets. As described, it's a festival that celebrates the art dance culture and the utterly strange. http://www.fringefest.com/
19th, September is Culture Night: As described, for one night only Dublin city's museums, galleries, churches, historic houses, artists' studios, and cultural centre will swing open their doors late into the night to bring a night of entertainment and discovery.
For those of you who don't know, Brian and I do not have a TV...(yet), so it's made for an interesting way of learning to adapt without one. We rely on the internet, newspaper, radio, each other, and for me, the library. I have read a number of books upon arrival and look forward to the opportunity to read more. Most of my reads thus far has been crime books (it's like watching a movie or CSI!), but I'm switching gears now and reading some memoirs. Please send me your reading recommendations. You may be surprised to learn that in order to have a TV here, you need to have a TV license. The cost is about 130 euros for a license; for those that have more than 1 tv, there is a cost per tv. Brian is struggling with missing out on football season and is currently working and devising ways to get the NFL televised here; believe it or not, there are things you can buy that allows you to watch the programs you want from another country. For now, he's coping with being able to watch highlights on the internet. It's been interesting following the presidential campaign from here...Obama adourned the front pages with his acceptance speech; the title in red, white, and blue summed it up in one word RAZZMATAZZ!
30th, September, Saturday
Brian and I went out on our first 'date night' since we moved into our place; hand in hand we strolled over to the Temple Bar area, ate delicious food at a restaurant called "Mexico to Rome", I drank delicious wine from France, afterwards we soaked up the scene, people watched, listened to live music in the alleys, and treated ourselves to ice cream from Hagen Daz. Every now and then we still look at each other and say, "we're living in Ireland."
Posted are pictures from our date night...
Now, what's the crack with you (the Irish way of saying what's going on with you)?? We love hearing from you all....
We finally joined a gym; it feels so good to be back into a fitness routine; our energy levels are higher, we feel healthier, and now that we have our own kitchen, we're eating a lot healthier too. The gym is literally 2 doors down from our apartment; there are days that we've gone in to work out, head home for dinner, and then head back to the gym to use their sauna. It's a nice fitness centre; the usual amenities are there--weights, cardio, a wide variety of classes, boxing studio, yoga studio, and a nice sized pool, sauna, steam room, and jacuzzi. There's a class that Brian and I are looking forward to taking; it's the hydrorider class--aqua cycling. It's literally a spinning class in the pool. We are still learning the conversions and in the gym the metric conversions are a pain to figure out. For example, the weights are in kilograms and the miles on the treadmill are in kilometres.
The weather has been holding up lately and we've actually had nice days where a jacket was not needed; we've also learned how to convert celsius to fahrenheit. The 17 degree celsius days are converted to (9/5)xCelsius+32 which equals about 66 degrees. In my book any day that is 17 degrees celsius or higher is a good day; anything lower requires some form of jacket.
Upcoming events in Dublin:
6th-19th, September is The Fringe Festival: Dublin Streets will vibrate with the weird and wonderful. There will be sightings of strange choreographed creatures on the streets. As described, it's a festival that celebrates the art dance culture and the utterly strange. http://www.fringefest.com/
19th, September is Culture Night: As described, for one night only Dublin city's museums, galleries, churches, historic houses, artists' studios, and cultural centre will swing open their doors late into the night to bring a night of entertainment and discovery.
For those of you who don't know, Brian and I do not have a TV...(yet), so it's made for an interesting way of learning to adapt without one. We rely on the internet, newspaper, radio, each other, and for me, the library. I have read a number of books upon arrival and look forward to the opportunity to read more. Most of my reads thus far has been crime books (it's like watching a movie or CSI!), but I'm switching gears now and reading some memoirs. Please send me your reading recommendations. You may be surprised to learn that in order to have a TV here, you need to have a TV license. The cost is about 130 euros for a license; for those that have more than 1 tv, there is a cost per tv. Brian is struggling with missing out on football season and is currently working and devising ways to get the NFL televised here; believe it or not, there are things you can buy that allows you to watch the programs you want from another country. For now, he's coping with being able to watch highlights on the internet. It's been interesting following the presidential campaign from here...Obama adourned the front pages with his acceptance speech; the title in red, white, and blue summed it up in one word RAZZMATAZZ!
30th, September, Saturday
Brian and I went out on our first 'date night' since we moved into our place; hand in hand we strolled over to the Temple Bar area, ate delicious food at a restaurant called "Mexico to Rome", I drank delicious wine from France, afterwards we soaked up the scene, people watched, listened to live music in the alleys, and treated ourselves to ice cream from Hagen Daz. Every now and then we still look at each other and say, "we're living in Ireland."
Posted are pictures from our date night...
Now, what's the crack with you (the Irish way of saying what's going on with you)?? We love hearing from you all....
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