What is the weirdest place you have visited?

MS.ing · 28-04-2014 04:37PM

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username123 · 28-04-2014 04:57PM

Moate.

Driving from Galway to Dublin, raging hangovers, stopped in Moate for a spot of lunch. Pulled up outside this grand looking establishment advertising that they did luncheon and in we went.

Like stepping back in time. All 4 people in the pub turned and stared at us and then a green haired girl came out from behind the counter and asked what we wanted. We said we'd like a spot of lunch and and she said that the options were ham, cheese, ham and cheese, toasted or untoasted. We all ordered ham and cheese toasted and she opened the till, took out a 20 pound note, left the pub and went across the road to a newsagent, came back in with a sliced pan, a packet of ham and a packet of easi singles and disappeared into the back.

Morto at this point (we'd really been hoping for a slap up carvery lunch) we waited while the locals scrutinised us. When the toasties came they were grand but every eye in that place was glued to us as we ate them in silence.

Weird town.

gugleguy · 28-04-2014 05:09PM

Online: People's Republic Of Cork.
It out - does the weirdest physical place 'be been to by quit a bit.
boards.ie is comparatively friendly neighborhood in comparison.

like comparing the GTA game series (people's republic of cork)with the likes of the Sims,(boards.ie) .

orangesoda · 28-04-2014 05:41PM

gugleguy wrote: »

Online: People's Republic Of Cork.
It out - does the weirdest physical place 'be been to by quit a bit.
boards.ie is comparatively friendly neighborhood in comparison.

like comparing the GTA game series (people's republic of cork)with the likes of the Sims,(boards.ie) .

I was on there once they were giving northern republicans a quare pashing, it confused me as are they not technically Cork republicans looking for a free cork?

losthorizon · 28-04-2014 06:16PM

The Penis Museum, Northern Iceland

Muahahaha · 28-04-2014 06:20PM

A few years back I went on the Trans Siberian railway across Russia, Mongolia and into China. In Moscow I went to see the preserved body of Lenin, then in Beijing the body of Chairman Mao. Then a while later in Vietnam I went to see the preserved body of Ho Chi Minh. It was at that stage I began questioning myself as to what the fcuk I was doing travelling the world going around looking at dead bodies.

wretcheddomain · 28-04-2014 06:22PM

Cork

losthorizon · 28-04-2014 06:47PM

Muahahaha wrote: »

A few years back I went on the Trans Siberian railway across Russia, Mongolia and into China. In Moscow I went to see the preserved body of Lenin, then in Beijing the body of Chairman Mao. Then a while later in Vietnam I went to see the preserved body of Ho Chi Minh. It was at that stage I began questioning myself as to what the fcuk I was doing travelling the world going around looking at dead bodies.

I visited Titos Mausoleum. Quite impressive. A serb asked me "why do you want to go and see that".

Boombastic · 28-04-2014 06:53PM

Sauve wrote: »

Nimbin.
Never seen anything like it.

along the same vein (with added tough guys) Christiana in Copenhagen. we 'found'it at night in the middle of winter, no street lights, hadn't a clue what was going on. mad place

llovely in the summer, great music etc

Muahahaha · 29-04-2014 03:36AM

Boombastic wrote: »

along the same vein (with added tough guys) Christiana in Copenhagen. we 'found'it at night in the middle of winter, no street lights, hadn't a clue what was going on. mad place

llovely in the summer, great music etc

I've never been to it but a Dane told me that a few years back the dope sellers on Pusher Street on Christiana Island were asked by the cops not to be so obvious selling their dope from stalls along the street, that there were tourists and kids about and would they kindly be a bit more discreet. So for the craic the next day all the dope sellers dressed up in army camouflage and covered their stalls with army camouflage netting. They still kept selling the dope though, it just wasn't as obvious as before

Seaneh · 29-04-2014 03:41AM

Valle Dele Sad in Ecuador, drove 4 hours on a highway, then 3 hours down a back road, then a ferry across a river and another 1 hour down a back road and reached a town that isn't on any maps, surrounded by palm plantations and jungle.
Ecuador is a funny place, the closest "big" town was El Carmen which not all that long ago wasn't on any maps either.

Saw the biggest spiders, snakes, rats and feral cats I've ever seen in my life in that place.

