5/13/08

HIBERNIA

Have been in Dublin 6 days, escaped form the financial problems and almost a year in my hometown. Really necessary.
Thursday: Arrived midday, went to G´s place to pick up the keys, met G and M at St. Stephen´s Green S.C. and walked to Dicey´s in Harcourt St., nice warm and sunny day, people like me in the old times-Formal dress and ties- having their weapon of choice-Guinness and Heineken- , reencountered how feminine the Irish women dress, unlike Spain where they are either joggers or hunters, not a hint of sofistication. Prettier faces, red haired and light eyes, the average attractivenes for me is higher in Ireland. Had dinner in Da Pino´s the sacro-sancto calzone-By the way all the kitchen staff in the trattoria are Chinese...- and a Perroni.
Then to the Dawson,Probably the smallest pub in the world, i liked it because of the carpet and the wood provided a warm atmosfere, imagine there while raining cats and dogs outside.
After that went to The Odeon, where i met Marco S., Pedro C., Gonzalo S. and Adolfo, they are all living well, leaving their jobs for the most peregrine reasons-because the work market there is great!!!!- and what is worst going up in the salary ladder...Up to 45K...There met a Cuban character in his late 40s boasting and saying that he was the first person to present Buenavista Social Club, adding some anecdotes that anyone can read.
Drunk went back home and slept on the floor, wooden floor.