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THE LUAS TRAM STOP AT DRIMNAGH AND NEARBY

Drimnagh is a suburb in Dublin, Ireland, situated on the Southside of the city between Walkinstown, Crumlin and Inchicore, bordered by the Grand Canal to the north and east

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Chapter Two

It feels cliched, like something from a film about a character working in some business firm, but I’m getting coffee for everyone at Mezzotint, the print studio where I am doing my internship. The studio, located above a little craft shop, opens right out onto a quaint street in Stoneybatter. 

It’s up and coming around here, that’s what they call it when they don’t want to admit to its gentrification, and the café that the staff frequents is one of those hipster places where there isn’t any room to sit. The exotic hanging plants in the window form a lush curtain where you can peer inside and see the moustachioed barista at work underneath a wall of interesting looking coffee paraphernalia.

This café is so close to the Luas line that you can hear the ding ding and swish of the tram as it passes every two minutes or so; Tallaght to The Point, Saggart to Connolly Station, over and over and over again. Each day is accompanied by the music of the city. It seeps in through the windows of this café and of our little studio across the road from it in a way that makes me feel like this little street in North Dublin, and I by extension, are woven inextricably into the fabric of the city. 

Everyone likes to pretend that September is the autumn, and even though the leaves are a little bit rusty and the waters a little choppier, the temperature is still warm enough to walk around without a coat in the afternoons. This is something seasonless that can’t decide what it wants to be yet, caught between one moment and the next. A warm breeze licks across my arms as I cross over to Mezzotint with five complicated coffee orders and a paper bag of pastries, pausing to let a woman with flowers in the basket of her bicycle pass me by. 

I pass through the shop first, where Petra is placing a new batch of little ceramic bud vases on a shelf, and I give her her mocha and pan au chocolat. “I like those.” I tell her, and she nods, subtly rearranging the vases and confesses that she’s already bought one. She spends way too much of the money she earns from working at this shop buying things in it, but I get it. I’d be buying stuff too if they were paying me. I head up the stairs to the studio above.

“Aw, thanks chicken.” Izzy, one of the printmakers, takes a coffee out of the holder marked with the letters FWAL on the top. I have learned it stands for Flat White, Almond Milk. It’s only half nine in the morning, and she’s already stuck into her work, the tips of her fingers blackened like burned matches from the ink. She doesn’t eat anything in the mornings because it makes her feel sick, but she’ll have her slightly softened croissant at eleven, I leave it in the bag for her. 

I bring a vanilla soy latte and a maple pecan twist to Gabriel who peers up at me impishly over his small, round glasses. “You look very nice today.” He says, and I grin. “So do you, but you look nice every day.” 

“Stop.” He grins coquettishly and lifts the lid off his coffee to sniff it. “This is soy, isn’t it?” 

“Yeah of course.”

“Good.” He takes a cautionary sip. “Because I’ll know all about it in about fifteen minutes if it isn’t. You’ll all know about it too.” 

“Yeah we definitely will too.” Izzy groans. “Remember that time they gave you whole cows milk?”

“I will never forget.” He says solemnly. 

“Yeah, no, me neither.”

I go over to the back of the studio to give Simon his flat white with oat milk. He told me he was vegan within an hour of meeting me, and I told him I’d actually never met a real vegan before, so it was an honour. It was supposed to be funny but if he thought it was he didn’t show it. 

He’s sitting hunched over an angled desk with a blade, digging grooves into a block of wood. This is what he does, this old style wood block printing, but it’s always got a contemporary twist to it. Like today, he’s working on a scene in a dark lake, ripples swell behind a woman with long black hair who’s naked, submerged up to her waist and looking up at the full moon. 

“Do you like it?” He asks me as I leave his coffee on the table next to him.

 “Yeah it’s really cool.”

He leans back to look, and quickly blows some of the loose curls of shaven wood out of the carved areas. “I like it as well, I think. It has something.”

“Who is it?”

“My girlfriend. It’s always my girlfriend. She’s my muse.”

He’s a very particular type of artsy-intense like that, like he doesn’t think it’s weird to call someone your ‘muse’ in a non-ironic way. “Oh right.” I say. I start turning away to head towards a pile of paper and tools in Gabriel’s corner of the studio, the same ones I’ve been trying to organise all week, but he calls me back over to him. “Yeah, Simon?”

“I’m thinking we should get a start on Christmas cards for the shop.”

“But it’s September.”

“Yes but it takes ages to get everything sorted and printed. It’s best we start designing in the autumn.”

“Oh, alright.”

“So…” He sits up and twirls the blade around his fingers in way that makes me nervous for his precious hands. He doesn’t look at me that much, including now. He’s still examining his work. “You’re doing a degree in illustration.”

“Yeah, I am.”

“Could you draw up some designs? I don’t have time.”

I start to get flustered. “Oh, well, I wouldn’t really know what kinds of things to do.”

“Well, we don’t usually go for traditional type things in the shop, so if you can think of something that’s Christmassy but also, like, bright and modern and fun, that’d be unreal.”

“Mhm.”

“Do you have a portfolio?”

“Not really, just sketchbooks.”

“You’ve not done any kind of client work or anything?”

“Only a shop window.” I clear my throat awkwardly, unsure if I even want to admit to the work I did in Tullamore. “I did some window typography for a cafe during the summer.”

“You like typography?”

“Yeah it’s cool.” I shrug. “But I’d say I’m not very good at it.”

Simon’s mouth twitches up into as much of a smile as he appears to be capable of. “Why don’t you give something a lash for me, just see if you can come up with some fun Christmas card ideas that might incorporate interesting lettering. I don’t know.” He hunches back over his work so I know we’re finished discussing this. “Anything you want, Evie. I’m giving you full creative control, as long as it has a vibe.”

Full creative control is as terrifying as a blank page. I give him an almost inaudible “Okay” and go over to an empty table with a stack of paper to start trying to figure something out. What does that mean, anyway? A ‘vibe’? I sigh and start scribbling something down. 

I work through the morning and halfway into lunch, only realising it is when I surface from the haze of my creative flow to find everybody else gone. I fish around in my bag for the sad sandwich I prepared that morning and then get right back to work. I like it. I have no idea what I’m doing but I like doing it anyway. Sometimes when I get like this I wish that I didn’t have to eat or sleep or use the bathroom, like, I wish my body was a machine that could keep on drawing infinitely, churning out more and more work without the interruptions of my body’s needs.

Eventually the others come back and the sounds of press cranking and plate carving resume, and I am engrossed in what I’m doing. Gabriel passes behind me at some point and gives a little ‘hm’ of approval. “I like your lettering.” He says. “Thanks.” I say. 

I only realise the whole day has passed me by when a soft voice from the corner of the room pipes up. “Pub?” Simon cranes his neck like a submarine periscope and glances around the room at us. Without looking up, Gabriel says “Pub.”

“Pub.” Izzy agrees. 

I glance at the clock. It’s five already, and I feel like I’ve only just got into the swing of my card design. It kind of pains me that I’ll have to wait until tomorrow to get stuck back into it again. I haven’t even started thinking about colours yet. 

Izzy tosses a balled up piece of scrap paper onto my table. “Hey, Evie.” She says. “Tools down. Pub?”

“Oh.” I say. “I don’t know.”

“Come on. We’re just heading across into Smithfield for a pint or two. Look outside. The sun is absolutely belting down.”

“We won’t get many more evenings like this.” Simon adds. “It’d be a waste not to come.”

“I suppose I’m not doing anything anyway.” I’m never doing anything, ever. “I can come for a while.”

“Unreal.” Izzy says, and I reluctantly relinquish my coloured pencils and then within five minutes the studio is closed down and the lights are off. 

“I’ll join you in a while.” Petra says as we lock up the studio door. “I’ll just do the cash register and then pop down.” We tell her that we’ll see her there and head out onto the street.

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2022/06/18 Cruzamos otra vez el rio para coger el tranvía. La parada está literalmente en la zona fronteriza y no tuvimos que pasar ningún tipo de control para regresar a Suiza.

We cross the river again to catch the tram. The stop is literally in the border area and we did not have to go through any kind of control to return to Switzerland.

Google Translation into Portuguese: Atravessamos o rio novamente para pegar o bonde. A parada fica literalmente na área de fronteira e não tivemos que passar por nenhum tipo de controle para voltar à Suíça.

Google translation into Italian: Attraversiamo di nuovo il fiume per prendere il tram. La fermata è letteralmente in zona di confine e non abbiamo dovuto passare alcun tipo di controllo per tornare in Svizzera.

Google Translation into French: Nous traversons à nouveau la rivière pour attraper le tram. L'arrêt est littéralement dans la zone frontalière et nous n'avons eu aucun contrôle à faire pour rentrer en Suisse.

Google Translation into Arabic: نعبر النهر مرة أخرى للحاق بالترام. كانت المحطة في المنطقة الحدودية فعليًا ولم يكن لدينا أي فحوصات للعودة إلى سويسرا.

Google Translation into German: Wir überqueren erneut den Fluss, um die Straßenbahn zu erreichen. Die Haltestelle liegt buchstäblich im Grenzgebiet und wir mussten keine Kontrollen durchführen, um zurück in die Schweiz zu gelangen.

Google Translation into Albanisch: Kalojmë sërish lumin për të kapur tramvajin. Ndalesa është fjalë për fjalë në zonën kufitare dhe nuk na është dashur të bëjmë asnjë kontroll për t'u kthyer në Zvicër.

Google Translation into Bulgarian: Отново пресичаме реката, за да хванем трамвая. Спирката е буквално в граничната зона и не се наложи да правим никакви проверки, за да се върнем в Швейцария.

Google Translation into Czech: Znovu přecházíme řeku, abychom stihli tramvaj. Zastávka je doslova v pohraniční oblasti a nemuseli jsme dělat žádné kontroly, abychom se dostali zpět do Švýcarska.

