Days Hotel Waterford City

... black pudding is the same with the addition of blood. It is the Irish version of blood sausage, variants of which can be seen throughout Asia and Europe. They are both delicious, and are integral the traditional Irish breakfast. Our breaky this morning is a hefty one, consisting of bacon, sausage, pudding, eggs, tomatoes, bread and hash browns, all of which are considered integral to the traditional breakfast with the exception of the hash browns. I find this a ...

... roads in Ireland are miniature versions of the variety we have in Canada, but the speed limits don't reflect this. We clipped along, squeezed between rock walls and oncoming traffic.<br><br>"The side mirrors on the car fold in if they're hit" Michelle informed me. <br>That was immensely reassuring.<br><br>We arrived home in record time, Michelle threw together a proper feast, and I was in bed by 8.

... unless you stop because the hedges are huge!! lol<br><br>Kilkenny castle was cool.. I think both Amy and I were a bit castled out by this stage.. but it had a huge ground that it over looked, I just wanted to run the whole way down it. But instead I refrained myself and did a cartwheel instead!! The more I got into this trip the more and more I found myself sounding and acting like my father... oh there's a good shot I'll get a picture of that.. can't ...

Our next destination was the Hook Lighthouse, the oldest lighthouse in Ireland. I thought it was in Wexford City so we headed there. We found Wexford and drove all around the harbor area but could not find the lighthouse. I double checked the brochure and realized, much to my dismay, the lighthouse was not in Wexford City, it was Wexford County at least one hour south of our current position. It was getting close ...

... to a mint to a family dwelling! The city tour reflected that same kind of history. The builder of many of the churches of the 1800's was a man named Roberts who had 22 children (irrelevant fact, but fun), who had to leave town because he married an unsuitable woman - different religion and more 'noble' than he was - and came back to make a successful career was an architect and be known for centuries. Overnight, we stayed in a place called the Granville ...

Hi everybody! This is me just trying to see if i can work my travelpod. If this doesnt work i dont know what i'll do! Well, tis the night before i head off and it is scary stuff..my last dinner, my last home and away, my last time sleeping in my lovely pink bed..leaving it all behind for god knows how long of living out of ...

... a blackboard outside a pub advertised that tonight was &#8216;Irish Night&#8217;. Obviously this makes a change from usual, perhaps it must be &#8216;Fijian Night&#8217; the rest of the week. <br><br>I thought that Tintern Abbey, a twelfth century monastery, might be worth a stop but, with no maps in our possession other than those in our Lonely Planet guide, it wasn&#8217;t the easiest place to find. And the fact that we arrived at a T-junction with ...

... party. One part of the group is obviously wanting to have some big nights out on the Guinness enjoying the local craic, before stumbling into the room in the early hours a little the worse for wear and generally causing a continual nuisance to the other, more refined part of the group. But it was something we had discussed in the months previously and Nanna promised to at least try to be on her best behaviour.

... was on the other side as well (the pedals were the same though). I got to drive over mountains and through several round abouts - hehe. We toured the Waterford Crystal Factory where we got to see them blowing the crystal form/shape/mold and etching the marks to make beautiful pieces. We also saw the Superbowl Trophy in the beginning stages of ...