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diesel trains are gross

Limerick -> Dublin

now this is more like ireland i remember: soaked during my run, soaked during my walk to the train stop, and drizzled on during my walk back from dinner.

the train ride was pleasant enough, but i was feeling tired and unadventurous this evening. after the early dinner, i stayed in and finished off nonzero (by the moral animal guy); it's truly sad because he goes on and on about all these great things about the world and civilizations, and then the one-two punch of 9/11 and the bush administration come along and ruin everything. fortunately he has a bunch of articles and essays on those things on his site that i will have to go read another time.

it's a little weird to be back in a large city, i find myself a little surprised at how much limerick had grown on me. there is way too much for me to do or see here that i have no chance of getting a good handle on it all, so i might spend some time at the zoo tomorrow. i can't tell if that's worthwhile or not; certainly some parts of this city are quite touristy, and the liffey, while a storied estuary, is no seine.

well the point of being in dublin is to see radiohead friday, so anything else i do is going to be a let down anyway.

my hotel is in a great location, as it is right by the light rail that brought me from the train station, the heavy rail that will take me to the radiohead show, and buses for the ferry to wales that i'll spend my saturday morning on. or if i just want to go home tomorrow, the bus to the airport is nearby, too.

i think this is why i picked this place (it certainly wasn't for the non-flushing toilet).