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Forum: Europe
Nov 29th, 2024, 11:06 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 469
Posted By AlessandraZoe

To quote Joe Friday on "Dragnet": All we want...

To quote Joe Friday on "Dragnet": All we want are the facts, ma’am.” You delivered.!

As people who flew to Bari, went on to Matera by bus (where 24 hours was enough for us too, much to our...
Forum: Europe
Nov 28th, 2024, 07:53 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 2,852
Posted By AlessandraZoe

JanisJ--Adored the Wapping walk and the Bus #15...

JanisJ--Adored the Wapping walk and the Bus #15 delightful anecdote. My husband loved hearing about the journey--it's one of the reasons we enjoy public transport.
We're adding it to the immense...
Forum: Europe
Nov 28th, 2024, 06:05 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 2,852
Posted By AlessandraZoe

I now am reporting everything from your trip...

I now am reporting everything from your trip report to my husband, and he's enjoying all your various topics with commentary. He roared at your comment about the senior citizens you observed in pubs...
Forum: Europe
Nov 26th, 2024, 08:41 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 2,852
Posted By AlessandraZoe

I love the term, "mudlark." Sad but true...

I love the term, "mudlark." Sad but true history. I fell in love with the movie "The Mudlark" (1950) somewhere on a TCM journey eons ago. Irene Dunne and Alec Guinness, what's not to like? So...
Forum: Europe
Nov 26th, 2024, 06:23 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 2,852
Posted By AlessandraZoe

I feel as though I'm interrupting the flow of...

I feel as though I'm interrupting the flow of your superb report, but I just have to tell you that I found a video that would probably give immediate expansion on what you just saw at the Van Gogh...
Forum: Europe
Nov 26th, 2024, 02:26 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 2,852
Posted By AlessandraZoe

Thank you again for all the details, and it's...

Thank you again for all the details, and it's given me a great idea for an important family event. I suspect I can drag my husband to London for his 80th birthday without too much difficulty, and so...
Forum: Europe
Nov 25th, 2024, 04:54 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 2,852
Posted By AlessandraZoe

Vickiebypass, You sure get an A+ in my trip...

Vickiebypass, You sure get an A+ in my trip planner book for pre-booking special events and yet leaving plenty of free time for serendipity. That Oedipus production sounds delightful--I wonder how...
Forum: Europe
Nov 23rd, 2024, 11:51 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 2,073
Posted By AlessandraZoe

Your stream-of-consciousness comments in various...

Your stream-of-consciousness comments in various art museums in past posts was what made my husband a HUGE fan. Keep it going. I'm in for the ride.
Forum: Europe
Nov 23rd, 2024, 06:07 AM
Replies: 32
Views: 2,073
Posted By AlessandraZoe

"Be forewarned, it’s lengthy since I find the...

"Be forewarned, it’s lengthy since I find the details and impressions in other people’s trip reports helpful!"

Well, Vickiebypass, you've certainly done your share of helpful. I found your...
Forum: Europe
Nov 22nd, 2024, 05:49 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 406
Posted By AlessandraZoe

Fares: The word "Stages"

Just a quickie for absolute idiots like me--

I had looked up the various Leap Card fares in Galway, where we'll be doing short hops when our feet let us down. I saw this listing...

Adult 0-11...
Forum: Europe
Nov 22nd, 2024, 05:42 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 406
Posted By AlessandraZoe

Is it possible to share an Adult Leap Card? What is the protocol for using the card?

I'm continuing to research, but please, please correct anything that is wrong.

Sharing One Leap Card
Several online forums differ with my very unsure statement in the first post that only one...
Forum: Europe
Nov 21st, 2024, 08:15 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 610
Posted By AlessandraZoe

I so hope you do it. Our family attended the...

I so hope you do it. Our family attended the Games yearly here in the US, and it's one of the most enduring childhood memories I have.

We'd arrive early when the mist had not yet cleared in the...
Forum: Europe
Nov 21st, 2024, 07:58 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 406
Posted By AlessandraZoe

Leap Card: Online Ordering and Timing

I just researched how I would order the Leap Card online and how long it would take to get to me, scouring the various TFI and Leap Card listings, plus doing deep dives for in-person online reports....
Forum: Europe
Nov 20th, 2024, 05:44 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 406
Posted By AlessandraZoe

Ireland TFI Leap Card information November 2024. NEED INPUT from others.

