Michael Portillo

[gness]

Just settled down to watch Michael Portillo doing his railway journey in Ireland....and he's wearing the Irish flag....

Don't you just love a man with a bit of humour about him..... :-)

[Peter Pedant]

why not ?

eamonn de valera was spanish and he wore the irish tricolour all over the place

[tonyav]

Where's he travelling from and where to, gness ?.

[hc4361]

Michael often wears the colours of the flag of the country he is visiting. Makes me smile

[gness]

Wexford up to Dublin and across to Westport, Tony.....places I visit each year.......calling at Avoca......they've a great clothes shop there..... :-)

[gness]

Me too, Hc.....love these railway programmes.....x

[tonyav]

Ah thanks even about the clothes shop info.

Any decent whisky places on route ?.

[douglas9401]

Ahem, whiskey.

[gness]

Well it's where I buy my poitin, Tony.....x

[tonyav]

Sorry, Douglas. I had forgotten about the different spelling between Irish and Scottish nectar of the gods.

[tonyav]

Well it's where I buy my poitin, Tony.....x


Wot, buy !

[douglas9401]

:)

[gness]

I have to buy it now, Tony.....when it was illegal I could get it in exchange for a song and a reel....x

[tonyav]

If it were up to me it would be illegal again, gness. Illegal = better ;-)

[shoota]

'a song and a reel'

Euphemisms?

[tonyav]

Is that a errrrrrm reel that I see on your rod, shoota ?.

[gness]

I know, Tony.....there's no risk with the bottle I have here....no excitement...x

No, Shoota......I'd sing and dance a reel......can still dance but not so sprightly these days......x

[shoota]

When a man's gotta go, a man's gotta go T...

[tonyav]

Oh so very true, shoota. Especially after several pints.

[sunny-dave]

Nice programme - I find Mr Portillo a very genial traveller and there were some new bits of Ireland for me to have a look at, next time I'm pottering around the Wicklow Mountains.

[-Talbot-]

Just settled down to watch Michael Portillo doing his railway journey in Ireland....and he's wearing the Irish flag....

Don't you just love a man with a bit of humour about him..... :-)



Love is a bit strong but yes, got to like a man with a good soh. Are you going to tell us who Portillo is travelling with?