Weekend in Dublin
Autumn was in Dublin for a few weeks in October, so we popped over to visit her.
The Man in Seat 61 provides this calculation of travel emissions, in kilograms of CO2:
London to Edinburgh
Flight: 3.5 hours, 193 Kg
Rail: 4.5 hours, 24 Kg = 87% less
London to Dublin
Flight: 4 hours, 174.8 Kg
Rail: 8 hours by train & ferry, 46.8 Kg = 73% less
So we took the ferry (which was not as awesome as the ferry to Belfast.)
And we went to the seaside.
And we listened to live music at the Cobblestone.
I like to consider this my first trip to Dublin, so it didn't matter that the two days didn't allow for all the things I'd like to do and see there. Next time I'm going to get some nice wool, go to the castle, and visit the museum of modern art. This time, though, I enjoyed spending time with people I love, even if some of them still refuse to wear hats.