This post is about the REGULAR TFI Leap Card, not the VISITOR TFI Leap Card. I have worked my way through a lot of information, but I'm not entirely sure that everything I've established is correct,...
Forum: Europe
Nov 9th, 2024, 11:07 AM
Replies: 13
Views: 952
Posted By AlessandraZoe

So you asked for my opinion. I've just read this...

So you asked for my opinion. I've just read this and I've taken a deep breath.
Overall thought? This is a LOT of moving around and your November daylight will be limited.
Your choices, though,...
Forum: Europe
Nov 8th, 2024, 05:16 AM
Replies: 69
Views: 26,928
Posted By AlessandraZoe

Tara Lodge is a tad away from our "tramping...

Tara Lodge is a tad away from our "tramping grounds" in Belfast (think of a radius from Belfast City Hall), so I can't give you any kind of read on it.

I just asked my husband to take a look at...
Forum: Europe
Nov 1st, 2024, 02:44 AM
Replies: 69
Views: 26,928
Posted By AlessandraZoe

virginiafish--I do want to put this in...

virginiafish--I do want to put this in perspective: remember, I have not seen this with my own eyes. The Sunflower was in a really sketchy part of town even when we went, so I don't know how much of...
Forum: Europe
Oct 29th, 2024, 06:51 AM
Replies: 69
Views: 26,928
Posted By AlessandraZoe

Update about one of our favorite bars in a favorite city

When I wrote this trip report in 2019, I enjoyed reporting on Belfast and on one of the most unique bars we had ever entered, The Sunflower. Because there was a recent response to my old report and a...
Forum: Europe
Oct 17th, 2024, 11:14 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,707
Posted By AlessandraZoe

I'm thinking of weather a lot. I don't know that...

I'm thinking of weather a lot. I don't know that I'd lock myself into any tour given our experience of, as our bus driver called it, "bi-polar" weather on our March day trip from Dublin to Kilkenney....
Forum: Europe
Oct 17th, 2024, 05:42 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 872
Posted By AlessandraZoe

I am NO help on this address. I just "walked...

I am NO help on this address. I just "walked around it" on Google Streets, going up and down a few blocks, and I don't think I've ever been in that part of the neighborhood. Sorry!
Forum: Europe
Oct 16th, 2024, 10:58 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 872
Posted By AlessandraZoe

Virginiafish--It's a good neighborhood but I...

Virginiafish--It's a good neighborhood but I should tell you that in general, we found Dublin's feeling of safety wherever you are a tad changed the last time we were there seven years before. We...
Forum: Europe
Oct 16th, 2024, 05:03 AM
Replies: 113
Views: 19,499
Posted By AlessandraZoe

I'm having a chuckle--ironically, I think I was...

I'm having a chuckle--ironically, I think I was the first or second person to respond to your upcoming Dublin trip question, and there I posted a link to one of my OTHER trip reports that covered...
Forum: Europe
Oct 15th, 2024, 08:36 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,707
Posted By AlessandraZoe

NYSE--Good catch about the UK tag, which brings...

NYSE--Good catch about the UK tag, which brings to mind that I'd much rather land in Belfast City Airport, where a lot of cheapie flights land*, than in Dublin. You'd be traveling from UK to UK, and...
Forum: Europe
Oct 15th, 2024, 06:11 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 3,707
Posted By AlessandraZoe

Because we never rent a car in Ireland, even...

Because we never rent a car in Ireland, even after multiple trips, I can give you some tips on how to enjoy Ireland without a car and for your needs, without a lot of planning.

My two favorite...
Forum: Europe
Oct 9th, 2024, 08:44 AM
Replies: 24
Views: 2,028
Posted By AlessandraZoe

Reeshiez...

Reeshiez (https://www.fodors.com/community/profile/reeshiez/)--Laughing about Versailles. I feel your pain. I still remember the foot pain because of the darn cobblestones walking up to it. When I...
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