Clayton Hotel, Ballsbridge Dublin

Clayton Hotel, formally known as Bewleys Hotel Dublin. This 19th Century mansion is stunning and is chalked full of historial moments.

The building originally opened as a masonic girl’s school in the 1880s by The M.F.O.S. In the early 70s, it was bought by the Royal Dublin Society and it was renamed Thomas Prior House after one of their founding members. It was then bought by Burt Allen in the late eighties and converted to Bewley’s Hotel over the last number of years.

 In 2008 The Moran Hotel Group bought all Bewley’s Hotels in the UK and Ireland. Work began straight away in restoring the assembly hall, now known as Thomas Prior Hall. In September 2008 Thomas Prior Hall was launched with the filming of the final episode of “The Apprentice” and has been an extremely popular venue due to its uniqueness ever since.

Our trip  to hotel was  bit of a rush, learning to drive on opposite of the road is  at first  almost an impossible task. The round abouts are a nightmare and although traffic isn't  too bad, drivers honk like crazy and are a bit impatient.   Roads are small and often parking actually is in the lanes, you just have to move over when the traffic isn't coming at you.   NUTS!!  Luckily a nice police officer assisted us  at one point to help us with information, a  escort to right direction and some kind words and advice.  ............ Now fastforward to  check in.  Staff was helpful and very kind. We arrived hours before check-in and yet they got us in our room right away.   Rooms are clean and nice. Nothing extravagant but lovely just the same.  
Plug  ins are different here , but vending machines have adapters  in the hotel.   I love that you have to put a card in a slot in the room to turn on hydro, kind a neat!

One weird thing... no washcloths. The chamber maid  seemed to not know what it was I was asking for... so funny.

Breakfast buffet is filling. Delicious and the coffee is amazing in restaurant. IN the room... NOT SO MUCH, actually instant coffee. eeewww.

This historial hotel is not full of amenities we are used too, such as gym's and a pool..however, truly a great place to say and beautiful.

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Dublin castle, Ireland

Oh, that court yard is breathtaking. I can easily see in my mind all the amazing events that would have taken place.  Stone walkway is another  thing I admire!

Inside the castle you get a glimps of what life might have been like.   Formal tables,  stunning pieces of elegant furniture and  we must not forget to mention the incredible  ceilings!

If you ever get to Dublin, this is worth a look!

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Today is the big day

Today is travel day.. eek!   SO many small things to do. Pack, don't forget anything, get parkNfly code,  leave on time..LOL.

Grandma and I are going to have the experience of a lifetime, thank you to  all my readers who will follow along and share this adventure with us.

We are blessed.!   #TalkwithChrissy #Ireland #tripofalifetime #makingdreamsareality #photography

On the plane ride over, it becomes Grandma's 79th birthday... I am hoping the whole plane will sing to her!

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We plan to see many things, but if any of our readers know of a place to see.. Please post or email us!

The round-abouts

Our trip is coming up soon. Feeling pretty relaxed about most things..... EXCEPT those darn round-abouts.  Already driving on opposite side of the road, and now I have to deal with round abouts that also have multi-lanes. I can feel my blood pressure rise!

Now , I am sure after a day I will have no issue but to  get to our hotel, the road has many of these to tackle. Adverture, I would say!

Traveling is such an adventure, creating memories that will last a lifetime... so either way, this trip will be amazing!   #Ireland #driving #adventure #travelblog

Travelling to Ireland

Soon we travel to Ireland... " We" you ask LOL. My grandmother and I.  She has always wanted to go. Find her roots.  McCrory is her maiden name, a name as Irish as it gets. My great-grandfather was born there, north of Dublin and heading towards Belfast.  So we will journey to see if we can find  somewhere that he might have called home.

Renting a car, that shall be quite the journey. I have travelled many places but anywhere that is  different to drive,  I must admit my husband has always taken the driver's seat. This time it is all on me. I am not so nervous about being on the opposite side, but rather the roundabouts seem to be everyhwhere and more than one lane. EEEK. We will see how that goes.

We shall be staying at the Clayton hotel in Ballsbridge. A 19th century mansion. How exciting is that.   Only part I am grumpy about is the parking fees. OUCH to say the least. 12 Euros per day is killer.

Things I hope to see : Giant Causeway, Dublin Castle, Rock de Cashel, countryside with rolling hills, cliffs on the east side and Grafton street for shopping.

Our hopes for this trip.... simply to enjoy!  

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Who doesn't love free!

Today is free  small coffee day at McDonalds.  Now, some of you may not prefer going here, however you must admit the coffee is so much better than the competition. I perfer strong coffee  and one with flavour through the whole sip. McDonalds coffee does this. Even better order an americano ( ok, it isn't free to day but just worth a mention ) .

If you are out and about anyway, why not give it a try, afterall it is free!

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Transition month

WOw, craziness happening with Scentsy!  My team has grown so much this year. We are a team of 45 at the moment and I couldn't be prouder of them.  Each person is trying so hard to work thier business!!

Transition month for us as well, that means most things are 10% off as next month brings a new catalogue.. eeek!!
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