Ralf and Florian · 29-04-2014 10:16AM

Glengarriff's not strange by any means generally but it is home to Irelands worst restaurant.For proof check out the Tripadvisor reviews.

http://www.tripadvisor.ie/Restaurant_Review-g212093-d1870118-Reviews-Rainbow_Restaurant-Glengarriff_County_Cork.html

Celly Smunt · 29-04-2014 10:22AM

The isle of harris, its makes the isle of skye seem metropolitan.

John Doe1 · 29-04-2014 01:27PM

Ralf and Florian wrote: »

Glengarriff's not strange by any means generally but it is home to Irelands worst restaurant.For proof check out the Tripadvisor reviews.

http://www.tripadvisor.ie/Restaurant_Review-g212093-d1870118-Reviews-Rainbow_Restaurant-Glengarriff_County_Cork.html

“Stay away at all costs, starve if necessary!!”

Yeah, that is a bad review ....

Ralf and Florian · 29-04-2014 04:46PM

orangesoda wrote: »

I was on there once they were giving northern republicans a quare pashing, it confused me as are they not technically Cork republicans looking for a free cork?

A lot of those posts are down to about the same four people.Its riddled with alts.

snaphook · 29-04-2014 04:55PM

Ralf and Florian wrote: »

A lot of those posts are down to about the same four people.Its riddled with alts.

True. The same small group of users in the Langers Forum posting and arguing amongst themselves and in some cases with themselves, trying to pwn each other and get them rattled.

darkdubh · 29-04-2014 11:24PM

John Doe1 wrote: »

“Stay away at all costs, starve if necessary!!”

Yeah, that is a bad review ....

When reviews compare your restaurant to the The League Of Gentlemen then its really time to consider another career.

Rob094 · 29-04-2014 11:35PM

Bruges was genuinely like going back in time, at least the part I stayed in. I loved it but it was undeniably weird at the same time.

beano345 · 29-04-2014 11:37PM

fathead82 wrote: »

The hens walking around the street & the museum full of random sh1t were the highlights for me.strange place.

Camped in nimbin and we needed a jump start when we were leaving,the only tent nearby was this medi-evil looking tent so I walked up the doorway of it and let a shout in asking was anybody home,this fella came out of the tent like god long white beard,hair and long white robes.he gave us a jump start and seemed like a fairly normal bloke to talk too,and gave us a copy of his book.we laughed all the way down the coast at the absolute madness in this book,wish I knew were I left it.nimbin attracts some weirdos

siblers · 29-04-2014 11:45PM

Cavan town was kinda weird. It kinda felt like it was living in its own bubble. That fecking wagon wheel song was played in pretty much every pub on a loop. Each pub also seemed to have as many young wans as you would have old wans, like there was no such thing as an old man pub or no place that the young ones would go to, ever pub just seemed to have the same divide of young people as to old people. Went to some nightclub and it was absolute mayhem, i've never witnessed so many fights in one place yet the place didn't seem particularly unfriendly. When we'd tell a local we were from Kerry they'd start foaming at the mouth ready to talk about GAA. Weird but in a nice way I guess.

Teyla Emmagan · 29-04-2014 11:53PM

Ralf and Florian wrote: »

Glengarriff's not strange by any means generally but it is home to Irelands worst restaurant.For proof check out the Tripadvisor reviews.

http://www.tripadvisor.ie/Restaurant_Review-g212093-d1870118-Reviews-Rainbow_Restaurant-Glengarriff_County_Cork.html

Thanks for this

My personal favourite:

Beatrice is mad. Her customer service is appalling. She means well but hasn't a clue. It was embarrassing watching her interact with the customers but was hilarious too. It was an experience.. but never again

changepartners · 29-04-2014 11:56PM

There was this shop somewhere around Busaras or Talbot St. or thereabouts. It sold old Hollywood movie memorabilia and... pornography. Really weird vibe. Does anyone remember it?

wetdarknight2 · 30-04-2014 12:08AM

house in the gaeltacht for a few weeks one summer many years ago. Food was awful, décor was dire and dirty, space was cramped. Got given out to for using too much loo roll. The sheets were measured/ counted. Weird place.

