Horseshoe House Bed and Breakfast
Travel Blogs from Doolin
Two Days of Hard Work
... Cliffs. In fact, our B&B hostess told me this morning that someone had jumped on Tuesday and they have been unable to retrieve the body from the rocks because the seas have been too rough for a boat to get in. Apparently the Doolin Emergency Rescue people are one of the busiest rescue groups in Ireland. They all deserve medals.
So my head is full of the things that I have been told non-stop for the past 2 days. When it is ...
Home of Irish folk music
... to the Aaran Isles next day. That done we found a pub offering early music, the all important Ireland -Croatia game taking over the pubs at 7.45pm. So it was a real treat of musicians joining in with accordion, whistle, several different banjo and guitar, plus a couple of singers. Such toe tapping tunes that a couple of beers later we were singing right along! When that pub music finished we went to another right by our B and B to watch the ...
21st Birthday: An Irish Celebration
... from the crashing gray waves below. I initially learned about the Cliffs through a photo on my friend's FB and upon first viewing the pic, I knew that I had to go.
I actually happened on the pickup point by chance as I wandered around the center of Dublin. After waiting about an hour, we headed out to the insanely-gorgeous countryside of Ireland. At one point, our driver Mark played “My Heart Will Go On” by Celine Dion ...
Happy 13th Birthday to you Ariel!!
... You are completely stupid!" Off we trudged, took a couple of photos and then our dear 13 year old says, "I just want to hang over the edge so I can see where they made the part in the Harry Potter movie." (Half blood Prince) It's only a 700 metre sheer drop to the ocean. Yeuch! is this what we're to expect from a teenager? it's a new experience for us and after-all this was our first day.
The best of the day was kept for ...
Bikes and Pipes
... on a lower table. I got up to use the restroom, and when I came back, two of them were sitting on the table. They told me, to my surprise, that they have never seen anybody do that and wanted to try it out for themselves. And they liked it! I'm teaching Ireland a bit of Americana.
Because I sat up high, my feet were elevated, in plain view for all who passed. We stood by double doors that led to the toilets and the smoker's alleyway, so the entire ...