Ireland Part II - The North
Filed in Germany, Log, Photos, June 30, 2006, 1:22 amOur bus from Dublin to Belfast was delayed by an hour and shortly after the bus departing it hit a parked van. The ride was comfortable and scenic. Mark met Mere and I at the bus station/mall and he took us for a short walk around Belfast. We saw the most bombed [...]
Ireland Part I - The Republic (Dublin)
Filed in Germany, Log, Photos, June 29, 2006, 3:20 pmOr why I’m never flying Ryanair again. Originally Emma and Meredith had planned to go to Dublin together however after purchasing their plane tickets Emma found out that her boyfriend was coming over to see her for their anniversary. Emma and Mere were discussing canceling their tickets when I volunteered to take over [...]
Vierzehnheiligen
Filed in Germany, Log, , 10:10 amThe Fourteen Holy Helpers are a group of saints venerated together in Roman Catholicism because prayer to them was thought to be particularly effective, especially against various diseases. This group of Nothelfer (emergency helpers) originated in the 14th century at first in the Rhineland, largely as a result of the epidemic (probably of bubonic plague) [...]