Google Translation into Slovak: Opäť prechádzame cez rieku, aby sme stihli električku. Zastávka je doslova v pohraničnej oblasti a nemuseli sme robiť žiadne kontroly, aby sme sa dostali späť do Švajčiarska.

Google Translation into Greek: Διασχίζουμε ξανά το ποτάμι για να προλάβουμε το τραμ. Η στάση είναι κυριολεκτικά στη συνοριακή περιοχή και δεν χρειάστηκε να κάνουμε κανέναν έλεγχο για να επιστρέψουμε στην Ελβετία.

Google Translation into Suomi: Ylitämme taas joen päästäksemme raitiovaunuun. Pysäkki on kirjaimellisesti raja-alueella, eikä meidän tarvinnut tehdä mitään tarkastuksia päästäksemme takaisin Sveitsiin.

Google Translation into Polish: Znowu przekraczamy rzekę, żeby złapać tramwaj. Przystanek znajduje się dosłownie w strefie przygranicznej i nie musieliśmy przeprowadzać żadnych kontroli, aby wrócić do Szwajcarii.

Google Translation into Romanian: Trecem din nou râul pentru a lua tramvaiul. Oprirea este literalmente în zona de frontieră și nu a trebuit să facem nicio verificare pentru a ne întoarce în Elveția.

Google Translation into Turkish: Tramvaya yetişmek için yine nehri geçiyoruz. Durak tam anlamıyla sınır bölgesinde ve İsviçre'ye geri dönmek için herhangi bir kontrol yapmamız gerekmedi.

Google Translation into Hebrew: אנחנו חוצים שוב את הנהר כדי לתפוס את החשמלית. העצירה היא ממש באזור הגבול ולא היינו צריכים לעשות שום בדיקות כדי לחזור לשוויץ.

Google Translation into Hindi: हम ट्राम पकड़ने के लिए फिर से नदी पार करते हैं। स्टॉप सचमुच सीमा क्षेत्र में है और हमें स्विटज़रलैंड वापस जाने के लिए कोई जाँच नहीं करनी पड़ी।

Google Translation into Indonesian: Kami menyeberangi sungai lagi untuk mengejar trem. Perhentian secara harfiah di daerah perbatasan dan kami tidak perlu melakukan pemeriksaan untuk kembali ke Swiss.

Google Translation into Malay: Kami menyeberangi sungai lagi untuk menaiki trem. Perhentian itu betul-betul di kawasan sempadan dan kami tidak perlu melakukan sebarang pemeriksaan untuk kembali ke Switzerland.

Google Translation into Russian: Мы снова пересекаем реку, чтобы сесть на трамвай. Остановка находится буквально в приграничной зоне, и нам не пришлось делать никаких проверок, чтобы вернуться в Швейцарию.

Google Translation into Japanese: 路面電車に乗るために再び川を渡ります。 停留所は文字通り国境地帯にあり、スイスに戻るためにチェックをする必要はありませんでした。

Google Translation into Korean: 우리는 트램을 타기 위해 다시 강을 건넜다. 중지는 말 그대로 국경 지역에 있으며 우리는 스위스로 돌아가기 위해 어떤 수표도 할 필요가 없었습니다.

Google Translation into Chinese: 我们再次过河搭电车。 站点实际上是在边境地区，我们不必做任何检查就可以返回瑞士。

Google Translation into Persian: دوباره از رودخانه عبور می کنیم تا تراموا بگیریم. توقف به معنای واقعی کلمه در منطقه مرزی است و ما برای بازگشت به سوئیس نیازی به بررسی نداشتیم.

Google Translation into Thai: เราข้ามแม่น้ำอีกครั้งเพื่อขึ้นรถราง จุดแวะพักอยู่ที่เขตชายแดนอย่างแท้จริง และเราไม่ต้องตรวจสอบใดๆ เพื่อเดินทางกลับสวิตเซอร์แลนด์

Google Translation into Bengali: আমরা আবার নদী পার হলাম ট্রাম ধরতে। স্টপটি আক্ষরিক অর্থেই সীমান্ত এলাকায় এবং সুইজারল্যান্ডে ফিরে যাওয়ার জন্য আমাদের কোন চেক করতে হবে না।

Google Translation into Ukrainian: Ми знову переходимо річку, щоб сісти на трамвай. Зупинка знаходиться буквально в прикордонній зоні, і нам не потрібно було робити жодних перевірок, щоб повернутися до Швейцарії.

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LUAS Focus

On the evening of August 12, 2015, I made this pair of images of Dublin’s LUAS light rail at the Museum stop on Benburb Street. I was playing with very close focus for effect. By manually setting the focus in the second image, I selected a focus point on the stone wall, while allowing the tram to dissolve in a sea of blur. In post processing I corrected the color balance to compensate for the…

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I missed some tea on the bus today oof my friend just sent me a video of these lads just beating the shit out of each other on the middle of the road and then chasing after each other in their cars. Meanwhile my bus driver just kept beeping, he literally would deck any of them if they tried to do anything to the bus or us inside. I’m glad I wasn’t there. I don’t think I’d be able to keep calm; I’m very sensitive when it comes to stuff like that and violence in general ;-;

#storytime #it honestly looked scary to me but i'm just very sensitive to violence in general #plus i always get panicky for no proper reason on the bus #it was way past my stop though #right out on the road where the luas does pass too #thats the tram line here #>.< #my mum is like you are never getting that coach again #lol the alternative is dublin bus and trust me when i say that its definitely not safer dlksjgdsv

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dreamwidth update:

77th Worldcon Day 0 My flight to Dublin taught me several things. BHX uses terrible uncomfortable wheelchairs for disabled passenger assistance. The bus from Dublin Airport only notationally has a bus stop at The Point Campus, leaving you on the wrong side of a main road with no nearby crossing. (The return bus to the airport was worse, with it not stopping at the alleged bust stop at all.) The Point Campus is, at time of writing, still a large building site, and was used as the over-flow event space for Worldcon precisely because there were large unused warehouse spaces for yet to open retail they could occupy. (Coincidentally, part of the construction is a large newer convention centre. Maybe if the Worldcon returns, it'll be held entirely on the Point Campus) After check in at the hotel, I acquainted myself with the Luas tram that stopped just outside. (Pro tip for visitors to Dublin, get a Visit transit card, and use the trams.) Getting off at the next stop was just a very short walk into the Convention centre in order to pick up my badge. Which was mildly derailed when spotting an immediate problem that needed to be fixed got me volunteered into Ops before I could get back to the safety of my hotel. Day 1 With nothing in particular I wanted to go to on the opening day, I put in a shift as Ops troubleshooter and cat herder. Once my shift ended, I went for a short sight seeing and shopping trip in Dublin city centre, before deciding to grab cheap foods and watch the opening ceremonies from my hotel room via video. Day 2 Crowd control happened, access points set up, many people directed to the toilets. Writers were guided to their Signings. Issues with queues came up and were handled for various values of handled. In between ops stuff, I took in a couple of panels, and saw a little more of Dublin. But mainly tried to not over-work myself. Day 3 An Ops shift started with helping set up and operate Green Room in the Point Campus, which happened to be the cafe of an Odeon. The convention had rented the entire cinema out as extra presentation and panel space. Occasional jaunts around the rest of the building occurred as Ops issues happened and were addressed. And then my shift was over, and lunch happened before heading over to see the Business of Webcomics panel. After which I got a chance to hang out with Ursula and Kevin, who got me back onto playing Pokemon Go. Later that day there was a bit of an issue in the Ops office. Someone decided to dispose of some kind of very smelly fermented fish product in waste paper basket. This would be obnoxious in its self, but our head of Ops is allergic to fish, and had to be evacuated and taken to medical. The big problem was that removing the waste paper basket did not remove the smell. I tried to get the wall panel controls to ventilate the room, and find someone from site to help us. We ended up needing to convince site to allow us to run the air conditioner at full blast so we could have our head of Ops back. Thankfully, we were able to do so head of Ops made a full recovery after treatment and was back on the job pretty quickly. Day 4 Alas, I ended up getting hit with a migraine due to over-working myself the prior day. This led to a day in my hotel room, and watching the Hugos (and that Astounding moment) remotely via video. Day 5 I put in my final shift as daring and ruthless Ops trouble-shooter, redeemed my Groats, and got my T-Shirt. Brief meet-ups occurred with Peter Moorwood and Diane Duane, as well as a lot of people from the Alt.Fan.Pratchett days. I managed to catch a very interesting panel on Writing Humour in Fantasy, and ended up being their microphone tech so people could ask questions. And my Worldcon came to an end. Day 6 Or Did It... Due to the Ryan Air strike, Mary Robinette Kowal was delayed in Dublin an extra day and announced a pub-writers-con at the Central Hotel's Library Bar. I got there after a short period of getting lost in Temple Bar, and experiencing the maximum Oirishness of the Tourist district. We chatted, we charged our laptops and devices, we wrote, there were nice scones. And then Worldcon really was over, and I made my way back to my hotel to pack up and be ready for my flight home in the morning. (With a detour to get Churros.) comments Comment? https://ift.tt/2ZMPJ19

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New homes in Cherrywood, Dublin urban village

New Cherrywood homes, Dublin urban village property, Quintain Ireland Buildings, Irish Housing, Architecture

New homes in Cherrywood, Dublin

10 May 2022

Design: Fletcher Priest Architects

Location: Cherrywood, Dublin, Ireland

Fletcher Priest’s scheme for 488 homes in Cherrywood, Dublin, receives planning permission

New homes in Cherrywood – Dublin Housing

Fletcher Priest’s design for 488 new homes in Cherrywood, an urban village to the south of Dublin, received planning permission earlier this month.

Fletcher Priest also led the masterplan for the wider site, which will create a community of 1,300 homes for Quintain Ireland. The project has been developed in collaboration with Dublin-based architects Urban Agency and O’Mahony Pike with landscape by Grant Associates.

