"To Arthur!"

Although Arthur Guinness Day was on September 23rd, the storehouse had free tours on the 24th for Culture Night so we went to celebrate Arthur's Day plus 1. :)

Jamie reminding us where we are Vanna White style.

View of Dublin city from the Gravity Bar.

Beatlemania!~

It is impossible to go to Liverpool and not be exposed to Beatles music and paraphernalia.  Through couchsurfing, I met up with Warrington native Kathryn who showed me around a bit and gave me a place to stay (thanks again Kathryn!).  We boarded the Magical Mystery Tour bus which took us around to all the locations made famous by the Beatles and their music.

Such cuties.

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Kathryn & I post drink at the Cavern Club, where the Beatles first made it big.  An acoustic John Lennon tribute was playing at the time--excellent atmosphere for a pint.

Two songs to offer.  One Beatles tune of course.  And the other a classic Liverpool song.

The Beatles - Revolution (live)

In My Liverpool Home

Scouse Immersion

I was in the UK city of Liverpool for the past 4 days.  It reminded me alot of Halifax, Nova Scotia actually, both being big port cities and all; however, I prefer the inhabitants of Halifax over Liverpool.   

A few pictures of the harbour and architecture of the city.  This is taken along the outer part of Albert Dock, a group of Grade I (exceptional importance rating) architectural and historical buildings along the Liverpool waterfront.

The Royal Liver Building.  One of the "Three Graces", three neighbouring buildings which contribute to the picturesque waterfront.  It's really just a glorified office building.  There are two "liver birds" on top facing opposite directions; the one shown here is believed to be the female keeping watch on the oceans and for her man coming back from sea.  The one opposite her is believed to be the male looking into town to see what pubs are open, busy, and worth a visit. :) 

The Port of Liverpool Building, another of the "Three Graces", with Canada Boulevard running along the front (note the Maple trees!).  The Boulevard commerates Canada's contributions to the Battle of the Atlantic. 

A perfect end to a day of exploring: a lovely cup of Earl Grey tea (that was followed by a delicious scone with jam and cream!--didn't last long enough for a photo).

More Irish Life Lessons

Perseverance:
steady persistence in a course of action, a purpose, a state, etc., esp. in spite of difficulties, obstacles, or discouragement.  (see dictionary.reference.com)

The perseverance of peoples of Ireland is something to aspire to; the sudden onset of rain at any given moment haults nothing.  Although this photo isn't the best quality, I thought it was a good representation of how one doesn't let the obstacle of rain stand in the way of business & life.

When something as mundane as the weather or as big as love and life gets you down, persevere.
xo

The Gourmet Burger Company

I took my camera to work for about 10 days straight before I finally remembered to take a picture or two. 

I work for the Gourmet Burger Company (http://www.gourmetburgercompany.ie/) which is this fabulous place that specializes in organic beef and free range chicken burgers. Mmm delicious!

An example of our tasty chicken burgers.

Yesterday was an exciting day in the kitchen.  I entered a radio contest on behalf of Will, one of our head chefs, and won him the prize--two tickets on a private jet to go to Paris and front row seats to the U2 concert in Paris (which amazingly falls on his birthday)!  Unfortunately his fiancee has priority over me for his spare ticket. :( Sad news.  But so excited to have won something that cool regardless! Lol

Happy birthday Will!  You owe me. Bigtime.

U2 live from Slane Castle, Ireland