Ok, so I don't know how many times we could have been shafted today, but let me start with my BIGGEST frustration! RYANAIR! BASTARDS! I do not - repeate do NOT recommend this airline to anyone. First off - weight restriction of approx. 31.5lbs or affectionately known here as 15kilos. Well, except for those international travellers who came in with 44lbs, under the major airline weight restrictions of 50lbs or Aer Lingus' 70lbs. So for 12 more pounds, Tim and I had to put out 144UK pounds, also known as $300 US DOLLARS for 12 pounds. WHAT?!?! I'm disputing this shit! First off, who knew the weight restriction on RyanAir was different from anyone else, and the amount on my contract stated it would be 7.50 pounds per extra kilo - and instead they charged us 12 UK pounds per kilo. I was so mad. I said its here in writing, how can you do this. They said its in the computer. I'm calling VISA when I'm back in England and disputing the whole charge because this is ridiculous! Oh and did I mention that of course RyanAir got us into Dublin LATE?!?
So, next Ireland is nice. Seems that every road has a fence all a long it. Is that to keep the Irish in or to keep immigrants or crime out? Who knows. Hertz screws up. We go to the counter in the Airport. I am a Gold Member and my car should have been there and ready. They of course say to go to the shuttle because their computers are down. We get to the shuttle, its muggy as hell - - is this Florida or Ireland? - - and we just sit there, sweat pouring down from heat. We get to the outer rental and hey guess what - they start booking me like I wasn't Gold...shocker! They start asking me about insurance, and telling me their going to hold $2000 Euro's. I'm like - wait a minute, I'm a Gold Member, I pay for premium rentals, why the hell am I going through all of this. She says, "What, Gold? They should have had your car ready at the airport." I said they told me to come in here because their computers weren't working. So we had to go through a huge rigamorrow. I just said charge me the freakin' insurance then so we could get out of there. So, they also have toll roads here, (thanks for telling us Hertz.) However, Hertz IR has gotten smart and they have a contract with the government to pay for the tolls on our behalf and they charge our rental. The price is a slight discount, however, we have a handling fee. There's no way to avoid it because the toll is electronic only with no barries and no toll booth operators. It works much like FastPass but charges like the Pennsylvania Toll Pike! *Sigh*
Temple Bar area is C*R*A*Z*Y. It was so vivacious and active - but crazy. The Garda (Irish Police) were everywhere. They were giving tickets to all of the panhandlers and the cars with the lights were going crazy. TempleBar is not very long - about 3.5 blocks long by two blocks wide but it was packed. Reminded me of the Haight Festival in San Francisco or Oktoberfest in Campbell. Lots of Hen nights happening, (bachelorette parties.) The gals actually are slightly more creative than the Americans. I took pictures of some of them. David was drooling at the 'Angels'. The girls dress in various ways. There were girls as previously mentioned in 'Angel' outfits - think more like hookers with stillettos in white and coat-wire hanger halos. There were gals in mini-plaid red skirts with spanish hats. There were girls in red skirts with a red L for Learner on the back of their shirts (as in provisional driver in Europe.) All very creative. Pictures when I get back to the states.
So tomorrow we're off to Guiness and Trinity College. We're thinking about bailing on going to Waterford - we'll see.
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