Dun Laoghaire is a beautiful coastal town located just south of Dublin. As I mentioned in a post a couple of weeks ago, I had the chance to visit Ireland recently, and during the weekend, I took a trip to Dun Laoghaire.

I repeated a plan that I used to do quite frequently when I lived in Dublin years ago: take the DART (Dublin Area Rapid Transit) train from the city center to Dun Laoghaire, walk along the pier and back, and then head to the bookstore on Marine Road, grabbing a coffee and a scone in the café next door.

When I looked out the window and saw St. Michael's Church, I remembered those days many years ago when I was in that same café writing the dissertation for my Master's degree.