The new homes comprise a mix of apartments and duplexes, a few moments’ walk from two Luas Line tram stops, and arranged around a greenway, village green, pocket park and an ecology-rich historic country lane. The homes are arranged in five storey residential buildings around generous landscaped podium gardens together with a series of three-storey buildings. At the heart of the scheme are flexible community spaces supporting a variety of amenities for residents.

All homes are designed to the highest standards standards with high levels of natural light, and Passivhaus design principles ensure low energy use and a healthy indoor climate. Flexible layouts incorporate home working space, and each dwelling has access to a private balcony and generous shared outdoor space. A distinctive duplex typology offers each resident their own front door with direct street access. The variety of typologies will attract a wide range of residents, including families.

The wider masterplan seeks to create a place that is a hybrid of city and landscape, providing the best of both worlds while respecting and strengthening existing ecological corridors. These connected open spaces are a key element of the new masterplan’s DNA, promoting healthy and sustainable daily lifestyles with nature at the doorstep.

Key infrastructure is already in place. The Luas, Dublin’s tramway, already reaches Cherrywood in 20 minutes, allowing the area to operate as a sustainable extension of the city. The nearby M50 highway provides road connections to central Dublin and there are extensive cycling corridors encouraging active travel. Workplaces can be accessed in the neighbouring Sandyford, home to multinational technology companies including Google, Microsoft and Accenture.

Dipa Joshi, Partner and Residential Lead at Fletcher Priest Architects, said: “The team is so proud of this design- creating quality new homes near Dublin in a new healthy neighbourhood where residents will enjoy the excellent indoor and outdoor amenities. From the masterplan to the detail, we have enjoyed designing this sustainable community between the mountains and the sea. It has been a pleasure working with Quintain Ireland to realise this vision.”

Eddie Byrne, Joint Managing Partner Quintain Ireland, said: “Demand is strong for all types of housing in the Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown area, which this additional supply will help meet. Cherrywood Village is going to be a vibrant community with over 27 acres of public space and amenities and facilities on residents’ doorsteps. We plan to start construction in the coming months, with the first homes being ready for residents in mid-2024. I would like to thank Fletcher Priest Architects for working with us on what is an excellent design for the development.”

Fletcher Priest Architects

Fletcher Priest is a 120-strong practice formed of a highly collaborative group of people and led by a partnership group with wide ranging internal and external interests. The practice has studios in London, Cologne and Riga with the majority of the teams based in the UK.

Since Fletcher Priest was founded over 40 years ago, we have consistently earned our reputation as trusted advisors to numerous organisations, who return to us because of the strong relationships built on projects and the insightful solutions we deliver.

We concentrate on four highly integrated scales of practice: urban design, architecture, interior design and design research. We are known for the quality of our thinking and our open-minded approach, delivering thoughtful, considered design strategies and innovative solutions, regardless of project scale.

Quintain Ireland

Quintain Ireland is focussed on the development of residential and commercial property in the Greater Dublin area. The company is seeking to build more than 9,000 new homes on 460 acres of prime development land in Adamstown, Clonburris, Portmarnock, and Cherrywood. It also has plans to develop 600,000 sq. ft. of commercial space.

The senior management team have extensive experience in the Irish market having been responsible for the development of over 1,000 residential units in Adamstown and Portmarnock, with a further 2,000 units at various stages of the pre-planning and planning processes. For more information, please visit www.quintain.ie

Cherrywood Village details

• 1,300 new homes planned: mixture of houses, apartments and duplexes proposed. • 65-acre site, including 27 acres of parks and green spaces, and proximity to the 47 acres of Ticknick Park • 4,300m² mixed-use village centre, including a supermarket, retail, offices and community facilities • Laughanstown LUAS stop is within walking distance from any home in the Village • Dublin City Centre 25 minutes by car, Sandyford 10 minutes, Dublin Airport 35 minutes

New homes in Cherrywood Dublin – Housing Information

Project data

Start of planning: (First pre app) May 2020 Expected start on site: June 2022 Expected completion: Starting Summer 2024 Gross internal floor area: 60,000sqm approx

Architect: Fletcher Priest Architects Client: Quintain Ireland Structural engineer: CS Consulting M&E consultant: OCSC Quantity surveyor: Linesight Principal designer: Linesight Landscape consultant: Grants Associates /Murray Associates (QI to confirm)

Project team FPA

Dipa Joshi Jonathan Kendall Stina Hokby Iulia Fratila Ignacio Gamper Lora Dimova Vsevolod Kondratiev-Popov Matteo Andreotti Zhivka Ivanova James O’Toole Lucy Priest Rianna Reid Danya Bali Ayshah Begum Benjamin Koslowski David Venables Dave Hughes

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[meiedwards]

Love, life, and a bit of the absurd collide and intertwine on the Luas, the tram system around Dublin. Everyone has a story and we dip one by one into the lives of its passengers, from the Other Woman to a single mother with a secret, a put-upon wife to the good boyfriend with a past. Each of the thirteen chapters follows different characters as they face relationship woes and the pains of life. I particularly enjoyed Fauve's and Maroon's chapters, though Mick's chapter made me tear up and a few of the relationships had me, a confirmed romantic, hoping for a breakup!

Each end on a cliffhanger but I liked how these were (mostly) tied up in the next chapter. I also found it fun to try and work out who would be the next point of view. There was a nice cyclicity about the whole thing, though I was definitely left with a few questions, especially the ones that were mainly composed of flashbacks. It definitely felt like a tasting portion, leaving you wanting just a little bit more.

Touching, heartbreaking, and sometimes naughty (especially the first chapter, which I wasn't expecting!), this is a clever set of vignettes from an interesting new (to me) author.

Thirteen Stops is available now

Disclaimer: I received a copy of this book from the publisher via Rachel's Random Resources; all opinions are my own.

#romantic fiction #book review #three and a half star review

[greenbagjosh]

Feb 2006 Days 4 and 5 – cruise up the Bosphoros to Anadolu Kavagi and departure to BG and RO

EN Hi everyone, today we will have some sunlight, take a ferry north from Eminönü to Anadolu Kavagi with many stops along the way, enjoy a lahmacun and soup, get money out of an ATM, get to Sirkeci station for the night train and miss out on a whirling dervish performance and end the day by getting out of the train for an exit passport stamp.

 TR

Herkese merhaba, bugün biraz güneş ışığı alacak, Eminönü'nden kuzeye vapurla Anadolu Kavağı'na gidecek, lahmacun ve çorbanın tadını çıkaracak, ATM'den para alacağız, gece treni için Sirkeci istasyonuna gideceğiz ve kaçıracağız semazen gösterisinde ve çıkış pasaportu pulu için trenden inerek günü sonlandırın.

 BG

Здравейте всички, днес ще имаме малко слънчева светлина, ще вземем ферибот на север от Eminönü до Anadolu Kavagi с много спирки по пътя, насладете се на лахмакун и супа, вземете пари от банкомат, стигнете до гара Sirkeci за нощния влак и пропуснете на въртящо се дервишко представяне и завършете деня, като излезете от влака за печат за изходен паспорт.

 RO

Salut tuturor, astăzi vom avea puțină lumină solară, vom lua un feribot spre nord de la Eminönü la Anadolu Kavagi cu multe opriri de-a lungul drumului, savurăm un lahmacun și o supă, scoatem bani dintr-un bancomat, ajungem la stația Sirkeci pentru trenul de noapte și pierdem la un spectacol de derviș rotitor și încheiați ziua ieșind din tren pentru o ștampilă de pașaport de ieșire.

 SR

Поздрав свима, данас ћемо имати мало сунчеве светлости, трајектом северно од Еминону-а до Анадолу Каваги-а са много успутних стајалишта, уживати у лахмацуну и супи, извући новац из банкомата, доћи до станице Сиркеци за ноћни воз и пропустити на вртлог дервишке представе и завршите дан изласком из воза за излазни печат пасоша.

HU

Üdvözlet mindenkinek, ma napsütésünk lesz, komppal indulunk Eminönütől északra Anadolu Kavagi-ba, sok megállóval az út mentén, élvezzünk egy lahmacun-t és levest, szerezzünk pénzt egy ATM-ből, érjünk el az éjszakai vonatra Sirkeci állomásra és hagyjuk ki örvénylő dervis előadáson, és úgy fejezze be a napot, hogy kiszáll a vonatból egy kilépési útlevél bélyegzőért.

CZ

Ahoj všichni, dnes si dáme trochu slunečního světla, pojedeme trajektem na sever z Eminönü do Anadolu Kavagi s mnoha zastávkami, pochutnáváme si na lahmacunu a polévce, vyděláváme peníze z bankomatu, dostáváme se na stanici Sirkeci na noční vlak a zmeškáme na vířícím dervišském představení a den zakončíte vystoupením z vlaku pro razítko výstupního pasu.

 DE

Hallo allerseits, heute haben wir etwas Sonnenlicht, nehmen eine Fähre nördlich von Eminönü nach Anadolu Kavagi mit vielen Haltestellen auf dem Weg, genießen ein Lahmacun und eine Suppe, holen Geld aus einem Geldautomaten, fahren zum Bahnhof Sirkeci für den Nachtzug und verpassen es auf einer wirbelnden Derwischvorstellung und beenden Sie den Tag, indem Sie aus dem Zug aussteigen, um einen Ausreisestempel zu erhalten.

 Today is Sunday the 12th February 2006.  This would be my last day in Turkey.  I thought the previous day, why not to take a cruise up the Bosphoros?  Hopefully the weather will be nice.  Well at least in the morning it was.

 About 7 AM I had breakfast and then went to Eminönü to catch the ferry to Anadolu Kavagi.  It cost about $ 15.00 round trip.  The ride up would take at least an hour and a half, as it would stop at five different places, either on the European side or the Asian side.  I remember doing something similar with my parents in the 1970s, and back then it was easy to tell the European side from the Asian side.

