Castle Lodge Bed & Breakfast
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Southern Ireland
... a number of different tours starting that day. My group was called and so we headed over to the bus and got on our way. It was quickly evident that the majority of the tour had at least one thing in common, they were Aussies! Day 1 saw us make our way west accross Ireland enroute for our night in Galway. Along the way we were introduced to the breathtaking beauty of the Irish countryside and made a couple of stops at the local tourist attractions. The Kylemore Abbey, which was ...
Slainte!
... to take us on our adventure. (we rented his service for the entire day, our own British style black cab for the two of us!) A quick lesson in history while in Belfast teaches us that religion is a hot button STILL and it is tearing this country apart. Literally. It is the Catholics V the Protestants. He said/She said. The peace lines, or peace walls are a series of separation barriers ...
The Perfect Pint
... the way out.
Next up was a visit to the Jameson Whiskey Distillery. We had the last tour of the day and this tour was completely different to the Guinness Factory. A much more intimate guided affair and thoroughly enjoyable. Although could not quite make our what nationality the guide was as her ascent was shocking a cross between Irish, American and god know what. Personally I think it was Leprechaun given her appearance. Waiting for our ...
A day at Brendans
After getting home at 2:00am, none of us arose until after 10:00am.
Terry was a wonderful host and cooked us a traditional irish breakfast of bacon, sausage, and white & black pudding. He also offered his washing machine so our first two loads of washing were
underway as we feasted on Terry's culminary ...
The remainder of our stay in Ireland...
... finding a decent deal on a laptop in North Dublin. We bought it in a hole-in-the-wall computer repair place from a super shady English guy who should be called Dodger-- seriously! But, it seems to be working well and now we can hopefully give you better updates and not dump all these days on you like this. :)
Come the ninth, we were checking out of the hostel, hopping on a bus, and back at the airport... :) Heading to beautiful ...