Somewhere that's nice and quiet.

chrissb8

Have you ever just found somewhere where it's just real nice and quiet and is perfect in every sense of the way of being able to relax and think. I'm sure for many it can be their apartment/house at 2am or even a winter stroll on a sunny weekend morning. For me it would have to be county clare, by the sea. Don't think I've ever felt as safe in one place and "away from it all" at the same time.

I know this thread is a bit soppy but I'm hoping some curious places people like for this sort of thing to pop up.

Sir Arthur Daley

We will be dead long enough for somewhere quiet and nice.

DougPeterson

I'd have to say Copper Faced Jacks on Harcourt street,anytime after 2am

DazMarz

I actually discovered a great little spot when I was in UCD. I referred to it as my "Fortress of Solitude", and nobody really knew about it, so it was kick-ass. It was just a nice little spot for me to go with a coffee and a newspaper from time to time, when I just wanted a nice little relax, with nobody else to annoy me.

Also had a nice little roof-garden near it, so I could nip out for a smoke if need be. T'was a nice spot to have, and I never told any of my mates where it was, because it would have spoiled the effect.

AnonoBoy

chrissb8 wrote: »

Have you ever just found somewhere where it's just real nice and quiet and is perfect in every sense of the way of being able to relax and think.

Sitting on the jacks.

Sir Arthur Daley

AnonoBoy wrote: »

Sitting on the jacks.

Does the water charges on the flush not impede your thoughts?

AndonHandon

Right now in bed, under the duvet with the iPad and the outside noise barely audible; bliss.

Harry Palmr

We're all looking for that place, so when you find it please post it so like a holiday programme on tv you can then ruin it !

Birneybau

Sir Arthur Daley wrote: »

Does the water charges on the flush not impede your thoughts?

The flush would ruin the silence.

Also, sitting on the jacks best done in work.

AnonoBoy

Sir Arthur Daley wrote: »

Does the water charges on the flush not impede your thoughts?

I didn't say using the jacks. Just sitting on it.

For cost reasons I now only sh*t at work or in the toilets of fancy clothing shops like Brown Thomas. Hey, if they didn't want me sh*tting in there they shouldn't have put 'Brown' in their name!

Sir Arthur Daley

I guess 6ft under would be quiet and silent, just download the flashlamp app on the i phone 6

Sir Arthur Daley

AnonoBoy wrote: »

I didn't say using the jacks. Just sitting on it.

OK.

Karl Stein

When I was younger I used to disappear unannounced from the noisy, busy pubs we used to frequent and head up to a hotel bar that was nearly empty, had big couches, and was quiet enough to have a few people watching the Late Late Show on the TV - right in the city centre.

Cool story bro?

Birneybau

Karl Stein wrote: »

When I was younger I used to disappear unannounced from the noisy, busy pubs we used to frequent and head up to a hotel bar that was nearly empty, had big couches, and was quiet enough to have a few people watching the Late Late Show on the TV - right in the city centre.

Cool story bro?

Nah

Karl Stein

Birneybau wrote: »

Nah

Damn.

catallus

Don't listen to 'em Karl. I think you're cool.

COYVB

Most places outdoors either very early in the morning or very late at night. I work on stuff that can burn you out creatively very fast, so at least 5 times a day, typically during pre dawn or post dusk I'll go for a 2-3km walk and just turn my brain off for the duration. I find its a great way to keep focus on more draining projects. It's definitely a time sink, but I waste more time if I try to work through when things aren't happening for me

Turtyturd

AnonoBoy wrote: »

For cost reasons I now only sh*t at work !

Do the same but not for cost reasons, at the end of the year it's nice to know you've been paid a few days of your salary for sh*tting.

Lalealynn

Library Bar exchequer st. Also the Camdon Court Hotel.

When it's not so wild outside like tonight then outdoors.

During the day the long stone pub...it's great at night but not quiet.

I love quiet spots more my thing really.

There used to be a café upstairs in Hughes & Hughes book shop in Dundrum shopping centre. Noone appeared to know about this place, and it was the loveliest quiet space away from the shopping madness. It had comfy sofas, and sometimes had a guy singing in the corner, it felt like Central Perk (the café in friends, for the young wans).

The book shop has since closed, and the café along with it. Such a pity but it was inevitable really. There was rarely a sinner in the place.

jester77

I rented a cabin in the woods next to a lake in the middle of absolutely nowhere in Finland, somewhere close to the Arctic circle. The nearest shop was a 40 min drive away. The cabin had a sauna and there was 24 hours of daylight, could watch the sun descend towards lake in the evenings, stop and start rising again. It was nice and very quiet.