Sweet D’s Tea Room

08/17/2026

08/17/2026

Hillsborough Castle, home of The King and Queen when visiting, the gardens were beautifully done, apples and pears were grown on rails. These kitchen gardens were first developed in the 1500’s. We loved strolling the grounds, the entire area, castle ( palace ) is protected by the National Trust, however no government monies are provided for the upkeep. Donations and memberships are what keeps it sustained.
We stopped in the cafe for a snack/ lunch, sausage rolls, Irish scone ( cherry) and chicken panini we delicious!
*Note* Irish scones are bigger, dense, hard ( browned) on the outside and tender on the inside, served with butter and jam.
We stayed in the Europa Hotel for the night, interesting note, it was the most bombed out hotel during the “troubles” due to most journalists stayed there covering the news, it was attacked 30 times and rebuilt!

The Titanic museum was very different from what we expected. It’s about the building of the ship, the people that built it and the designers etc. The inormaitity of the project was unbelievable! The museum itself is as tall as the ship was, it is located exactly where the work was done, Harlan and Wolfe shipyard. We were delighted to see the violin that Wallace Hartley played as the ship went down.
That evening we dined at one of the oldest establishments in Belfast, The Crown, it is located on Victoria Street.
Dinner was delicious! I indulged in a chicken leek pie, it was served with champ and roasted carrots. Champ is mashed potatoes with spring onions ( sautéed) and Irish butter mixed in. Phil chose an ocean platter that included scallops and fried fish ( Hake) mussy peas and French fries.
A busy day , followed by welcome sleep 🛌!

Posting surprises tomorrow!
🍀🇮🇪😊☕️

08/16/2026

Dinner and traditional Irish Show at Taylor’s 3 Rock!
Food was delish! Root vegetable soup,Guinness beef and veggies stew, apple slice.
Ended the night with Traditional Irish coffee! May have looked up the recipe for apple slice! Look for this new dessert delight at Sweet D’s!
Onward to Belfast this morning!

08/15/2026

We made it to Dublin! Our day/ evening will start at 5:45 pm with a dinner and show at Taylor’s 3 rock, so far the weather is nice.
Getting in the shower 🚿 and clean clothes!!!
I’ll post pictures as soon as we get out and touring around!

08/14/2026

We are at the assigned gate! Leaving at 8:20 pm. Arrive in Dublin around 9:30 am their time, which is approximately 3:30 am EST TIME!
Next update hopefully from Ireland 🇮🇪 🙏🏻✈️🛫🍀

08/14/2026

Good Morning,
Yesterday did not go as planned, we are currently in Chicago. Our flight to Chicago from Flint was delayed 3 times 😢 we got to the gate just as our plane to Dublin left the gate. Soooo- we are currently in a Hotel, and now scheduled to leave at 8:20 pm to Ireland 🇮🇪. Our Tour company made arrangements for us to get to our hotel when we are now scheduled to arrive at 9:45 Saturday morning Dublin time ( 6.5 hours ahead of EST time.
As you can imagine we were frustrated in the whole situation, however we know there is a reason for everything.
Onward we go!
A Blessed Day to all

08/13/2026

We are currently at Bishop Airport in Flint MI waiting to check our bags for our flight to Chicago OHare where we fly out to Dublin Ireland! Follow along as we travel to the Emerald Isle 🇮🇪

08/10/2026

☘️ We’re Off to the Emerald Isle! 🇮🇪☘️

Sweet D’s Tea Room will be taking a little break while we head off on an Irish adventure!

🌸 CLOSED: August 12th–22nd
🌸 REOPENING: Wednesday, August 26th

Come travel along with us to The Emerald Isle! 🇮🇪 We’ll be looking for fresh inspiration, sipping tea, tasting Irish fare, sampling scones, and discovering new dishes and ideas to bring home to Sweet D’s. 🫖🍀

📸 Follow us on Facebook daily and join us on our Irish adventure! You never know what delicious inspiration we might find along the way. 💕☘️

📞 Planning a visit when we return?
Please call 989-415-6569 for a reservation. Leave us a message, and we will get back with you when we return.

We can’t wait to share our Irish adventures and hopefully a little taste of Ireland with you when we reopen! 🇮🇪🫖💗