 The ferry was ready to board about 9 AM.  It was better to be inside for most of the time, than to be on the outside except for the more interesting stops.  The weather at Eminönü was nice, the clouds were not particularly thick, but when the ferry passed Rumeli Hisari, coulds thickened up and it started to snow.  The next half hour it snowed but did not ice up the Bosphoros.  We stopped about four more times before ending up at Anadolu Kavagi.  Anadolu Kavagi is a tourist town on the Asian side, and has a military base.  For lunch I went to a small restaurant on Dolay Ck.  I ordered a lentil soup, lahmacun, and an Ayran, which is a yogurt drink.  I watched the snowfall outside the restaurant.  

 I wanted to get a good view of the Bosphoros, so I walked up Cafer Baba.  I saw the nearby hills covered with snow.  I could not stay much longer.  That was the last time I saw snow in Asia.

 I wanted to buy some provisions for the night's train travel, and I was running out of money. I found an ATM but it was inside the military base.  I asked permission to enter just to use the ATM.  The gentleman was very nice to allow me to enter, and once I withdrew my money, I left and went back into town.

 Once I returned to town, I bought some Efes beers and snacks for the night's train ride.  I also bought a copy of the day's edition of the "Hürriyet" newspaper, even if I could not speak Turkish.  To end, I had a couple of glasses of tea until it was time for the return journey.  The journey took an hour and a half to get back to Eminönü.  I took the tram back to Sultanahmet and walked back to the hotel. I asked for a ride to Sirkeci station, and someone volunteered to take me for 10 Lira, not a bad deal.  I packed up my belongings and about 6:30 PM I was at Sirkeci station.

 There was one last thing I wanted to do, but it would possibly make me miss my train from Sirkeci station to Bucharest.  I had supper, a lahmacun with seasoned onions and ayran, then took my luggage to the car where my compartment was located.  I had the compartment all to myself.  The train did not have a restaurant car of its own.  I had a sink and mirror and electric outlet.  The bathrooms were down the hall.  The train left Sirkeci station about 8:30 PM for the border at Kapikule, close to both the Bulgarian and Greek borders.  It seemed a bit slow, despite being an electrified route.  

 I went to sleep for a while until about 2 AM when the conductor knocked on my door to let me know that we were approaching the border and that everyone had to exit the train, in spite of the cold weather.  Everyone had to leave the train, line up at the customs building, get a "Cikis" stamp for exiting, and board the train again.  It was good to get back on the train.  The train passed Kapikule and crossed into Bulgaria.  

At Kapikule the electrification ended (there is a project to extend electrification to Bulgarian national rail standard) and thus the locomotives were switched from there until Dimitrovgrad where the electrification resumed.  When the train approached Kapitan Andreevo, the Bulgarian custom guards boarded, knocked on the compartment doors, saying "Passport control", and reading aloud passport numbers by walkie talkie.  My passport record was clean and I was given an entry stamp into Bulgaria.  It must have been about 4 AM when the train went on to Svilengrad, Dimitrovgrad, Shumen and Ruse.  About 8 AM I bought a cup of coffee for two euro.  I received a cup of coffee and a CFR (Romanian railways) packet of sugar.  That was the only "food and drink" I received that entire ride.  The train ride was very long, with an electric locomotive from Dimitrovgrad to Ruse, where it was swapped out with a diesel train to go to Giurgiu in Romania.  I also received an exit stamp at Ruse.  The train went along and crossed the Danube into Giurgiu, Romania.

 At Giurgiu, the train stopped for about an hour.  The weather looked fine, sunny with few clouds.  But the weather could change at any moment.  The Romanian customs agents took my passport into an office and I was worried for about half an hour.  I eventually received it back, with an entry stamp.  The train left maybe 6 PM and arrived at Bucharest Gara de Nord around 7:30 PM, and it started snowing.  

 If you come to Bucharest, always be careful of scammers.  Particularly luggage handlers and taxi drivers.  If you can use public transportation, know how to get to and from your hotel and do not ever depend on the luggage handlers or taxi drivers, as they can demand outrageous fees.  For example a taxi ride should cost less than $ 10.00.  Sometimes a person can be charged $ 30.00 or $40.00, maybe more.  I did end up at my hotel, although with $ 30.00 less cash than I expected.

 It was cold and I did not really want to go out that night.  The hotel had a restaurant and I ordered some soup and an Ursus beer.  Ursus is one of the major beer brands in Romania.  Then I went to sleep.

 EN

Next adventure – the Bucharest metrou, Piata Unirii and the Ceausescu presidential building, the infamous O-Zone song on CD, supplement for the sleeper for Sofia BG

 TR

Sıradaki macera - Bükreş metrosu, Piata Unirii ve Ceausescu başkanlık binası, CD'deki rezil O-Zone şarkısı, Sofia BG için uyuyan için ek

 BG

Следващо приключение - метрото в Букурещ, Piata Unirii и президентската сграда на Чаушеску, скандалната песен O-Zone на CD, добавка за спалния за София BG

 RO

Următoarea aventură - metrou bucureștean, Piața Unirii și clădirea prezidențială Ceaușescu, cântecul celebru O-Zone pe CD, supliment pentru dormitor pentru Sofia BG

 SR

Следећа авантура - метро у Букурешту, Пиата Унирии и председничка зграда Чаушескуа, злогласна песма О-Зоне на ЦД-у, додатак за спавање за Софију БГ

 HU

Következő kaland - a bukaresti metrou, a Piata Unirii és a Ceausescu elnöki épülete, a hírhedt O-Zone dal CD-n, kiegészítés Szófia BG alvójához

 CZ

Další dobrodružství - metra v Bukurešti, Piata Unirii a prezidentská budova Ceausescu, nechvalně známá píseň O-Zone na CD, doplněk pro pražce pro Sofii BG

 DE

Nächstes Abenteuer - die U-Bahn von Bukarest, Piata Unirii und das Präsidentengebäude von Ceausescu, das berüchtigte O-Zone-Lied auf CD, Zuschlag für den Schlafwagen von Sofia BG

[streetsofdublin]

THE POINT TRAM TERMINUS AND NEARBY

This Luas link to Tallaght connects the Point Village to other transport options, including the DART, suburban rail, Busáras, mainline rail, and the future Dublin Metro.

NORTH WALL AREA OF DUBLIN The Point Luas stop is the easternmost terminus of the docklands extension of the Luas Red Line light rail system. This Luas link to Tallaght connects the Point Village to other transport options, including the DART, suburban rail, Busáras, mainline rail, and the future Dublin Metro. The Dublin Port Tunnel southern portal is located nearby. There are a few entities,…

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#Docklands #Dublin #Fotonique #FX30 #Infomatique #Ireland #liffey #luas tram stop #North Of The River #North Wall Quay Area #Public Transport #Sony #the point #William Murphy

[my-sea-of-stars]

I think, in my vast opinion, that I can’t even put into words how It feels to almost lose the person who you care most deeply about. The feeling of looking away from someone and when you look back, they’re gone. Nobody can understand the pain that sinks through you when you get the message that your girlfriend isn’t doing well. the feeling where your entire world just falls apart in front of you and the only thing you can do is watch it crumble every time your phone illuminates. The quote “unhappy that I am, I cannot heave my heart into my mouth” is the only thing that can come close to how I was feeling. It was the fact that I was literally standing in my own personal hell as I watched everything that I loved just fall apart whilst I couldn’t pick up the pieces. I felt useless. It was the fact that I spent my day watching as my phone buzzed beside me, as another message of bad news appeared on my screen. I didn’t feel like I was alive anymore and I’m pretty sure I didn’t want to be.

The thing about her that was so special was that she was my own butterfly effect. She was that simple single occurrence that no matter how small a thing she said or did, it changed the course of the universe forever..and by that, I mean my universe. It was the agitation of waiting to see if the person you loved was going to exist after that day. the most tragic thing that I have ever felt.

I’m usually a mess when it comes to my emotions but for once, I couldn’t feel anything. My brain had tried to save me from my own malicious thoughts as it began to shut down in hopes of me not believing what was happening before my own very eyes. The girl I loved the most was willing to leave me and I think that my own mind was trying to save me from that fact. I was in denial even when her best friend was pleading with me. I didn’t want to hear it and I most certainly didn’t think I could even cope with the news.

I ended up going to school the next day, even as the bad news kept coming. I decided that I’d get off school early. I wasn’t bothered with anything that I actually had to do that day because the only thing I wanted to do was see my girlfriend. that was all. I felt like I couldn’t breathe as I made my way home to grab my wallet before I headed to my Luas stop. I paced up and down on the moving tram as I tried to make sense of everything, sense of anything at all. The Luas couldn’t get there fast enough and I physically, along with mentally, just wanted to die.

Climbing off the Luas almost broke my heart as I felt like all the colour in the world around me was beginning to fade. I moved along the grey pavement as I arrived at the bookstore that I had spent most of my time in before I spotted the familiar face of my girlfriends best friend.

He looked almost devastated in a way that words can’t possibly explain. The sunken-in tired looking emotion that only someone can give you when their entire world is crumbling down, that’s the look I got. I didn’t know what I was going to hear and I was unsure if I even wanted to hear his words hit me. The fact that he spoke in a low voice but clearly was hiding something, bothered me. I didn’t want to meet up with him because I wanted to see the one girl that I loved and I had no time for some boy to tell me about the situation.

The words he used indicated that she was still alive so that eased my relief even though I felt like It wasn’t even real. I felt like everything wasn’t real anymore and I couldn’t believe that life was going to royally fuck me by taking the one person who I care inside and out about away from me made me want to vanish. We stood at the back shelf as he confirmed how he was looking for a book for my girlfriend, I was agitated beyond repair. I watched as the colourful book covers stuck out but I felt like I wasn’t even real for that moment, I was pretty sure I didn’t want to be alive in that moment.

