The Amber Lantern Killarney
Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland
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Everything is Green!
... the time that I made this observation, I also realized that we hadn't seen a trail marker in a while. And that we had left for this short walk (1.5 miles) in a manner that breaks every hiking rule (not to mention basic mom rules.) No water. No compass. No map. And not a soul knew where we were. However, we had .... my iPhone. I turned on the google maps and voila! There was the happy blinking blue dot, not far at all from the road, and we continued on. ...
Ring of Kerry
... bright yellow gorse blooms, lakes, mountains, valleys, and great vistas of the Atlantic Ocean.
This being lambing season in Ireland, there were 100s of little lambs around every corner. They are adorable!
In Waterville, a little resort town along the shore, we stopped to view a statue of Charlie Chaplin who starred in many silent movies filmed in ...
All about Killarney
Left Waterford in the wee hours of the morning....well not really, but they do keep us on our toes on this tour. Arrived at Blarney Castle Park around 11. It's a beautiful, green, lush park leading to the castle. Janice explored the park and grounds which were in full bloom while I climbed the narrow spiral stairs of the castle to reach the Blarney Stone. Once at the top, each person was ...
Shawn brought the sun!
... It lead us down a paved road, then a dirt road past some houses and finally into a field. We had to climb over the farmers fence (a ladder was provided) and a sign warned us to mind the cattle-leave only but footprints. It was the most random path but we enjoyed walking through the fields that had the ocean to our left and mountains to our right. We finally came out to the main road that would take us back to town, but we weren't ready so we headed back the way ...
Oireachtas and Pixies
... to rub my eyes because I thought my mind was playing tricks on me, you know like in those cartoons where the character takes a double take, rubs his eyes, and a little question cloud forms over his head? Did this room double in size? Where did that stage come from? Suddenly the new addendum to the room filled with more people and a band set up. I left, eager to find the UL people again and walked into the room I thought they said they were going. And ...


