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Ballycasheen Cross Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland
End of Day three... We had a lovely drive for most of the day today, and emotionally, one of the best... (Getting to see Little Kim!) While we skipped Bunratty Castle, we really enjoyed Durty Nelly's. We will be back another time to actually see the castle and the park, and visit the shops. Little Kim and her family gave me a very beautiful Irish blessing from the gift shop at Bunratty that I will always cherish! We checked into our Bed and Breakfast: http://www.crystalspringsbb.com/ This B&a...
Killarney, Ireland liamleprechaunOur second day in Killarney was a wet one! Very rainy, and cool. We headed out to "Muckross Place" an elaborate Victorian Age residence, (Castle by our standards!) It has been painstakingly restored to its original glory. The owner in the 1800's spent his fortune preparing the house for a visit by Queen Victoria herself, spending the equivilent of Millions of dollars in hopes that she would be pleased, and would grant him a title and more land. It turns out that she only stayed two days, and ...
Killarney, Ireland liamleprechaun
Today dawned beautifully with bright blue and sunny skies and fog on the river below us. We all met for breakfast at 8:30 and dined on Claire’s wonderful pancakes and bacon. After we checked out, we drove to Old Head, a promontory that is now a golf course. Bill told the security guard he wanted to buy a hat at the pro shop, so we were admitted to the incredibly beautiful grounds. We drove by “hedges” of hydrangeas still in bloom. The clubhouse had a patio where we w...
Another beautiful day was on tap as we awoke and had our breakfast. Bill and Michele had the full Irish of eggs, bacon, sausage links, and black and white puddings (what the Irish call blood sausage and another light sausage); John had scrambled eggs and ham with cheese, and I had the pancakes with lemon syrup. Mine was the best and the prettiest! (See picture below.) The four of us were taking the tour of the Gap of Dunloe, which consisted of a bus ride to Kate Kearney’s cottage, a ja...
Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland rovingwerners
... of gannets. That in itself is a memorable sight but consider the fact that the wingspan of a gannet is 6 feet across.
Next it is a quick jaunt over to a small landing dock on Great Skellig Island. You are allowed about 2 hours to visit the site. It is a steep and unprotected hike up to the beehive huts near the top. Many people have a difficult time navigating the steep steps. There are no ...
... the touristy thing to do in Killarney don't you know! We trotted past the race track, which was built on landfill and has a 9 hole golf course in the middle!. We stopped at Ross castle, the scene of many a wedding photo as we found - at least 4 weddings stopped by while we were there!
So tonight is the last supper with the tour group. Dinner with everyone then out for drinks - just for something out of the ordinary!
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... tez Boliwie, Meksyk i Vancouwer (w miare mozliwosci finansowych). Jak najwiecej czasu chcemy spedzic z natura (w lasach i gorach), w zwiazku z tym nasze przygotowania obejmowaly tez zajecia w Kerry (Irlandia), w Institute of Permaculture and Nature Awareness. Zapisalismy sie na kurs podstawowy i zaawansowany "rzemiosl lesnych".
Bylo to niesamowite doswiadczenie i pokazalo nam ...
... how the hell I was going to go! He said ‘Yeah, well I would expect ya to’ in a very thick Irish accent. ‘Ya see lady there is a path for walkin’, this here is for jaunty cars’. Whoops! So we hightailed it to the ‘walkers’ path very quickly!
After the waterfall we visited Muckross Traditional Farm which was full of old style farmhouses recreated to demonstrate how they used to live. They even had ladies dressed in ...
... We ate at a little deli and then walked around some of the shops in town. This place was a little bit more lively as it seemed to be a stop for a lot of the tourist busses. I am definitely glad we drove ourselves because it gave us the freedom to explore what we wanted and make a lot of stops!
The last real stop was a little shop called Avoca right off the side of the road. We had seen it driving up to Killarney the previous ...
... which are always key. There were no elevators so I carried all of our luggage upstairs. We looked at the menu for the little restaurant there, but it was overpriced and didn't really have any good food, so we decided to head back in to Killarney for dinner. Great choice!
Killarney was buzzing with energy. We ate at a cure little Italian restaurant and then decided to walk around the town. There was a little street fair going ...

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