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Confused debates, tired drivers - Ireland, Day 1
... guy at the end of the bar. The bartender accused them of being married and she said she would have nothing to do with such an old fecker. Jenny and I just smirked and drank our beer. The entertainment options were their conversation and “Stupid Car Chases” on the tube. Both options lost their appeal pretty quickly and one beer was just enough there.
We hadn’t gotten much sleep the night before we left. I’ve gotten comfortable enough with these ...
Dublin to Cashel to Cahir
... prior visit so have photos.
On to Cahir and our lovely B&B, Ard na Greine. If you look for it, be forewarned that there is an Ard na Greine B&B or guesthouse in practically every county in Ireland and perhaps one in every city, town and village. But this one is worth searching out. The only problem was fairly steep stairs for elderly Granny but since it was our first night in country we were exhausted so we didn't ...
I Do Like Castles
... we had to carry on.
My plan was that we take a narrow road through the mountains, but somehow we missed the turnoff, Peter got agitated about where we were spending the night & we headed for a main road.
I was grumpy, he was rushing - so it was by the Grace of our Father, who has spoilt us rotten the whole way, that we happened on a small town called Cahir, that had one of the most intact medieval castles in Ireland, a ruined abbey & A SMALL AFFORDABLE ...
Farrenwick
... of both the restaurant and the town! This was our first experience with a rural road - so far we had been on motroways (large divided highways-M8, M9) and national roads (like Rte. 28 but with N's - N62, N65). Rural roads are designated with an "R" and three or four numbers - the more numbers, the smaller the road. This one wasn't too bad, there was enough room for two cars. ...
Castle hunting through the Irish snow mountains
We got up early on the second day of our honeymoon without much sleep because of the loud Italians partying till 4am on New Year's Eve. Words of advice ....hostels are nice and cheap and fun if you're traveling alone across Europe, but not the best romantic accomendations for two, especially on your honeymoon...lol. We shared a room with four bunkbeds with six other guys.
After eating breakfast with our other ...
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