A day out in Dublin

Determined to get to know Dublin even better, the Wombat went wandering along the River Liffey. He walked down to see the Jeannie Johnston, a replica of one of the ships which carried Irish immigrants to a new life in America.


Finally, he had a surprise encounter with the new President of Ireland, Michael D. Higgins, at the Famine Memorial.

The white Wombat

The Wombat is naturally interested in his relatives around the world, and he was very relieved that a rare white wombat found orphaned in Australia has now been nursed back to health.
(BBC news story)

Brief stop in Belfast

The Wombat was actually in Belfast to attend TitanCon. He didn't get any photos with the famous people there (maybe next year) but he did get a photo of himself outside Belfast City Hall.

We're going to the zoo, zoo, zoo...

The Wombat is going to be spending quite a lot of time in Dublin for the next year or so (although he hopes to travel to lots of other places too).
Hopefully he won't get lost the way he did last time he visited.

He started his sojourn by going to Phoenix Park, where he was very impressed by the great big obelisk.


He visited Dublin Zoo as well, and although he was disappointed not to see any marsupials like himself during his visit, he did make the acquaintance of a meerkat...


... envied the long legs of the giraffes...


... and decided to keep well away from the big white rhinos.

The Wombat in Brazil

Oh, how The Wombat was looking forward to visiting Brazil! Cocktails, women in bikinis, beaches and sunshine.

The reality of his visit to São Paulo was a little bit different. He saw some palm trees, but he got stuck in one while checking for coconuts...


And then he somehow ended up in a big bird of paradise plant.



He didn't get to a beach, but he did get to sit on a sun lounger by his hotel pool.



And the views from his hotel were impressive. (The flag proves he was actually in Brazil!)



Plus, he sampled rather a lot of the local food... especially at Fogo de Chão.