Mallmore House
Travel Blogs from Clifden
Day 11 - Omagh to Connemara
... a Geocache at Enniskillen Castle however it appears the cache had gone missing :(
As we hit the area of Mayo, there were flags with green and red flying everywhere as the final of the All Ireland Football was on the coming weekend and Mayo had made the final.
As we reached Connemara, we drove past a cemetery that was located in a spectacular location with a stunning view.
We drove up to the turn off to Kylemore Abbey we decided to check it out. The place ...
Scenic Drives Galore + Best Music of the Trip
... were also many lakes dotting the area.
· Lunch at Sea Mist house: the Bog Road brought us right back to Clifden and it was lunchtime. So we decided to have our sandwiches right in the front yard of the Sea Mist House.
· Kylemore Abbey & Gardens: this was more like a small palace, situated on the edge of a lovely lake with mountains all around. Mr. Steves implied that the view from across ...
5 Exchange Students and a Hired Car
... talking and give it away with their accents. I looked around at all the people and tried to see if I would be able to automatically tell they were European even if they were in America. I couldn't quite get it. I guess fashion is slightly different but I don't think it's obvious.
The ferry arrived and we started boarding. When we had first got there we were the only ones and we figured they weren't very busy when tourist season ended. ...
Ancora Connemara, gran musica!
... Il posto è incantevole, peccato essere così esausti. Di fronte a noi l'isola di Inishbofin, che la guida ci ha consigliato. Sarebbe bello visitarla, ma il tempo non sarà un granchè nei prossimi giorni, meglio evitare. Ritorno all'ostello, non prima di un merendino con torta, riposino e cena con un pollo pronto.
Alla sera usciamo e assistiamo al concerto più bello di tutta la vacanza!
Per caso, ascoltiamo musica uscire da un ...
I cieli d'Irlanda ....
... sono dei fan dell'attuale coach dell'Irlanda, Giovanni Trapattoni (“Great Man!”).
Ci ritroviamo al market dell'isola, dove ci rapinano per una spesa frugale. Andiamo all'ostello per prepararci la cena, mentre intorno sta esplodendo un tramonto impareggiabile. Dalla cucina dell'ostello si vede il cielo. Siamo soli e non abbiamo fretta di uscire.
Benediciamo l'intuizione di Carmen, che ha proposto di dormire nell'isola. ...