The queue at Victoria Station for a ticket. |
After arriving at Gatwick in disguise (in sunglasses and a Queen Elizabeth coronation headscarf )I meet Cupcake, we board the plane and land in Dublin. We continue our fast food foray with these crisps in the car park whilst waiting for our shuttle to the Premier Inn.
Settled in nicely we open some wine and try on the masks in preparation for the big day. |
Morning has broken. |
Fresh out of the shower I await the filling of my glass. |
and then get dressed into something suitable. |
Finally, the buggers are wed. Can we get on with our holiday now please? |
ITS EVERYWHERE! |
We didn't make it to any galleries. Street Art will suffice! |
Cupcake's birthday treat to me is a spot of lunch at this 'Royal-Themed' venue. Bloody Delicious! I reccomend the 'smokies' for starters. |
Finally, with the wedding frenzy over I discover an oasis..... the Powerscourt Centre with these gorgeous chillies on display The Powerscourt Centre. Sophisticated hustle and bustle. and then I discovered...... |
the gates of heaven |
My favourite shop in Dublin.Sumptuous clothes for hire! |
And after a suitable period of browsing and wandering the streets we eat delicious home made cake at 'The Cake Cafe'. |
Time for cocktails! (Actually rather shit cocktails at the rather beautiful Cafe en Seine.) Time to pick up tomorrow's breakfast on a budget. |
"This is what our fucking children have reduced us too!!" says Cupcake as we scrabble around in the reduced bin mourning the stylish holidays we used to have. |
Then we finally retire and on closer inspection of our shabby hotel discover this.
Then the horror of the white and black mould in room 312 of The Fleet Street Hotel. Suddenly my scoffing at Cupcake's obsession with Premier Inn's seems a little naive. |
It's the morning of the REAL wedding we came for and preparations are in full swing. Not enough kirby grips? Cupcake improvises with knickers. |
Despite the odds being stacked against us we still turn out alright! |
love the tribute MJ pose in you last picture- very funny
ReplyDeleteToo bad about the mildewy hotel. Sounds like you had lots of fun other than that.
ReplyDeleteBest pic of Wills I've ever seen. And they say he hasn't still got it.
ReplyDeleteI have to say this has been by far the most entertaining photo journal I have seen in a while!!!
ReplyDeleteMy favourite is the Queen scarf costume. Fab!
You looked so great at the wedding, after staying in that hellhole hotel? I'm impressed! And the knickers thing is pure genius.
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