I could smell that familiar smell that my girlfriend constantly smelt like, the musky scent that always got me. I assumed that her friend just smelt like her before I finally felt an arm wrap around me as I listened to the brief words that escaped her lips with the humorous tone in her voice. She was truly lucky that her best friend was there because I wanted to yell at her and make sure she knew how I felt but I prevented myself from doing that as I felt the hard touch of silence hit me. I couldn’t get any words out past my lips, I couldn’t voice my thoughts and I just allowed the silence to drown me.

I chatted with her friend as I was trying to keep myself under control as she tried to touch me and I refused to allow her. I could see that her guilt was beginning to hit her like a wave, pulling her under within every second. We made our way to a little tram on the squares of the city I loved as we all sat down in hopes of speaking. Before we sat down, her best friend pleaded with me not to break up with her because he knew how much I mean to her even if I couldn’t see it sometimes. I was frustrated because sometimes I wasn't’ sure if the world around me was real, I was unsure if a lot of things were real but I knew that she was real.

She was the one thing that allowed me to feel real and to feel safe so when it hit me, I couldn’t tell if any of this was real. I listened to the empty pleads even though I had made her best friend promise to take care of her because that thing about her was that she was worth caring for. She was worth a lot of things and especially worth someone being there for her at all times. I was worried sick that I was like a vase that sits on top of a wobbly table, always close to falling. I felt like every time the table wobbled I had a chance of falling and the amount of times I’ve fallen and struggled to put myself back together and one day, I was certain that I wouldn’t be able to put myself back together.

She was worth more than anything and I wish I could be worth it for her, I wish I was worth something. Sitting at the table made me feel like I was suffocating and when I heard her raise her voice at me and I shuttered a little bit inside. She went for a walk and I couldn’t believe she would of just walked off and left. We decided to follow once she got too far and we did before we lost her in the sea of people who stormed Dublin every single day. I messaged her telling her that I was ready to speak which I was because I couldn’t cope with the idea of my girlfriend being pissed at herself.

She knew I was gullible and I couldn’t help myself, I couldn’t. When I seen her once again and finally could bring myself to talk. I just felt myself falling apart as I leaned against her as I told her how I felt and I was hoping that she’d feel some sort of guilt for what she had done. We decided to go back to Chapters because it was the one place where we both always seemed to be lured to. We looked for a book that she was looking for, for such a long time. We both were frustrated but then we decided that I’d end up just writing it for her because she sure as hell deserved a book that she was looking for. We decided to get coffee together so we could sit down for a while and just ease up over everything we have been dealing with.

She sat on the opposite sides of the table as I sipped my coffee whilst my eyes kept on her. Her eyes were this luscious green that made me feel like I was safe and sound. Her eyes made me feel like everything around me could fall apart but she’d keep me safe if things went wrong. The gentle rain filled Dublin as it was soaked in the blanket of cold rain that made us refuse to sit on the benches. We made our way towards a enormous oak tree as we stood underneath it. We laughed and chuckled as she shoved me against the fence as I brushed my lips against hers in nothing but relaxation and ease.

We made our way to the pharmacy as I sang quietly to the song on the radio before we walked to the laneway of Dublin. We chuckled as we shoved each other against the wall with her lips meeting as we allowed the people to stare and gaze at us. We made our way into Argos as we went to pick up something. I loved how her eyebrows frowned as she searched for what she needed. We couldn’t help but enjoy ourselves until a young girl who was only a child began to check her out, multiple times. We both couldn’t believe it was happening but at the same time, we couldn’t help but laugh.

We decided to make our way to her bus stop but we couldn’t help but need one another in more ways than one. We snuggled up against one another as I couldn’t believe that I had the girl of my absolute dreams in front of me and I didn’t want to let her go, ever. I didn’t want her to go anywhere besides being in my arms, safe. Her fingertips tracing between my legs as I couldn’t help but feel at peace with her as I kissed her forehead lightly before I decided to wait outside the train station with her.

I didn’t want her to stray from me and when I seen her dad's car pull up, I knew she’d be safe even if she wasn’t with me. The thing I hated the most about leaving her is that I always began to feel the cold and I finally began to notice all the little things in Dublin that I usually ignored when I was with her. She was the most interesting thing in Dublin and I had to admit that I had began to hate Dublin when she wasn’t in it. She bloomed and glow every time she was here and I felt like Dublin was silenced when she left.

#my life #my observations #my baby #my girlfriend #the girl I love the most #observation #my love

[uberstip]

Apa yang paling dikangenin saat baru balik dari luar negeri? Semua hal yang tadinya kita anggap biasa, mendadak jadi istimewa. Seperti…

1. Kuliner Nusantara dan Masakan Rumah

Nasi padang, bakso, pecel, sate, tongseng, siomay, pempek, gorengan, kiranti, mendadak kita ngidam kronis. Makanan luar negeri memang enak, tapi ga ada yang ngalahin birahi di negeri sendiri. Sedoyan-doyannya sama roti selingkuhan, tetep ga bisa hidup tanpa nasi sang istri.

Apalagi semua bisa didapat dengan manggil abang Go-Jek. Ditambah harga makanan di negara maju yang serba mahal, semua jadi terasa murah di Indo. Gap harga yang membuat kita bisa makan enak tanpa merasa bersalah.

Kita juga rindu masakan mama. Karena saya belum berkeluarga, saya ga tau rasanya kangen masakan istri. *seketika terdengar suara Celine Dion yang menyayat hati ‘All by myself, don’t wanna be… All by myself anymore’

2. Kehangatan Matahari Tropis

Apalagi sehabis pulang dari musim dingin. Mendadak seneng banget ketemu matahari. Ga ada lagi kulit gatal dan kering. Yang ada hanyalah kelembapan alami dari summer abadi. ‘Yeah, bebas pake kaos oblong lagi!’ Yang tadinya suka ngeluh kepanasan, takut item. Kini malah menantang matahari untuk menyinari hati.

3. Begaol sama Kasur dan Bantal Bapuk di Rumah

Gak ada yang ngalahin kenyamanan bobo di ranjang sendiri. Tempat dimana kita bisa menjadi jelek dengan bahagia. Tiduran sambil baca komik dan buku di iPad. Peluk guling setengah kempes sambil scrolling timeline. Kita merindukan rutinitas nyantai dan online seharian. Menghabiskan masa muda dengan produktif.

Just sit around and doing nothing. That kind of boredom was actually relaxation

Yang punya hewan peliharaan, biasanya kangen main sama anjing dan kucing kesayangan. Begitu pula dengan mereka yang memiliki manusia peliharaan. Main gila.

4. Kangen Cari Duit Lagi

Kelamaan nyantai juga ga enak, kayaknya ada yang kurang aja. Keseringan having fun dan menghamburkan uang bikin kita miskin. Kita pun ingin segara kembali mengumpulkan pundi-pundi.

No matter how beautiful our escape was, we miss our reality. Seperti tombol reset, sehabis traveling semangat kita diperbarui. Seperti Lucinta Luna yang habis operasi, kita siap melangkah ke fase drama selanjutnya.

5. Baca Berita Online dan Komen Netizen Aneh

Di luar negeri kita sibuk menikmati petualangan, kadang ga sempet ngikutin apa yang lagi happening. Tanpa sadar, kita penasaran ngeliat komen julid dari netizen rusuh. Kita terhibur melihat orang lain baku hantam. Kita kangen tingkah dari gabener. Ngeselin tapi ngangenin.

6. Ngomong Bahasa Indonesia lagi

‘Lo lo gua gua, aku gelem koe ora.’ Kenyamanan asal njeplak dengan bahasa kita sendiri. Saat di luar negeri, mau ga mau kita ngomong Bahasa Inggris dan sesekali Pantomim. Kadang loading-nya lama, translate dulu di otak baru keluar. Apalagi pas bahasa tubuh, terkadang ga nyambung. Pas balik, kita bisa cit cit cuit lagi tanpa mikir.

I’ve seen a completely different universe, with different ways of living, with different people, food, and habits

Travel makes me appreciate home. It takes me a thousand miles to see how much I miss my family

St. Paul Cathedral Melbourne

Di sebuah pagi buta, alarm iPhone berdering manja. Dengan setengah sadar, buru-buru saya snooze agar gak digebukin penghuni hostel lainnya. Hari itu, saya sengaja bangun lebih awal, demi mengikuti tur Great Ocean Road. Tur sehari dimana saya tidak perlu menginap dan langsung balik ke Melbourne di malam harinya.

Selesai gosok gigi dan shower berbarengan, dengan bermartabat saya menaiki tram menuju pick up point, St. Paul Cathedral. Tepat jam 7 pagi, seperti yang di janjikan, mobil travel dari Melbourne Boutique Tours datang menjemput. Akses public transport yang sulit di Great Ocean Road, membuat saya memutuskan untuk memakai tur.

On the way to get there, we had stopped several times to take a pee and feel the moment

Dari St. Paul Cathedral, mobil menjemput ke beberapa titik pertemuan, termasuk hotel yang bekerja sama dengan tur ini. Satu persatu peserta masuk ke mobil dan saling ‘say Hi!’ 

Ada 2 pasangan yang berasal dari Singapore. Yang satu masi pengantin baru, satunya lagi pengantin lama rasa baru. Ada juga seorang kakek dari Amerika yang traveling sendirian seperti saya. Terakhir, ada 3 bersaudara cantik asal Filipina, yang pergi bersama orang tuanya.

Potret pria yang mulai terlihat kebapak-bapakan

Perjalanan pun dimulai. Supir yang merangkap guide mulai memperkenalkan diri di mobil. Kebetulan namanya sama dengan saya, Steven. Bedanya, dia berperawakan tinggi besar dengan rambut pirang ala ‘The crocodile hunter’ – Steve Irwin.

