Exploring the Places No One is Talking About
We saw so many beautiful flowers in Ireland that I just had to showcase them all. We found these beautiful flowers all over the Emerald Isle. Glenveagh Castle had some fantastic gardens that we did not have time to fully explore. The little bit of exploration we did get to do can be see in
Before visiting Ireland I knew that I wanted to visit the Hill of Tara. Everyone has places that are on their must see list and this was mine. I love mythology and Tara is one of those places where myth and history meet. The Tuatha de Danaan are said to have come to Ireland in
While visiting Cork Keltin and I decided to have dinner at the Cask. This cocktail and tapas bar was close to our hotel and absolutely delicious. The restaurant has a seasonal cocktail and food menu. The waitstaff was more than happy to suggest a good drink. This was a fun restaurant where we got to
In most of the Irish cities we visited we had at least a day and a half to explore. Not so for Cork, we had an evening and a morning. Despite this we had a good time. For this trip we had a rental car, cars are a pain in big cities, so, early in
The trail along the Cliffs of Moher was windy and wet and we were a bit chilly. However, this enterprising person had converted a two-horse trailed into a tiny coffee shop. It was wonderful. We had water with us but a cup of hot coco and a cup of tea with a bit of milk
We couldn’t drive from Galway to Cork without stopping at some of the most famous sea cliffs in Ireland: Cliffs of Moher. These scenic sea cliffs are over 700 feet above sea level and are located in County Clare. As with other popular sites, such as the Giant’s Causeway, I highly suggest pre-purchasing tickets to
We tried a variety of food and drinks in Galway. Very little of what we had was typical Irish fair. Breakfast was at the hotel and then Keltin and I made a deal: he get to pick lunch and I got to choose dinner. Keltin likes to try Mexican food in different countries, so we
Our Galway adventure was a bit of an unscripted day. I had done a little research and had planned to hike at Connemara National Park a couple hours west of Galway but honestly we were exhausted and needed a bit of a relaxing day. So we decided to head to the Latin Quarter and visit
For this last week’s prompt we thought up a memory from our childhood or teenage years and really worked on describing the senses. The only edits are spelling. The air was crisp, burning lungs in the early morning mountain air. Moisture hung in the air, we were on the side of the Continental Divide where
While hiking Slieve League the day before our guide, Barry, suggested that we should drive through the Gleniff Horseshoe on the way to Galway. We could see one of the mountains, Benbulbin, – a large flat topped mountain, from the top of Slieve League across Donegal Bay. We decided this would be a reasonable stop
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