DINNER AT JOHNBARRY'S

The Royal Canal reflected in the windows of JohnBarry's apartment building.



JohnBarry and Carole on their balcony.

On yer bike!

I spent a very pleasant evening with JohnBarry at his home on the banks of the Royal Canal. Carole, his fiancée joined us for dinner. JB made meatballs in a tomato sauce and Carole made a delicious rhubarb crumble (Recipe, please).
After dinner we walked in the neighborhood. JohnBarry is an architect. He wanted to show me an example of his work. We walked to a house on Primrose Street that JB redesigned to accomadate four small apartments and a meeting room. The house is owned by the St. Vincent de Paul and is used as transitional housing for homeless people trying to reintegrate into society. The house has many design features that take into account the historic and environmental context of the neighborhood. I especially liked the small roof garden.
We walked down Dorset Street, Bolton Street and Capel Street to a bar, Hughes', where there was traditional music. We enjoyed the music and chatted in Irish with some of the other people in the bar.