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Oscar Wilde Ship – September 4, 2012 – By Lancelot

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…

August 17, 2013 in boats, European Travel, Food, Ireland.

Kilkenny & The Rock of Cashel – September 3, 2012 – By Lancelot

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…

August 17, 2013 in Castles, Ireland, Kilkenny, Road Trips, Uncategorized.

Dublin on the bus – September 2, 2012 – By Lancelot

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…

August 17, 2013 in Dublin, Ireland, Road Trips.

Dublin Again- September 1, 2012 – By Lancelot

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…

August 12, 2013 in budget vacation, Food, Ireland, Road Trips.

Kinsale – August 31, 2012 – By Lancelot

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…

August 11, 2013 in budget vacation, Driving, Food, Ireland.

Jameson Distillery, Ring of Kerry, & Portmagee – August 30, 2012 – By Lancelot

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…

August 11, 2013 in Beach, Driving, Ireland, Whiskey.

Newgrange – August 29, 2012 – By Lancelot

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…

August 11, 2013 in budget vacation, Ireland, Newgrange, Road Trips, Ruins.

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