tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12493055.post1808066961451152534..comments2024-03-22T22:21:47.272+13:00Comments on Kiwi Nomad's Wanderings: Route 52- GenealogyKiwi Nomadhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13351034705766073667noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12493055.post-6384010234766587692010-11-01T16:16:52.092+13:002010-11-01T16:16:52.092+13:00Karin, I guess those of us who descend from Europe...Karin, I guess those of us who descend from European settlers know our coming wasn't so very long ago, and it went with a 'leaving' -often as an escape from poverty and perhaps slums. When I was in Ireland in 2006 I stood on the hill above the harbour where so many Irish departed from, never to return to the land of their birth, and it felt an awfully bittersweet place for me to be.Kiwi Nomadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13351034705766073667noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12493055.post-73294883796491204482010-11-01T08:48:40.459+13:002010-11-01T08:48:40.459+13:00Ok...so now I've gotta start saving to come do...Ok...so now I've gotta start saving to come down under!! Your pics are beautiful, and the plaques so bittersweet! Absolutely lovely post.ksamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01998231466478015431noreply@blogger.com