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Dublin to Rock of Cashel
I woke up at 7am, and Ann Marie got up at 7:30am ... 13 hours after getting into bed. We had a full Irish breakfast in the hotel. I love the idea of tomatoes and mushrooms as breakfast food. I refrained from any of the meat, but Ann Marie very much enjoyed the sausage. There were a bunch of very polite and cute boys in uniforms and striped socks also eating breakfast, I think they were about 10 years old. (However, Ann Marie has informed me that I ...
Medieval Kilkenny
Today we headed out of Dublin to Kilkenny. Our drive was scenic--as Irish as you might imagine--green rolling hills, cows and calves, sheep and their lambs, and horses. Pastures are separated by short and tall hedgerows as they have apparently been for thousands of years.
Kilkenny is one of Ireland's most ...
Rolling with the Punches
... turned into 1pm before we were patched up and on our way.
On the bright side, Kelsey and I did get to do a bit of shopping while we waited for Mom and Dad to go to the mechanic. Kelsey picked up a pair of shoes that she had her eye on, and I picked up a pair of shoes because it's generally what I do when I walk into a shoe store. Obviously, the universe would not have flattened our tire unless I ...
Good for the Soul
... to belong to the Kells Priory, a medeival monastery that sits in ruins about a mile down the road. There is a main house, a guest house with six or so guest rooms/suites and the breakfast solarium, and a barn/garage. The houses are build from local field stone and reclaimed stone from castle ruins. The interiors are incredibly cozy with overstuffed chairs arranged around large hearths in the common areas, and beds piled high with quilts in the bedrooms. ...
It's So Beautiful!
... Lower, which were created by glacial deposits of rock. We arrived near Lower Lake and walked a trail called the Green Road to the National Park Information Office near Upper Lake, where there are eight different trails that take around 1-4 hours each. Because it was such a nice Sunday, there were tons of people picnicking, hiking, and playing sports around the shores of the lake. It was really hopping!
We had lunch and then did one of the 1 hour ...

