Ireland Vacation Dublin, County Mayo, County Clare tag:travellerspoint.com,2007-10-22:/blog/?domain=zillichsireland 2007-10-26T23:04:36Z zillichs img/travel-blog-feed.png Day 6 tag:travellerspoint.com,2007-10-26:/blog/?domain=zillichsireland&thisblog_entryid=7&entryid=83970 2007-10-26T23:04:36Z 2007-10-26T22:53:22Z We woke up today to awful rainy weather. We visited the Muckross House in the Killarney National Park. Queen Victoria visited this site too. We walked around the grounds but headed out quickly due to the rain. Here's Alan trying to stay dry. We left Killarney and went to the Rock of Cashel. This is an ancient cathedral that St. Patrick visited in the 4th century. [img=http://www.travellerspoint.c ... We woke up today to awful rainy weather. We visited the Muckross House in the Killarney National Park. Queen Victoria visited this site too. We walked around the grounds but headed out quickly due to the rain.
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Here's Alan trying to stay dry.
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We left Killarney and went to the Rock of Cashel. This is an ancient cathedral that St. Patrick visited in the 4th century.
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Here's the view from the road of the Rock of Cashel.
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We ended our trip in Dublin with dinner at a Mexican restaurant (we had had enough of meat and potatoes). We enjoyed a few pints and Irish coffees at the Temple Bar district in Dublin. We leave tomorrow morning to fly back to Chicago. Thanks for reading!
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]]> Day 5 tag:travellerspoint.com,2007-10-26:/blog/?domain=zillichsireland&thisblog_entryid=6&entryid=83968 2007-10-26T22:47:11Z 2007-10-26T22:47:11Z We started the day with a visit to the Bunratty Castle and park. We walked in and around the castle and saw buildings representing how people lived in Ireland in the 13th century. We visited the town of Adare for lunch. Colleen loved all the houses with the thatched roofs. After lunch we walked through this beautiful park in Adare. [img=http://www.travellerspoint.com/photos/95594/Ireland_Da.. ... We started the day with a visit to the Bunratty Castle and park. We walked in and around the castle and saw buildings representing how people lived in Ireland in the 13th century.

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We visited the town of Adare for lunch. Colleen loved all the houses with the thatched roofs.
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After lunch we walked through this beautiful park in Adare.
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We arrived in Killarney and headed out to the Lough Leane and the Ross Castle. This picture is in front of the lake. This is a part of the Killarney National Park.
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This is the Ross Castle.
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We finished our night with traditional Irish music and a pint at Hannigan's pub.
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]]> Day 4 tag:travellerspoint.com,2007-10-24:/blog/?domain=zillichsireland&thisblog_entryid=5&entryid=83745 2007-10-24T19:04:26Z 2007-10-24T19:04:26Z Today was the most beautiful day. As we were driving, we saw many beautiful castles off the side of the road. Here's the first one we visited. We stopped as we reached the Atlantic and took this picture. We stopped in a small town called Doolin. At lunch and sat outside with our beers overlooking this river. We stopped ... Today was the most beautiful day. As we were driving, we saw many beautiful castles off the side of the road. Here's the first one we visited.

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We stopped as we reached the Atlantic and took this picture.
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We stopped in a small town called Doolin. At lunch and sat outside with our beers overlooking this river.
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We stopped at a wrong turn (ended up being a great mistake) and saw the Cliffs of Moher in the distance. The surf was so rough.
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We found another castle off the side of the road overlooking the ocean.
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We reached the Cliffs of Moher, hiked around, and saw some amazing views.
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Here's the view straight down.
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The Cliffs of Moher...beautiful!
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Tomorrow we are going to another castle and to Killarney. Should be another great day. Thanks for reading!

