I went, I saw and I conquered, well apart from one sandwich. Over the past two weeks I visited three of the worlds great cities; Dublin, Las Vegas and finally Seattle. I was only in the Irish capital to make a connection but this did afford me a day in the city centre. Visited a few of my favourite places including The Sackville Lounge off O'Connell Street and Bruxelles Bar off Grafton Street.
The handy thing about leaving for America via Dublin is that you clear US immigration and customs before you leave. It takes a lot of the hassle out of the process and means that once you arrive you're treated as a domestic passenger and can make your connection without having to go through security again. I was flying with American Airlines so was subject to delays. The two international flights were four and 3.5 hours late while the two internal were an hour and 30 minutes respectively. I am happy to report that the Air Alaska flight between Las Vegas and Seattle was on time and that if your luggage isn't in the carousal in 20 minutes you will be compensated. Good work. This flight was great, the sight of the highest Cascade Mountains poking through the cloud will be with me for ever; especially Mount St Helens and it's cratored top. The result of the 1980 volcanic eruption.
I will return to my trip in later posts.
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