- Another Monday. Back to work after a weekend of inertia. Difficult to believe that a week ago I was many thousands of miles away, basking under foreign skies.
- Dublin, wasn't it?
- Yes.
- Only a couple of hundred miles away; at best. And I thought it wasn't basking weather.
- It was dry, mostly. With occasional sunny spells. But I take your point. I was just trying to add a little exotic colour. All the same, a fine city.
- Did you get to see the sights?
- I saw a lot of posters; and sat through many lectures; but not much else. Such is the burden of having to attend a conference. Otherwise a few aimless strolls around the streets of Dublin. Mostly looking for something to eat. I mean in a restaurant. Not just on the street.
- Of course.
- But sometimes it's nice to get away. Visit somewhere new. It is abroad, after all. So similar to home, and yet somehow so different. Road signs; currency; post boxes: all different.
- It helps if road signs are different. They are not so useful when they are all identical. Especially those offering directions.
- Yes. And the cuisine, too. Particularly the beer.
- It is always advisable to sample the local cuisine.
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