The Lederman Kitchen

Last weekend was October Bank Holiday, but since we're heading back to the US this week, we decided to lay low in Dublin, but still make an effort to get out of town for a day.  The weather forecast for Saturday was cold but sunny.  That's about as perfect as it can get over here, so we wanted to take advantage of it.  We hit the road in the Little Green Machine  with our friends Abby & Brandon for a trip down to Glendalough to go on a hike. Brian and I had been to Glendalough before, on our first road trip in Ireland , but we didn't go on any of the hikes, so I was really looking forward to it. Before we headed off on a hike, we walked around the remains of St. Kevin's Monastery. St. Kevin's Monastery - a church with the Round Tower in the back The Round Tower at the Monastery Cemetery at the Monastery  Another shot of the cemetery, with the view Abby and I The whole gang by the lake Starting the accent  T...

It was a big weekend here in Dublin. Saturday night was the Heineken Cup Rugby Final, which Dublin's Rugby team won!  That game was immediately followed by the Champion's League Soccer Finals.  Needless to say, the pubs were packed. Leinster winning the Cup - photo: bbc.co.uk We joined some of Brian's co-workers at a Pub in our neighborhood, Birchell's, to watch.  It was a fun night including a few Guinness.  My highlight was Brian's co-workers inviting me to join their Tag Rugby team.  Now I just need to do some research on the rules.  Don't worry Mom & Dad, it's like flag football, not rough at all. Sunday was a big day, Brian and I rented a car!  Our first driving experience here in Ireland, driving on the wrong side of the car and on the wrong side of the road.  The plan was to go South through the Wicklow Mountains, then cut over to the coast and drive back up along the coast back to Dublin. Brian had to deal with Cars, Bike...