I woke up reasonably early this morning, which is a good sign I’m adjusting to the new time zone. My goal for today was to pick up my replacement U.S. debit card that had been shipped to the Mail Boxes Etc. here in Dublin; my previous card had been frozen due to fraud activity during my visit to Portland the week before I left. The Mail Boxes Etc. Location was on the other side of Trinity...

I got out of the apartment for another shopping run yesterday and took a few photos along the way. View of Sprangers Yard (my apartment building) with the green door, I’m on 3rd (i.e. 2nd) floor with brick facade towards the far end: Views of the Central Plaza renovation a block over from my street: The George gay bar/club on South Great George’s Street, about a block away from the apartment...

Saturday night I embarked on actually cooking something (or at least heating up food instead of ordering in). I had ordered a few prepared meals from SuperValu in my grocery delivery — Chicken & Broccoli Bake, Beef Lasagne, Cottage Pie, Classic Beef Stew. The portions are fairly generous, and not that expensive: €6 for a family meal (2+ portions) and €4 for an individual meal, or $5-$7...