We get an early start, empty out the whole car and get everything packed up in its proper place. Once completed we head towards the Oscar Wilde to board the boat from Ireland to France. Once we arrive we get in line and board the Oscar Wilde and then walk to our cabin, with two…
We say good-bye to Dublin and hit the road to Kilkenny. When we arrive we head to the thirteenth century gothic cathedral. They charge 4€ per person to enter the church, so we point the camera over the wall and take a picture. Next we climb up the 100 foot tall watch tower outside the church. To…
We start the day with mass at St Teresa’s. After mass we catch the “hop on hop off” bus, and take the yellow route to the Famine Memorial, and by many of the big corporate buildings. Finishing the yellow route. we chance the red route and stop at the Dublin Zoo. (second most visited site in Dublin) Dublin has a…
We get up and check the weather on the iPad. It’s going to be cloudy for the next three days, so we decide to go back in to Dublin. When we arrive we discover that we are just in time for the Football match of Navy VS Notre Dame. Most of the people here are…
We hit the road to Kinsale. When we get there we get an early lunch at “Fishy Fishy”. Of course we get fish. We ordered fish & chips and monk fish on top of creamy risotto. All the food was great and the fish is caught in the morning, so the restaurant has a fresh load of…
We head over to the Ring of Kerry, a large peninsula in Southern Ireland. On the way, we stop at Jameson whiskey distillery on the way . We get a full tour of the old distillery. It is not used any more because Jameson has a big mega size distillery in Cork. The whiskey making process is pretty much…
We get an early start and go to Newgrange. Newgrange is 500 years older than Stonehenge and 1000 years older then the Great Pyramids in Giza . Newgrange looks like a big hobbit house with walls made out of stacked rocks. (Worlds best photo bomber) The inside Newgrange is a 60 ft long passage way leading to a…
Dublin capital of Ireland. When we arrive we hop on a bus to get a good sense of the city. The city was a war zone until the IRA declared a cease-fire. You can still see some of the damage from the fighting. On O’Connell street, there’s a large statue with big bullet holes in it . …
We were not expecting heavy rain, and according to the weather report it would remain rainy for the next couple of days, so we decide to drive straight to Dublin. We get an early start on the road towards Dublin. We make a quick stop at the Irish National Stud. The Stud was first owned…
We got an early start and head to Dingle. Upon arriving we decide to take a scenic route around the peninsula. Sadly today is one of Ireland’s cloudy days. The weather might beat us outside today but not inside, so we drive back to town. When we arrive we go to James G. A pub and order up a…
