Holly Grove Bed & Breakfast Killarney
Gap Of Dunloe Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland
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Everything is Green!
... glasses in the Land of Oz. After the jaunting ride, we had a picnic lunch, then got back into the car to try to find an elusive hiking trail despite the fact that the promised map-dispensing visitor center was not open. We found it pretty much by accident -- the Blue Pool nature trail, described in my guidebook as follows: "The trail is named for the lake's unusually blue-green color, caused by copper deposits in the soil." The trail was perfect, except: that ...
Ring of Kerry
... addition, we stopped for some misty photos at Killeen Golf Course, home of the Irish Open.
The landscape today was much like the California north coast--and different in many ways, too. The drive is a 110-mile loop which follows the coast part of the way and then moves inland. The vistas are a combination of peat bogs, sheep farms, houses, resorts, stone ...
All about Killarney
... lie on their back, pull on a couple of sturdy bars and drop their head back in order to kiss the Blarney Stone. And, yes, kissing the Blarney Stone does enhance your gift of gab--I haven't stopped talking since!
We had a wonderful lunch at the Irish Woolen Mills near the castle--have we mentioned how wonderful the soups are? Thanks, Sandy and Paula, for the tip! From the Castle ...
My Little American Green Beauties
... everything we did!
After dinner, Kathleen told us she steamed this traditional Irish Christmas pudding for us. She was so incredibly excited, little did she know we can be the three pickiest people on earth. Megan was a team player and ate her mini serving. After Colleen and I politely declined and asked for the other cake, she poured whiskey over the pudding/cake thing and served us. I couldn't even tell you what was in it... something like corn, raisins, dried ...
Ring of Kerry
... toured around (at some points he didnt miss too much). The weather got pretty lousy once we got to the top of the mountain so we didnt see anything up there.
We got back at around 4:30, had some dinner (once again- Salvador's seafood chowder) and enjoyed the Killarney nightlife for one last time. The pubs here are Irish-American. They have many traditional aspects but there are American references all over the place. ...

