holidays day 20

aug 25 thu
we left Tórshavn on the first bus to the airport (6.00am) in the pouring rain, and reached the airport in good time to claim our tax refund - about 100 DKR. we spent all our remaining Danish cash on a selection of Faroese beer + cider cans from the duty free. the beer pack is over 4 kgs so we had to shift a few things from checked-in luggage to hand luggage before our next flight. the cider will not reach Italy... ;p
we spent the day at Stansted airport, as our flight is at 6.20 tomorrow morning, and we witnessed the coming and goings of a few hundred people.
notably:
# 1 - a group of Spanish kids wearing half of the content of their luggage to embark it on a Ryan Air flight... a carnival of clothes moving from here to there, and even a pair of shoes put in the inner pockets of a jacket! that brings a question to mind - why don't they just charge for the extra weight? or better still, mantaining the max dimentions allowed, why don't they just charge €1 per kilo, so it's fair to everyone - the more you carry, the more you pay. I mean, whether you WEAR the stuff you're embarking or you carry it in your hand luggage, the weight you put on the plane is just the same, so why all the fuss? they're really childish in these things. I'd write to them about it, but they carefully avoid any mail contact for complaints or suggestions, so... we'd just have to stop using them!
# 2 - a group of 2 or 3 Italian families are creating mayhem in the waiting lounge. with 2-3 children each, they keep going to and fro the check-in counters weighting their hand luggage (one at a time, mind) commenting loudly about exchanging items from one bag to another. in comparison, the previous group of Spanish teens were cloistered nuns...
late at night we try to get some sleep on Stansted not-so-comfortable seats...

Ireland day 1

aug 6 sat
The flight went alright, ryanair may be the cheapest flight company in europe but it surely isn't much else… the seats are really tight and unconfortable, you have to pay for all but the air you breathe -so far- and the crew are usually unfriendly. A few company policies we have to point out, first and foremost tha fact that'd be better to have a higher starting price and a discount for taking less luggage, for instance, rather than the other way round.
dublin welcomed us with a timid sun, then with a downpour. our friend Philippa came and greet us at the airport and we went to their home where we met her partner and daughter. the house is very cosy, and we had a nice homecooked meal and a chat, after a long time we didn't see each other.
they don't seem to make such an extensive use of fitting carpets here. floors are normally wooden and we're sleeping on a fouton in a room full of books :)
if tomorrow it keeps on raining we'll hit some museums. it's been quite along day so … goodnight!