Gaya bicaranya ramah dan kalem. Om-om bule yang ternyata bisa berbahasa Indonesia. Dia bahkan menggunakan kata ‘jham kharet’ saat mengingatkan saya untuk tidak telat ngumpul. Logatnya 11-12 sama Chincha Laura.

Terlihat sekali dia berpengalaman. Tahu kapan harus diam membiarkan kita tidur dan kapan harus menjelaskan sebuah tempat dengan menarik. Dia juga selalu berhenti di toilet tanpa harus diminta. Milihnya pinter lagi, perhentian dengan pemandangan spektakuler. Hamparan laut, perbukitan hijau, dan pesisir pantai yang jernih, seger abis!

I feel the surroundings of refreshing coastline. It’s good to be alive

1. Buy Chocolate and Ice Cream at Great Ocean Road Chocolaterie

Ingredients were hand picked from their own kitchen garden and emerging orchard of fruit and nut trees, plus locally sourced provisions and the best quality Belgian couverture chocolate

Lots of chocolates and flavors to choose from. A full range of milk, white and dark chocolate. It’s hard to pick just a few things

They have everything from chocolates of all kinds, truffles, lavish chocolate bars, nut clusters, macarons, nougat, biscuits, chocolate sauces, chocolate spreads and ice cream! They label every flavour if they contain nuts, bubble gum, dairy, alcohol and much more

Pemberhentian pertama, kami diajak memasuki Chocolate Factory. Bangunannya modern dengan halaman parkir yang luas. Begitu masuk, mata langsung tertuju pada tumpukan coklat yang menggunung. Pas banget belum sarapan!

Tulisan Free Tester menghipnotis saya untuk mencicipi variasi coklat satu persatu. Mulai dari white & dark chocolate sampai truffle, macaroon, biscuit, nougat, dan brownie. Layaknya Chef Juna, saya bergumam dengan rupawan: ‘tingkat kekentalannya pas, merata sampe ubun-ubun’.

Beautiful array of freshly churned ice cream with adventurous flavours. Which team are you?cups or cones?

You can see through to the factory and watch them preparing the chocolates

Selain itu ada ice cream yang instagram-able. Ada campuran rasa kacang, susu, bubble gum, sampai alkohol. Bener-bener ngileri. Serunya lagi, kita bisa menyaksikan proses pembuatan handmade chocolate dan artisan ice cream tersebut.

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All the cakes come with a shot of melted chocolate. The selection is simply instagram-able

They even have chocolate based cosmetics like lip balm and body lotion

Great Ocean Road Chocolaterie & Ice Creamery

Chocoholic madness! The sweetest stop on the Great Ocean Road. All day Café, desserts, ice cream and chocolates

1200 Great Ocean Rd, Bellbrae VIC 3228, Australia

Hours: Senin – Minggu 9AM–5PM

Direction: Google Maps Location

I bought truffle and nougat chocolate for snacking on the road

2. Memorial Arch at Eastern View

The Great Ocean adventure begins here. Statue of Labourers to appreciate the hard work of Australian Veteran Soldiers in building the road between 1919 and 1932. The hut made by aboriginal and the road is Australia National Heritage that covered 243 km between Torquay and Allan’s Ford, Victoria

Plang perbatasan yang menandai titik awal dari Great Ocean Road. Terdapat monumen penghargaan bagi tentara yang telah bekerja keras membangun jalan ini. Pengorbanan mereka yang baru saja pulang dari Perang Dunia I. Berkat mereka, kita bisa menikmati perjalanan yang nyaman diatas aspal yang mulus.

Banyak turis yang cari mati dengan foto di tengah jalan. Saya gak mau ikut-ikutan. Disini mobil melintas dengan kecepatan tinggi. Jangan demi selfie yang sempurna, kamu tergilas dengan sia-sia. Jangan demi ketenaran, kamu tinggal kenangan.

I loved the colour of ocean, sand and sky

A beach down the parking area which offers magnificent view of the horizon

Zara’s model that supported by the fresh air and glorious ocean views

Memorial Arch at Eastern View

Perfect spot for a quick pose with the Great Ocean Road Arch on the background

689/721 Great Ocean Rd, Eastern View VIC 3231, Australia

Open 24 hours

Direction: Google Maps Location

Disini terdapat jalan kecil menuju pantai. Kami dibebaskan untuk menikmati pemandangan. Sembari bergantian berfoto, saya bersenda gurau dengan salah satu couple dari Singapore. Ternyata, sang istri adalah orang Indonesia.

‘Wow, it must be great to be Singapore citizen. You have the best passport in the world. You don’t even need a visa to come here right?’ tanya saya.

‘Yes, we live in one of the best and safest country in the world. Yet we also had a very high living cost. No matter how good your passport, the real problem is whether you have money or not to send you abroad’

Jawaban yang membuat saya tersenyum dan mengangguk setuju. There’s always money problem, no matter where you live.

3. Teddy’s Lookout

I feel cool breeze right at the spot. The fresh air with the constant sound of ocean’s flowing water

The gorgeous deep blue sea. The view for the ocean with green mountain is just stunning

A wide expanse of beach sits underneath this little lookout

Titik dimana kita bisa menjadi burung elang. Merasakan hembusan angin sejuk, mendengar suara air laut yang mengalir, menikmati samudra yang menyatu dengan langit. Di beberapa sisi terdapat pantai kecil dengan pasir keemasan dan jalan perbukitan hijau yang berkelok-kelok.

Landscape view is mind blowing. Composition of sea, green hills and ocean drive road 

Teddy’s Lookout

The Saint George River drains into the Bass Strait underneath this clifftop viewpoint

53 George St, Lorne VIC 3232, Australia

Open 24 hours

Direction: Google Maps Location

Can you spot the lazy Koala up on this eucalyptus tree?

Kami juga diajak melihat Koala di alam bebas yang berdekatan dengan Kennet River. Saat itu, mereka lagi asyik bobo diatas pohon Eukaliptus. Pohon yang menjadi rumah kesayangan dari hewan maha unyu ini. Gak kayak kita, Koala memang cuma melek 4 jam sehari. Bangun, metik daun, dimakan, tidur lagi. Nikmatnya hidup beruang bantet.

4. Tasting Scallop Pie at Apollo Bay Bakery

Great local bakery with lonely Koala called Gumleaf sitting outside. Buttery smell of bread and coffee aroma fills the air as i approach the cafe. Wide selections of pastries, tarts and cakes are available within this small cafe. The best way to lucnh under the cold weather

Sementara beberapa anggota tur dibawa ke restoran, saya disambut oleh Koala di Apollo Bay Bakery. Saya sengaja ga mendaftar makan siang tur, demi nyobain Scallop Pie disini.

‘Sang Koala tidur dan tak ada yang berani ganggu dia… oh sibuknya aku sibuk sekali.’

– Crayon Sinchan

Instagramable home-made cakes, pies, sausage rolls, and sandwiches

Yummy fat!

Huge range of freshly baked bread and cakes

Selagi memesan, saya memperhatikan roti-roti yang dipajang di etalase. Bule memang jago bikin pastry. Porsinya gede-gede lagi. Sambil menunggu pesanan datang, saya duduk di kursi dan memperhatikan sekitar.

Melihat satu demi satu orang yang masuk. Melihat kakek berkacamata sedang serius membaca koran dan segerombolan anak muda yang berisik. Siang itu, kedai ini benar-benar penuh.

Apollo Bay Bakery

Home of the Scallop Pie on The Great Ocean Road

125 Great Ocean Rd, Apollo Bay VIC 3233, Australia

Hours: Senin – Minggu 6AM–4PM

Best Seller: Scallop Pie 12 AUD | Rp. 118,000

Direction: Google Maps Location

This flakey pastry contains scallops with piping hot creamy sauce. It’s quite good

I tried a cappuccino and their famous Scallop Pie. Pai berisi kerang yang membuncah. Rotinya flaky abis, serpihannya runtuh saat digigit. Ketika dibelah, kerang kampak terlihat menyatu dengan creamy white sauce panas.

Rasanya sedikit hambar, mungkin enakan yang curry sauce. Mungkin juga karena lidah saya lebih suka yang berbumbu *anakmicin. Untungnya kerangnya segar dan chewy. Kenyalnya menghadirkan sensasi geli.

5. 12 Apostles

This stormy Southern Ocean and blasting winds gradually eroded the softer limestone, forming caves in the cliffs

Can be very busy at peak times but worth the walk up to get there and see the view!

An orchestra of water kissing the land and wind chiming through the cliffs, nature at its best unadulterated

How the erosion has shaped the sandstone

Breathtaking monuments created by own mother nature

Kemudian road trip berlanjut ke destinasi utama, 12 Apostles. Monumen yang secara magis diciptakan oleh alam 20 tahun yang lalu. Deretan tebing keemasan yang membentang cantik di sepanjang garis pantai. Perlahan tapi pasti, kedahsyatan hantaman ombak mengikis reruntuhan pilar tersebut. Dari yang tadinya ada 12, kini tinggal 8.

These iconic rock formations rise up out of the foamy sea. The 12 Apostles were formed some 20 million years ago as the sea gradually eroded the soft limestone cliffs. The last supper of nature

Australia memang beda. Di akhir September, musim semi mulai menampakkan diri. Matahari bersinar cerah, tapi dinginnya amboi. Ditengah keramaian, saya bergantian mengambil foto dengan the sisters. Dari balik viewfinder kamera, saya baru menyadari, satu dari ketiga gadis bersaudara ini begitu bening.

