Like the Pictures

Did anyone decipher that fuzzy little logo on the wingtip in Tuesday’s post? Yes, that’s the Aer Lingus logo.

Librarians are tricky–they plan conferences with rawther dry titles like Qualitative and Quantitative Methods in Libraries…and then tell you that that conference will be in Ireland. I had a paper that needed publishing, and the conference committee thought it sounded nice enough for me to present, too, so we were off.

At first, it looked like this:

Shannon Airport, while super easy to get around in, is not exactly prepossessing first thing on a grey Sunday morning.

Then, it looked like this:

I was really too pleased to see my first field of sheep. It took a while, too…someone clearly missed the memo that I was there to see sheep in fields and put out all the cows.

Mousie was incredibly pleased with our hotel. I was incredibly pleased with the Expedia offer that put this hotel within reach!

Mousie loved the big poufy bed. I loved that the linens were pristine.

This is the view out our hotel window:

I died when I saw our view.

And they had tea, with some of the best scones I’ve ever eaten.

Mousie agrees that tea and scones is better in a cool, dawmpish country.

4 responses to “Like the Pictures”

Donna says:

May 31, 2012 at 4:20 pm

Love the mouse- lucky you to be in Ireland. It’s one of my favorite places in the world.

- Allison says:
  
  May 31, 2012 at 4:24 pm
  
  Thank you! I feel very fortunate to be able to travel–the more I see of the world, the more it fascinates me.
  
Courtney says:

May 31, 2012 at 6:49 pm

So jealous! I need to get more motivated to do these kinds of things. 🙂

Jen says:

July 19, 2012 at 2:50 pm

You are a jet setting, global, published librarian!
That is so awesome. I just had to state the obvious. 🙂