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]]> Day 2 and 3 Pictures tag:travellerspoint.com,2007-10-24:/blog/?domain=zillichsireland&thisblog_entryid=4&entryid=83741 2007-10-24T18:56:53Z 2007-10-24T18:56:53Z Day 2: In front of Athlone Castle Galway Downtown Our hotel Day 3: Celtic cross in the Canamara Loop Sheep on the side of the road Kylemore ... Day 2:

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In front of Athlone Castle

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Galway Downtown

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Our hotel

Day 3:
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Celtic cross in the Canamara Loop

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Sheep on the side of the road

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Kylemore Abby...does Kyle Moore know he has his own castle in Ireland? :)

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]]> Day 3 tag:travellerspoint.com,2007-10-23:/blog/?domain=zillichsireland&thisblog_entryid=3&entryid=83639 2007-10-23T18:59:28Z 2007-10-23T18:59:28Z Sorry about no pictures again. Hopefully tomorrow! Today we drove out by the coast in Connemara. This area is comprised of beautiful lakes, tall mountains, green pastures, and a ton of sheep! We stopped in the small seaside village of Clifton. We are here in the off season so it is fun to be amongst Irish, not Americans. We ended our day in Westport. This was an adorable Irish town with great bars ... Sorry about no pictures again. Hopefully tomorrow! Today we drove out by the coast in Connemara. This area is comprised of beautiful lakes, tall mountains, green pastures, and a ton of sheep! We stopped in the small seaside village of Clifton. We are here in the off season so it is fun to be amongst Irish, not Americans. We ended our day in Westport. This was an adorable Irish town with great bars and shops. We finished the night with a pint of Guinness and Smithwick's. We are now at the hotel and Alan is in the bar watching the local soccer game. Tomorrow we are leaving County Mayo and heading to County Clare. We will be going to the Cliffs of Moher on the coast. Can't wait! Thanks for reading. :)

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]]> Day 2 tag:travellerspoint.com,2007-10-23:/blog/?domain=zillichsireland&thisblog_entryid=2&entryid=83637 2007-10-23T18:52:54Z 2007-10-23T18:52:54Z We left Dublin and headed to the country. The roads here are so narrow. It makes it a little stressful driving on the left without a shoulder and a super narrow road. Alan has become a master of driving in Ireland. Unfortunately I cannot add pictures because we can only use the hotel's computer, not access through our own computer. So, here's a run down on Day 2: We stopped in Athlone (middle of the country). ... We left Dublin and headed to the country. The roads here are so narrow. It makes it a little stressful driving on the left without a shoulder and a super narrow road. Alan has become a master of driving in Ireland. Unfortunately I cannot add pictures because we can only use the hotel's computer, not access through our own computer. So, here's a run down on Day 2:
We stopped in Athlone (middle of the country). We went to the castle and walked around the outside (it was closed for the season). We did some shopping and had a great lunch in a small local cafe. After that we went to Galway. It had a fun pedestrian mall area with many shops. It started to rain so we headed to our hotel in Castlebar. After much searching for a place to eat (many places are closed on Mondays) we found a restaurant that had great food. We called it an early night to get ready for our next day.

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]]> Day 1 tag:travellerspoint.com,2007-10-22:/blog/?domain=zillichsireland&thisblog_entryid=1&entryid=83481 2007-10-22T09:17:03Z 2007-10-22T09:17:03Z We arrived in Dublin at 5am. We found our rental car and headed out to our hotel. Luckily it was early Sunday morning and there was little traffic. Alan and I both had to concentrate and really think about driving on the left hand side of the road. We made it to our hotel with only one wrong turn. The hotel had availability and let us check in early. It was great to sleep and ... We arrived in Dublin at 5am. We found our rental car and headed out to our hotel. Luckily it was early Sunday morning and there was little traffic. Alan and I both had to concentrate and really think about driving on the left hand side of the road. We made it to our hotel with only one wrong turn. The hotel had availability and let us check in early. It was great to sleep and shower before going into town. We started our day at the Guinness Brewery. We learned about the brewing process and even got to pour our own pint.

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Next we went to Trinity College to see the Book of Kells. This early Irish Bible dates back to 800 AD. Wow. It was beautiful. We finished our evening with a couple pints and live Irish music.

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It was a great but exhausting day. Tomorrow we are off to the Western coast of Ireland in County Mayo.

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