Henley Royal Regatta , Facebook and the Winklevoss Twins

The Henley Regatta is held in the village of Henley England on the 1st weekend in July.

We stumbled on it, totally unplanned  in July 2010.

The photo below looks very much like a clip from the wonderful new movie about Facebook - Social Network,  in that movie, the Winklevoss twins, Harvard students at the time, compete at Henley. These are the guys who sued Mark Zuckerberg, the Facebook founder and I discovered later that both Cameron Winklevoss and Armie Hammer who played him in the movie were there at Henley this year

Its a lovely town with great restaurants along the main drag

A walk along the river is very calming and beautiful

You can seek out the beautiful English summer flora

Galway, Ireland, Travelling by Rail from Dublin

If you stay in Dublin you could plan a few days trip to Galway on the West Coast of Ireland. The rail journey is painless and though not exciting from a scenic point of view people watching can be fun - journey about 2 hours 30 mins.

I spent a scorching June weekend there summer 2010 with D.

 Eyre Square, Galway's city center was busting , a backdrop of music, drinking, suntanning and chat.

Strolling around will present you with stunning vistas

The beautiful and colourful quai is where you might encounter a Galway Hooker, otherwise known as  pucans in irish, its a traditional wooden sailing boat! 

The open top bus takes you past the beach area

And the Corrib River

Later wander the back streets, this is what you will see.

he Irish Times - Friday, November 5, 2010 Ireland fifth best place to live

Here are a few reasons why that might be.........

You can walk along the east coast, south of Dublin starting at Bray and you might arrive in Greystones an hour later where you will be sure of getting a scrumptious lunch

These are some of the sights so it may take longer if you linger!

However if you are a townie why not try St Stephens Green, the park in the centre of  Dublin , probably one of the most beautiful in the world!

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