Ralf and Florian · 30-04-2014 12:25AM

Teyla Emmagan wrote: »

Thanks for this

My personal favourite:

Beatrice is mad. Her customer service is appalling. She means well but hasn't a clue. It was embarrassing watching her interact with the customers but was hilarious too. It was an experience.. but never again

Ha ha,my faves "I visited this restaurant in august on holidays from Dublin, after a creepy looking man practically shoved us through the door. We decided to have a drink at the bar before we had our meal. BIG MISTAKE.. the cranky barmaid with short black hair was extremely rude and snapped at us for disturbing her conversation with an old man whom she was flirting with, strange considering the man looked old enough to be her grandfather!! after ten minutes of waiting for a pint of hieneken she finally decided to throw it on the bar."

wetdarknight2 · 30-04-2014 12:32AM

Ralf and Florian wrote: »

Glengarriff's not strange by any means generally but it is home to Irelands worst restaurant.For proof check out the Tripadvisor reviews.

Its very entertaining to read the reviews all right! Loved the one about how the owner of the restaurant was suspected about buying the ready made deserts and wine etc in Lidl

urabell · 30-04-2014 12:34AM

GerB40 wrote: »

Berlin. It's a nice city and the people are......okay I suppose. The folks we met is Resturaunts, bars etc. seemed to be way overly friendly. Most of them reminded me of Basil Fawlty (don't mention the war) which made our tour of the wall interesting to say the least..

We basically went for a píss up but realised it's a much more family orientated city, which is grand, we'll know for future reference...

In summary, nice city, beautiful beer, very efficient transport system (obviously) and people who are very different than the Irish. Take from that what you will.

There's 20 clubs in Berlin better than anything Ireland has to offer and Ireland really isn't that bad club wise

trancemuzic · 30-04-2014 12:46AM

An English bar in Salou

Me and mate walk in not knowing it was an English bar , "alright yang chums " they shout at us as we walk in , myself and my friend nod back thinking these lads are friendly

Loads of skinheadz watching Lock Stock And Two Smoking Barrells on the telly

Me and my mate look at each other thinking "result " a bar with a good movie on at 1 oclock in the day and loads of hard nice guys to back us up if anyone gets thick

Get to the bar

Big baldy English guy smiles " what you yang geezers drinking "

Me in thick Dublin accent " two pints of Bud Bud "

Mood changes , big baldy lads get on their feet and look at us menacingly

" fack off you paddy kants before i knioive you in the facking throats "

We left soon after

urabell · 30-04-2014 12:48AM

trancemuzic wrote: »

An English bar in Salou

Me and mate walk in not knowing it was an English bar , "alright yang chums " they shout at us as we walk in , myself and my friend nod back thinking these lads are friendly

Loads of skinheadz watching Lock Stock And Two Smoking Barrells on the telly

Me and my mate look at each other thinking "result " a bar with a good movie on at 1 oclock in the day and loads of hard nice guys to back us up if anyone gets thick

Get to the bar

Big baldy English guy smiles " what you yang geezers drinking "

Me in thick Dublin accent " two pints of Bud Bud "

Mood changes , big baldy lads get on their feet and look at us menacingly

" fack off you paddy kants before i knioive you in the facking throats "

We left soon after

Should have faked the accent, or summoned the spirit of 1798 and broke a barstool over his head

Rob094 · 30-04-2014 01:18AM

trancemuzic wrote: »

An English bar in Salou

I had a very similar experience in Salou, must be the same bar.

stefan idiot jones · 30-04-2014 03:41AM

Many years ago myself and the better half were in Egypt. We read about Murphys Irish Pub in Luxor, so we thought it would be rude not to check it out.

We found the pub, walked in to be greeted with a large 'Slainte' painted in big letters on the wall facing the door.

There was only a few locals in there so we aporoached the bar and asked for a Guinness.
Sorry, he says, we dont sell Guinness. Oh, so I spotted a big bottle of Smirnoff Blue on display behind the bar. I'll have a vodka then please?
Sorry, we don't sell vodka. I pointed to the bottle behind him all lit up in front of a mirror and said that you have some there, look. That's only for display he said.

I asked him what do you sell then? Stella he said. Unfortunately Stella is the local beer not the Belgian wifebeater that I had hoped for.

We ordered two beers then left. An Irish bar with no Guinness?

What is the weirdest place you have visited?

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