Boreen Lodge Bed And Breakfast Kilkenny
O'Loughlin Road Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland
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Waterford....Vedrafjord - 'windy city'
... a craftsman to learn the steps of blowing and shaping the crystal and 3 years to learn the etching skills needed to create an object.
Finally, of course, we were ushered into the retails area with all things sparkling....and we do like sparkle!! But we resisted.
Later we took a walking tour of Waterford. Waterford is Ireland's oldest city and ...
Medieval Kilkenny
... and current. A special highlight today was historical Kilkenny Castle.
Had a lunch at the Playwright Restaurant sitting in the warmth of the sun--vegetable soup for me, potato leek soup for Janice. Soups have been outstanding.
Back on the bus...er...motor coach headed for Waterford!
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Good for the Soul
... mmmmm) with mash, carrot, parsnip, and a mustard cream sauce. T had steak and potatoes topped with bacon. Gma had "the best chicken breast she'd ever had," and Gpa had the pork belly as well. Little D got antsy throughout the meal and we thought that by keeping him from the nap he wanted, he'd go to sleep for the night once at home (not so), so he had to be taken out for a walk several times. After dinner, we stopped at a convenience store/small ...
Week 8
... I’m really bad and I wouldn’t want to ruin the evening with my out of tune voice.
Friday: Went to the observatory to learn about planets and stuff and went on a lovely 3 mile walk along the river side. Tonight our German friend came over and we made honey beer bread J
Saturday: Today we took a bus through the scenic countryside to Waterford, to look at the famous crystals. It was a cute costal town, we got to walk around ...
Saturday Excursion!
... the trolley ran out of Heineken!), and they were cackling like mad and singing drinking songs. One of them was telling a story about her trip to Bangkok, and the others were laughing crazily over the name like they were 14. It was that bad. I really don't ever want to be THAT person on public transportation.
Other than that, it was an amazing trip! On to the photos. Please excuse any drips on the lens, which I tried to keep clean. In usual Irish style, it rained all day.
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