Nursing Home for Me?
When I am old and cranky and I can’t look after myself no more – please stick me in a nursing home. Now don’t get me wrong I don’t want this anytime soon – I think I have a good few years left before being put out to pasture, also some would argue that I may be cranky enough if not old enough. In addition I want one of these places where I have my own front door, living room, kitchen, etc – but with 24 hr help close by – more the type of thing I see in the UK nursing homes.
And rightly you may ask, why the hell am I writing about this just now? Bloody good question, as one would hope that I am 30 or more years away from this.
I spent the weekend in Prague, while there we visited the other half’s parents. A seniors community living would be great for them – the type of thing that I describe for myself – however it seems that the Czech market for nursing homes is not yet as advanced as Ireland or the UK. Now I know there are other that would consider their way is better with older people being looked after by their family – sorry people but if you think this still you are living in wonder land.
All of Europe has become so busy that the life style of having time to look after older parents has changed – both in most marriages work, and work too long and late into the day to have the time to spend with their own children and look after their parents.
I reckon by the time I am ready to be carted off we might have something more like the various options they have in the sates – I so hope so.
I used a long lens for this photo, it was taken from the Dublin Mountains on the way home from Glendalough. I usually travel back into the city by way of Sally Gap, for me it is the most scenic, then I get to where this photo was taken and know that I will be home shortly.
Dublin Airport and delays again…
So here I am stuck in Dublin Airport as he flight is delayed for two hours. It doesn’t happen often thank god, but airports are fairly boring places.
gave us vouchers for food – good… And I get to sit here in Starbucks and chill for a few hours – still it is hard to get passed the bordom. So here I am writing and hoping that no-one reaaly reads this.
Walking in Europe is a new site that I am developing, and much to my surprise it still hasn’t been indexed by the big G after a month – I should really have put a bit more effort into that, so hopefully this post will help the big G find it at last.
Dublin Airport is fairly horrible, in a few hours we will be in Prague – and what a difference there is in the airport. Prague is just so … clean, not so packed, much easier to be in – also I can still smoke there. Yeah one day I might get around to not doing that anymore.
So hope some of this made some sense – I have only had one xanex so far – yeah hate flying also…
Have a good weekend.
Ten Things About Dublin
1. Dublin is called Baile Atha Cliath in Gaelic and dates back to the 9th century. It was originally a Viking settlement.
2. At one stage O’ Connell Street, the city’s main street was regarded as the widest street in Europe.
3. Dublin is also a county as well as a city but is actually one of the smallest of the 32 Irish counties.
4. The head of the Irish government is called An Taoiseach, which translated literally from Gaelic means “leader”
5. The home of the Irish parliament is in Dublin and is called The Dail. The three major political parties based in The Dail are Fianna Fail, Fianna Gael and Labour.
6. Dublin has less pubs per head of the population than any other European capital. Amazing but true!
7. The home of The Dubs, as they are fondly known is Croke Park. The Dubs are the Dublin Gaelic Football team. Croke Park is recognised as being one of the best Stadiums in the entire world due to its size and shape which creates a natural amphitheatre effect. 8. Dublin is home to the second largest outdoor park in the world-The Phoenix Park. This is the largest park in Europe and second only in the world to Central Park in New York.
9. The biggest crowd ever assembled in Ireland gathered in the Phoenix Park in 1819 to a rally led by Daniel O Connell calling for the freedom of Ireland from English oppression and rule. Over 1.5 million impassioned people gathered to hear O Connell proclaim “that the freedom of Ireland is not worth the shedding of one drop of blood”.
10. The freedom of Dublin city has only been bestowed on a small number of people including Nelson Mandela, U2 and Bob Geldof. This honour carries the unusual privilege of allowing its’ recipients to graze sheep free of charge in St Stephens Green, one of Dublin’s best known landmarks.
