Days Kilkenny
Smithsland South, Springhill Kilkenny, County Kilkenny, Ireland
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Horses, Castles ,Crystal & A Good Old Singalong
... the last two stops - can't get enough!
Leaving Kilkenny, we ventured south to the beautiful Port of Waterford, on the River Suir. A visit to the House of Waterford and a really interesting tour through the Crystal making factory left me with a greater appreciation of crystal. I'll never again make a negative comment about the cost of hand cut crystal... the process is not only labour intenstive, but the craftsmen must go through an 8 year ...
Waterford, Tramore
... y me mantuve digna y me quedé callada, creo que más por la vergüenza, fue tan incómodo, sobre todo porque mi "guía turístico" me llevó por el camino más largo, así podría ver el "mejor lado de la ciudad."
Después de dicha tortura, pude descansar, cambiarme de zapatos y seguir con mi visita.. Lo primero que hicimos fue ir al super mercado, ya que por jucho que me cueste admitirlo, soy media "mañosa" para comer y necesitaba ...
Preparations and Procrastinations
... fitting coat, black headscarf, loose trousers and boring shoes! When I get there I'll try and pimp it up a bit as custom dictates with colourful headscarfs.
I've been unable to find an insurance company who will cover me as the Dept. of Foreign Affairs recommend avoiding all non-essential travel to Iran. I spent most of this evening online reading the small print in policies and ringing various ...
On the Road to Kilkenny
... of Sugar Loaf Mountain. Greg had fun (not) maneuvering his way on some very narrow two (ha, ha) lane roads. Don't know how we escaped hitting something or someone. We made a stop to take a hike small to a waterfall... It was hard to find the correct trail... We boulder hopped a narrow river and took a path next to it... Evan stayed behind to make sure I didn't get hurt; but, he couldn't stop me from falling! Didn't hurt myself though.
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Irish countryside tour: Glendalough
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The name Glendalough (pronounced gleen-d-lock) comes from the Irish words Gleann (valley), da (two) and locha (lakes), meaning “valley of two lakes". Glendalough is an ancient monastic village with ruins dating from the 10th-12th centuries.
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