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Oh dear. I have been away rather a long no time, haven’t I? I’ve been thinking about starting up blogging again, but I haven’t been too motivated to do so. Until now. I have been doing a bit more travelling in the last few years, so I have some pics worth showing. So here are some nice pics from beautiful Málaga.

Today, the OH and I went into Dublin city centre as we normally do on a Saturday. It was a typical Irish summer's day - the weather was oscillating wildly from driving rain and howling wind to bright sunshine. Not a huge surprise there. We were going to go see a movie, but we encountered something else that diverted our attention - The Irish Gay Pride Parade. Shiny Happy Peoples I have to say that it is without doubt the best parade I have ever seen. The happiness was infectious - it's hard to imagine how gay people stay so positive and happy when you consider all the crap they have to put up with from people who disapprove of their lifestyle because their big book of stories tells them to. There were so many beautiful men and women there representing every part of the spectrum. Human sexuality is so complicated, and occasionally I find myself struggling to get my head around the many different "flavours", but what other people do in the comfort of their own ho...

The OH and I went for a short visit to Maastricht to visit a friend of mine. While we were there, we made the 1 hour bus journey to Aachen. What a wonderful city! It's dominated by the huge cathedral (like a lot of cities) and  there was a Christmas Market in full swing. My new boyfriend. He's sweet, he's silent and if he gives me any attitude I can bite his head off This meant - Glühwein, yay! Also, it seems that very other shop is a bakery selling the Aachen speciality - Aachener Printen. These are a type of lebkuchen (a kind of ginger bread) that is particular to Aachen. The window displays were amazing: Gingerbread reindeer - how cute is that? It seems that I am as distracted by nicely-presented baked goods as I am by shiny baubles - I had to stop at each and every window and ogle the goodies.  I want live in Aachen! However, maybe it's just as well I don't. I'd be as big as a house with all that gingerbread. Here are some more sights from the ...

...Some rabbits are created more equal than others

Milky, vanilla-y chewy sweets from China. I think Alice would approve.

Glendalough ( Gleann Dá Loch - Valley between 2 lakes ) is a Valley in County Wicklow.  It's the site of a medieval monastic settlement. Glenndalough was also a sacred place in pre-history, with farmers driving their cattle through the waters of the lakes at Bealtaine to keep them healthy for the rest of the year.   When it was in use, Glendalough was like a mini-village, with the community comprising of both ecclesiastical and lay people. There was a hospital and a farm. Manuscripts were written and copied here. Although the settlement was destroyed by english troops in 1398, it continued to be an important place of worship and pilgrimage. St. Kevin's Church Round Tower