7/07/2009
Driving to Derry
Phew! Quite an event. We left Bray/Dublin early this morn. crossed Co. Monaghan(Hello John :-))Probs started at the border, not for us, who have EU-passports. but I had no idea, that Rafiq only possesses a lebanese passport, which made a major terror alert to the Royal Army, who searched my car so thoroghly, that I wonder the car has it´s motor still in place. Gosh, do they really think, some teenagers carry bombs or stuff for Al-Quaeda or, being catholic, for the Real IRA. To top this, Rafiq had to get a visa to get to Northern Ireland, even though he has a permanent visa for the EU! So far for Union! Laters Pilgrim...Any comments?
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Well actually, teenagers have been known to carry bombs and weapons for terrorists — even to use them sometimes.
Are they giving you a military escort to protect Rafiq while he's in N. Irl? jk
And what did you think of Co. Monaghan? The impression I get from pictures is that is is pleasant, gentle terrain with nothing there. Is that how it is irl?
Well, John, we are not booked for such stuff!
Hi Pilgrim: Thanks for hooking up on blogs.. One of these days I'll get more of the mechanics figured out and catch up with you. ;-)
When I was doing Ireland a few summers back I froze at night. Cold summers; warm hearts always help. .
a bientot.. .
justin
I didn't know the border control was still THAT strict in NI...supposedly it had diminished in the 90s until now.
Border control is so very strange sometimes. I once had a difficult time coming back into the states from Montreal because I lost my wallet up there. Five hours and five hundred times of answering the same questions the same way. I finally succeeded in being allowed back into the U.S. by having the "I'm a taxpayer and I pay your salary!" fit with the border gaurds. They told me only an American would talk like that so I must be real. =P anyway, I hope you've got it all sorted now and can enjoy the rest of your trip. I was in a hotel in N.I. when we had a bomb scare. Trust me it was no fun whatsoever.
Hugz
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