Loren is another Ph.D. student at UCD just finishing up his dissertation and we've become friends with he and his lovely girlfriend, A'gi. Loren is from Dublin originally but also splits his time between here and L.A. as he is the CEO of a consulting firm working with companies on organizational psychology. It's all very interesting stuff. He also does life-coaching-type-work with individuals as well. He's a very interesting guy and Wayne keeps asking him "how many LIVES have you LIVED?". We found out today he also holds a "Ph.D" in U2 and Bono - having spent 18 months with them when they recorded Joshua Tree (an album, for those unfamiliar). This guy, we'll keep around. =) He even showed us the house where Joshua Tree was recorded (Adam Clayton's house). A'gi is from Hungary, has lived in Italy and seems to have travelled the world. She's very sweet. A'gi is also a new lawyer studying for Hungary's verrry rigorous Bar exam.
Well, today, Loren and A'gi were nice enough to take us on a reaalll tour, off the beaten path. Loren showed us two of - what he considers - the most beautiful places on earth (and this is saying a lot because he has been to something like 40 countries). We then went out to dinner at a lovely little cafe owned by a woman and her husband who - together - do all of the cooking for the restaurant. It's in an old house and the food was amazing. It was a beautiful Sunday and completely spur of the moment so all the more amazing.
A view from one of the high roads on a mountain looking down on Dublin. You can see the smoke-stacks (which we also see from our apartment). We live down on the right part of the picture, at the coast, in Dun Laoghaire. Off in the right hand part of the picture you can see Howth, the peninsula that we also look out toward from our place.
This is their U2-esque album cover photo. =)
Loren posed this one.
I think they'd be a fine rock-group.
Mi Familia
#1 of 2 Epic'lly Beautiful Irish spots
Tell me this doesn't look like a scene from The Lord of the Rings...
More Lord of the Rings.
So this is just to the right of the lake and this is the Estate of a member of the Guinness Family.
(Video Clip of View and Talk of a Commune)
You'll have to excuse my voice, I can't help it.
This hillside looks a bit treacherous but it's just a steep slope that continues all the way down to the water. There is no actual drop-off. You can just keep walking down and down. So, no worries, Norah was safe. It's a bit of an optical illusion actually.
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