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I arrived bright and early (7:15am) from my first direct flight from MSP to Dublin. And super treat, Kate decided to meet me a day earlier than planned. So we spent our Halloween together.

We are staying at a nice AirBNB on Aungier Street, very near Whitefriars Church. We did visit when Kate was little, but we decided to check it out again to see the bone (or at least the box that holds the bones) of St Valentine. It’s very much a working church with folks waiting to give confession and a prayer group in full force. (I tried to catch the ethos in video.)

Then we walked around Templebar, George’s Market and Grafton Street. There was a little drama figuring out if my steps were getting counted, but this morning I clocked in at 12 miles. So, I guess they were. We enjoyed the people and the street art. The juxtaposition of busker and costumes was stellar. (The Halloween ice cream molding – also a rare treat.)

We saw the Oscars that we got to hold 15 years ago, when we went to the IFI to see a series of films, one which was not for kids. We had dinner at Port House, which is a tapas place we always like. I spent the morning in the rain so very much enjoyed the good weather.

We ended the night at Whelan’s, a great pub and venue. We saw, MARUJA, an aggressively awesome Manchester band that sang about late-stage capitalism and the power of community.