It was pretty chilly and breezy up on the hills. The wind messed up their hair. Her smile is a lot prettier than i remembered

They call her Jus. Wajahnya terlihat seperti blasteran. Saat angin mengacak-acak rambut panjangnya, seperti ada efek slow motion. Tawa lepasnya saat berpose, membuatnya semakin cantik. Sesekali saya mencuri-curi pandang, memperhatikan bempernya yang chubby sempurna. Legging hitam ketat yang dia kenakan hari itu, memperjelas semuanya. Saat dia menatap balik dan tersenyum, dunia semakin terasa manis.

I hadn’t seen a face so expressive in ages. Her aura and her looks impressed me. I enjoyed watching it live

It was great to stop for a moment and soak up the incredible sights

Kemudian mereka sekeluarga naik helikopter. Sementara saya cukup puas mengagumi 12 Apostles dari atas tebing dan melihat helikopter yang mereka naiki mengudara. Jangan tanya kenapa saya ga ikut naik, pelit dan miskin beda tipis.

Twelve Apostles

Ocean Rock Exposed. The iconic golden cliffs and crumbling pillars that runs along 17km of stunning coastline

Great Ocean Rd & Booringa Rd, Princetown VIC 3269, Australia

Open 24 hours

Direction: Google Maps Location

Pemandangan di sekitarnya sungguh epic! Padang rumput luas, danau berair biru, perbukitan hijau, dan gumpalan awan putih yang dilatarbelakangi birunya langit.

Kemudian kami kembali ke mobil dan melanjutkan perjalanan. Sambil menatap keluar jendela, saya berfantasi mengendarai Lamborghini bersama Juz, melintasi jalan perbukitan yang indah ini. Di tengah raungan mesin yang gahar, saya menikung dengan kecepatan tinggi. Layaknya romansa Fast and Furious yang membangkitkan adrenaline, lamunan saya berakhir dengan realita.

Kami juga sempat berhenti di Maits Rest Rainforest, kawasan hutan yang selalu lembap dan basah karena curah hujan yang tinggi. Hutan yang disebut sebagai paru-paru dunia karena memberikan 40% oksigen bagi bumi.

Pohonnya tinggi-tinggi besar dengan daun yang lebat. Yang paling unik adalah pohan dengan akar besar yang membentuk seperti goa. Konon, bila kita berfoto didalamnya, maka hormon kita akan membuncah dan menjadi subur. Ini beneran, saya ga ngarang. Tour Guide yang bilang sendiri.

6. Loch Ard Gorge

Loch Ard Gorge is named after a real tragic event of the ship ‘Loch Ard’ that in 1878 crashed against this Muttonbird island. It was a ship that navigated for three months, from England to Melbourne. Out of the 54 passengers and crew, only two teenagers survived. 15-year-old Tom and 17-year-old Eva. Tom was apparently washed ashore and rescued Eva after hearing her cries

Tak jauh dari 12 Apostles, kami diajak menuju Loch Ard Gorge. Nama yang terinspirasi dari peristiwa tragis nan heroik pada tahun 1878. Kapal Loch Ard dari Inggris yang membawa 54 penumpang, karam akibat menabrak pulau berbatu. Hanya 2 orang yang selamat.

Tom, remaja berusia 15 tahun yang beruntung terbawa arus ke daratan, dan Eva yang diselamatkan oleh Tom setelah mendengar tangisannya. Setelah memanjat bebatuan untuk meminta bantuan, akhirnya mereka berdua berhasil survive.

By the time we reached Loch Ard Gorge, the sun was sinking and the day had become a soft spring evening

‘Today is our little sister birthday’ ujar Katrina melanjutkan percakapan kami saat baru turun dari mobil.

‘Happy birthday! Sorry, i can’t give you anything but photo’ kata saya sambil menunggu Juz berjalan sejajar.

‘Thank you, Steve. It’s OK. Just make sure i’ll be like 17 year old girl in the picture’ ujarnya sambil tersenyum.

‘Ah i wish we can wear Bikini right now’ kata Katrina sembari kami melihat pantai cantik mulai nampak dari kejauhan.

‘I’ll be more than happy to see that happen’ balas saya.

‘Bikini my ass! it’s bloody cold’ ujar Juz tanpa sensor.

Well, terlihat dia bukan wanita jaim yang suka jaga image.

I’ll never forget looking over the edge of the gorge with it’s breathtaking high walls and the assertive ocean lapping at the smooth white sand. an orchestra of water kissing the land and wind chiming through the cliffs, nature at its best unadulterated

Sore itu awan bergelayut, sesekali angin bertiup kencang dan gerimis membasahi. Suasananya begitu dramatis. Air laut bercinta dengan pasir keemasan diantara tebing yang masif. Debur ombak mendesah bersama desiran angin.

Terpaan air laut, sesekali membasahi sepatu. Layaknya berada di pulau kecil tak berpenghuni, kami bercanda dengan berteriak sekeras-kerasnya, seakan melepaskan beban didada. It was kinda awkward but at the same time really fun.

Mama dari ketiga gadis ini menyarankan kami foto bersama. Cekrik! Kemudian sambil mengembalikan kamera dan menunjukkan hasil fotonya, dia berbisik ‘good luck’. Seolah-olah dia punya indra ke-7 dan tahu kalo saya naksir salah satu dari anaknya. Oh Mama, saya ingin memanggilmu dengan kata tersebut.

It is beautiful. We went there just before sunset and it was amazing. The strong waves makes us wet

Sometimes travel’s just about having a good time in a different place with new people. Maybe we won’t see each other again, but for that one day, we’re best mate

My trip was an adventure filled with a lot of exciting girls. We had fun like a teenager

It’s truly a stunning slice of tranquility and heaven. It was just mesmerizing

Loch Ard Gorge

Coastal nature park featuring self-guided walks, viewing platforms & a cemetery

Great Ocean Road Port, Campbell VIC 3269, Australia

Open 24 hours

Direction: Google Maps Location

7. Port Campbell Jetty

Campbell Harbour is a fascinating seaside village. Scenery was wonderful

Malam harinya, kami dibawa ke Port Campbell Jetty. Kota pelabuhan cantik yang berbatasan langsung dengan laut. Deru ombak mengiringi malam yang indah. Guide bercerita, banyak orang memancing, berenang dan berselancar di siang hari. Di malam hari, banyak jomblo melihat ke arah laut dengan tatapan kosong.

I could hear a sound of refreshing wave in the darkness. I smile to the ocean and give thanks for being alive

Port Campbell Jetty

A fascinating seaside village. It is a beautiful port on the western end of the Great Ocean Road.

2-10 Lord St, Port Campbell VIC 3269, Australia

Open 24 hours

Direction: Google Maps Location

The shiny large crane

Touring the Great Ocean Road and seeing the breathtaking scenery is one of those experiences that i’ll never forget. It’s packed with flawless beaches, endless stunning coastline, charming seaside villages, and diverse wildlife. This is a great day trip from Melbourne.

Dalam perjalanan kembali ke Melbourne, kami pun terlelap. Banyak detail yang tidak saya tulis. It’s simply because i tried to write about her, but i couldn’t produce a line. Bagaimana kami bertukar cerita tentang apapun yang terlintas dalam pikiran. Bagaimana kami bertukar Instagram dan say goodbye. Sebuah rahasia yang akan memudar pada waktunya.

Saya tidak memiliki jutaan kenangan tentang Juz. Dia gadis yang sekedar ‘lewat’. Tipe wanita yang saking sempurnanya, tidak berani saya perjuangkan. Hanya bisa saya mimpikan, dan mungkin tidak akan pernah saya miliki.

Setidaknya sekali seumur hidup, kita semua pasti punya tipe orang seperti ini. Seseorang yang kita naksir setengah mati, tapi ga tau cara terbaik untuk mengekspresikannya. The one that we never know how to start. Seseorang yang ingin kita kenal lebih jauh dan menghabiskan waktu lebih lama. Seseorang yang hanya sekejap mata, tapi meninggalkan kesan mendalam.

We are travelers on a cosmic journey. We have stopped for a moment to encounter each other, to meet, to love, to share.

This is a precious moment, a little parenthesis in eternity.

– Paulo Coelho, The Alchemist

A day trip in Great Ocean Road Apa yang paling dikangenin saat baru balik dari luar negeri? Semua hal yang tadinya kita anggap biasa, mendadak jadi istimewa.

#12 Apostles #Apollo Bay Bakery #Australia #Chocolate Factory #Great Ocean Road Tour #Loch Ard Gorge #Melbourne #Port Campbell Victoria #Scallop Pie #Things to do

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LUAS at Museum

Seven Years ago: on the evening of September 14, 2014, an inbound LUAS Red Line tram makes a stop at Museum on its way to the Dublin City center. I made this photo by placing my Lumix LX7 on the footpath to steady the camera for a comparatively long-exposure, while proping up the lens with the lens cap to obtain the desired level. Tracking the Light Posts Every Day!

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#Dublin #Lightrail #LUAS

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Hongkong As Your Next Wicked Trip!

Buat kalian yang mencari destinasi yang fun tapi dengan harga yang masih terjangkau , I really recommended you to go get your passport and book a ticket to Hongkong, fellas!

Nih beberapa kelebihan yang dapat menjadi bahan pertimbangan untuk menjadikan HK tempat berlibur:

1. Transportation in HK  is well intergrated, public transportation utamanya adalah MTR (Mass Transit Railway) yang menjangkau ke semua tempat  wisata. Murah, cepat, fasilitas oke, dan mudah untuk mencari rutenya. Download aja aplikasi MTR di HP. You’ll quickly get used to it.

2. Biaya makan, minum, sampe belanja pernak-pernik, dan penginapan disana masih terjangkau.

3. Warganya mostly bisa bahasa Inggris.

4. Bebas Visa untuk warga Indonesia.

5. Bonus-nya kamu bisa sekalian liburan ke Macau dan ke Shenzen. Tinggal naik ferry yang nyaman selama 2 jam aja. Dan engga mahal kaya kalo naik pesawat gitu.

