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Entered these premises in Guildford and allowed a pleasant Hungarian lady to wield a buzzcutter.

Another day of hiking the North Downs. Today we only visited one hostelry–for lunch and libation.

North Downs walk with a friend included a pub, brewery, and liquor store/micro-brewery. Local beer procured at each.

After-dinner view before taking the train to Guildford: Thames, Southwark Bridge, St. Paul’s Cathedral.

Tower of London today: 888,246 ceramic poppies, one for each British WW1 military death; one for my grandfather.

Posted about my long journey to Ireland.

Today’s destination: Guildford, a base for walking in the North Downs. Right now I’m on a Newcastle to London train.

Walked with friends along Northumberland’s coast. En route: the castle across this bay, pub lunch, afternoon tea.

Bringing Mario the cockerel to his new Newcastle home. An old family friend admired it, so I got it for her garden.

Honored my Mum’s memory with a cuppa and cream cake in Fenwick’s department store, Newcastle. She loved to go there.

At Dublin Airport waiting for a flight to Newcastle upon Tyne, England: my home town.

Posted a few statistics about our trip to Ireland.

Unlike O’Hare no signs at Dublin Airport telling you to keep your feet off the furniture.

St. Patrick’s Cathedral, Dublin. Today we went down the checklist of Dublin’s tourist hotspots.

Finally the mists have lifted, and we get to see The Mournes from our friends’ home where we are staying tonight.

Relaxed here, back at the B&B after walking the high moors in the mist to the top of Slieve Commedagh (The Mournes).