Nah, kebetulan waktu itu saya dan tiga orang temen liburan ketiga tempat ini (Macau-Hongkong-Shenzen), karena harus bagi-bagi waktu jadi di HK cuma kebagian 3 hari. Walaupun sebentar, tapi berkesan banget.

Hari pertama kita mutusin untuk ke Victoria Peak. Di sana ada Peak Tower yang isinya tempat shopping, ada the famous wax museum Madame Tussaud, dan juga The Sky Terrace 428 dimana kita bisa liat 360 degree panoramic view of HK. Ada juga yang prefer kesini malam hari sambil dinner liat gemerlap lampu kota HK. Saya sih belum pernah kesana malam-malam, tapi pemandangan siangnya sih spektakuler. Nih pake hape butut aja keren banget.

Tapi yang paling menarik perhatian buat saya itu sebenernya cara kesananya naik Peak Tram, ini kereta unik bangettt. Sambil antri naik kita bisa nunggu sambil lihat-lihat gallery tentang tram ini, pertama yang bikin unik adalah kereta ini udah mulai beroperasi dari tahun 1800an, klasik gitu. Yang kedua, ini kereta lintasanya gak datar, tapi menanjak miring 45 derajat. Kursinya terbuat dari kayu, mirip kursi taman, dan menghadap satu arah semua. Lucunya adalah pas pulang keretanya mundur hihi.

Terus kita nyobain masuk ke Madame Tussaud. Ternyata seru juga loh, foto sama patung lilin yang dibuat semirip asli-nya. Koleksinya beragam banget, dari artis, atlet, ilmuwan, sampe presiden dunia pun ada. Dekornya pun bagus. Kalau foto, ambil dari angle kemana arah mata si patung melihat, make it less fake :p

Karena kebetulan kita ke HK pas bulan puasa, selanjutnya kita langsung menuju ke Islamic Center Canteen buat buka puasa. Sampe sana wah ternyata rame banget, ada Mesjidnya, dan disana ketemu banyak muslim dari berbagai negara. Puas banget bisa makan dimsum dan semua hidangan khas sana dengan perasaan tenang.

Dari sana, kita main ke Ladies Market. Terkenal sebagai surga belanja murah-nya HK. Sepanjang jalan bakal nemuin toko-toko berderet dan pedagangnya bisa ngomong bahasa Indonesia dikit-dikit. Walaupun namanya Ladies Market tapi dagangannya gak melulu untuk cewek aja kok, untuk anak-anak, laki-laki, sampe souvenir untuk oleh-oleh bisa dicari disini. Tapi pastikan nawar dulu ya.

Hari kedua kita pagi-pagi ke Ngongping 360 di Lantau island. Kita kesana mau liat desa wisata Ngongping dan Big Buddha Statue atau Tian Tan Buddha. Untuk sampai disini, ada cable car yang beroperasi dua arah. Bisa juga sih naik bus, cuma kita pilih naik cable car untuk menghemat waktu dan supaya bisa nikmatin pemandangan dan biar berasa turis banget aja gitu haha.

Masuk ke Ngongping Village, langsung disuguhin atraksi pedang aja, dan ternyata banyak show lain juga kaya tari-tarian khas sana. Liat sekeliling banyak juga spot buat foto, café, resto, plus toko-toko.

Selesai menelusuri Ngongping Village sampai deh kita di gerbang New Pau Lau, nyempetin foto dulu di gerbangnya yang megah. Nah dari sini kita masih harus jalan kaki lagi menuju Tian Tan Buddha statue-nya lewat jalan yang mereka sebut “The Wisdom Path”

Sampailah kami ke lokasi patung Buddha raksasa ini. Weighted 10 tons built in 10 years! Dan ternyata setelah berjalan kaki sampai berkeringat, perjuangan kami belum berakhir. Karena untuk melihat patung ini dari dekat kita harus menaiki sekitar 200an anak tangga lagi, kebayang dong lagi puasa yakaaan. Naik segan pulangpun tak mau judulnya.

Tapi akhirnya kita naik juga. Untungnya waktu itu belum panas banget mataharinya. Daaan.. engga nyesel naik ke atas, karena di atas semuanya bener-bener keren. Pemandangan dari tangganya aja kece, bisa leha-leha duduk nikmatin semilir angin sambil mandangin patung-patung dewa dan Buddha.

Oh iya di Ngongping juga ada Biara Lotus alias Po Lin Monastery yang bisa keliatan dari atas sini. Cuma karena mepetnya waktu kita gak sempet kesana, lumayanlah udah liat keindahannya dari atas.

Dari Ngongping, kita lanjut lagi menuju Victoria Park yang merupakan taman kota publik yang luas dan terkenal sebagai tempat kumpul TKW-TKW Indonesia. Disana ada tempat duduk-duduk, sarana olahraga, sampai hiasan seperti kolam, air mancur dll. Tapi tujuan utama kita kesana adalaaaaah… beli takjil! Hahahha. Saya dikasih tau temen disana banyak yang jualan makanan khas Indonesia. Disana sempat ngobrol-ngobrol sama mba-mba disana dan takjub bangetlah kita karena mereka semua rata-rata fasih berbicara bahasa inggris dan mandarin. Wooow kalah saya hehe

Next stop adalah Avenue of Stars. Disini kaya semacam walk of fame gitu, sepanjang jalan ada cetakan tangan artis-artis terkenal HK seperti Jackie Chan. Dan juga beberapa patung, Bruce Lee salah satunya. Pemandangan Victoria Harbour juga sangat iconic disini, dengan berjejernya gedung-gedung di seberangnya yang kalau malam hari cahaya lampunya terpantul berwarna-warni di air. Duh, ini ngabuburit tercantik seumur-umur.

Kita emang sengaja ke daerah Victoria Harbour pas buka puasa karena sekalian mau nonton Symphony of Light yang dimulai jam 8. Ini adalah show paling spektakuler di HK dan GRATIS hahaha. What makes this show extraordinary adalah pertunjukannya melibatkan puluhan gedung di pelabuhan yang disingkronisasikan. Asli deh waktu itu nontonnya kok bisa keren banget laser sama kerlap-kerlip lampu gedungnya kaya tarian. So this is definitely a must watch show!

Esoknya, mengisi hari terakhir kami di HK, kita mutusin untuk ke Disneyland HK. Tapi karena kita cuma punya setengah hari, akhirnya kita gak masuk ke Disneylandnya. Karena katanya di dalem itu semua mainannya seru dan butuh waktu seharian penuh. Makanya sudah bertekad saya harus bisa kembali lagi ke HK!!

Tapi karena penasaran, tetep mampir kesana buat sekedar liat MTR khusus ke Disneyland yang katanya lucu parah. Dan benar, keretanya gemes banget, semua interiornya berbentuk kepala Mickey Mouse. Baru naik kereta menuju kesananya aja udah seru, langsung baper pengen batalin tiket pesawat pulang. Tapi setelah liat isi dompet langsung insyaf dari penyakit belagak kaya hahahah.

Berakhir deh jalan-jalan kita dan kembali menjadi upik abu di Jakarta, gapapalah ya jadi upik abu kalo ujungnya nanti bisa jadi Cinderella dan balik lagi ke Disneyland HK yang belum kesampaian. AMIN!

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Cherrywood Village Masterplan South Dublin

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Cherrywood Village South Dublin Masterplan

15 Oct 2020

Cherrywood Village Masterplan South Dublin Landscape Strategy

Design: Grant Associates with Fletcher Priest Architects

Location: Cherrywood Village, Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, South Dublin, Ireland

Grant Associates is working with Fletcher Priest Architects to design the masterplan for a new community in Dún Laoghaire–Rathdown, South Dublin for developer Quintain Ireland Ltd.

When complete, Cherrywood Village will include over 1,300 homes, three public parks and over 50,000 sq ft of retail and civic amenities as well as primary and post-primary schools.

The masterplan builds on the principles set out by the Strategic Development Zone status for the area, and Fletcher Priest and Grant Associates are coordinating their work with the design team for this wider area, including Dublin-based Architectural practices Urban Agency and O’Mahony Pike Architects.

Green and blue infrastructure constitutes a key element of Cherrywood Village Masterplan with the opportunity to create a very well-connected village adjacent to the Luas Tram Line into Central Dublin and close to the Wicklow Mountains and the sea.

“With the climate and biodiversity emergency we are living in, Cherrywood Village is an opportunity to create multi-functional, sensory-rich open spaces that provide amenity for the community, sustainable water management and biodiverse wildlife habitats.”

Peter Chmiel, director at Grant Associates:

Within the masterplan, Grant Associates has developed the design of strategic Greenways – generous walking, jogging and cycle routes which connect residents to existing parks, the village centre and Luas Tram stops.

The designs focus on resilient planting typologies that feed off existing wildlife corridors, manage the site water run-off through a sequence of rain gardens, and incorporate a wild range of pollinators as part of the ‘All Ireland Pollinator Plan’.

Other spaces in the masterplan include Pocket Parks that provide local amenity close to people’s front doors. Each of these will have a different theme, such as Woodland or Productive Planting, but all will incorporate natural play and seating to encourage residents to engage with the natural world.

“We approached the masterplanning process by establishing characterful neighbourhoods that are informed by the landscape setting. We’ve designed a tapestry of new open spaces to reconnect with existing mature habitats, creating new homes for both people and wildlife that are rich in biodiversity. Our goal is to provide cherished homes where all generations can socially interact, play, relax and learn throughout the seasons and all within the context and beauty of the natural world.” – Carly Lamb, Senior Associate at Grant Associates

Quintain, one of the largest residential developers in Ireland and responsible for the regeneration of the 85-acre site surrounding Wembley Stadium, will seek planning permission for 1,000 homes at Cherrywood Village before the end of this year. Further planning applications will be made 2021.

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Location: Cherrywood Village, South Dublin, Republic of Ireland

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