Killarney Avenue Hotel

... the touristy thing to do in Killarney don't you know! We trotted past the race track, which was built on landfill and has a 9 hole golf course in the middle!. We stopped at Ross castle, the scene of many a wedding photo as we found - at least 4 weddings stopped by while we were there!<br><br>So tonight is the last supper with the tour group. Dinner with everyone then out for drinks - just for something out of the ordinary! <br><br>XO

... Randy Leprechaun, but is located right over the road from the village church. So everyone got all offended, and the colour scheme has been muted down. We've all had a good feed and have a night of karaoke ahead. The bar special is the irish carbomb - which is a pot of guiness, into which a shot of whiskey and baileys is placed and you just slam it down - 3 for 10 Euro so will be an interesting night, to be sure, to be sure! <br><br>XO<br><br>

We spent the day driving from Dublin to Blarney and Killarny. All we wanted to do in Ireland was kiss the Blarney Stone in Blarney, but unfortunately we are not wired to take long walks in the pouring rain so the most we could do was pull upto the gates and creep. We continued on to Killarney which is the cutest little city ever...cobblestone streets, super nice people, beautiful little restaurants and bistros, cars parked on sidewalks. We ...

... boat are weather-dependent. Added to that is the fact that a woman from Rochester fell and died there three weeks ago, there are no railings or handholds on the 656 steps, there are no restrooms either on the island or the boats, and now I would be happy with just a ride past it. The cruises around it were cancelled for today due to rough swells, so I was content to visit the center, see the exhibits, and watch the film. We&#8217;ll see beehive huts on Dingle ...

... started coming across the buses!!!<br><br>We made our first stop just outside of town and got a horse and carriage that took us along Lough Leane past Muckross house and the old Abbey and to the Toc Waterfall. On the way around we say a huge wild strawberry plant, more like a tree than a strawberry plant and a huge Rodadendrum TREE.. lol. it was a chilly day and rained a bit on our trip around the place. Jackie ...

... br>The next stop was at a woolen mill for goodies, and pictures. But most of the day was shooting pictures out the window punctuated by short viewing spots where we all trekked out of the bus for the obligitory pictures, and then back on for the next lap of the journey.<br><br>I will say that The Ring of Kerry is gorgeous. We didn't get to see it in its full glory as it was so foggy for most of the day. But is was still beautiful ...

... of Cong and also explore a castle that was right next to the villiage of Cong. It was a lot of fun. We then headed in to the Connemara region of our trip on our way to Galway. We where told a great story about how a guy wanted to builed a little house for his wife and when we saw it. Well lets just say its not so little. This place was given over to some Catholic Sisters who have it as a school. It also had a boarding school but that closed last year. Now its just a day school ...

... road home seemed a lot more sinuous that it was on the way there. Day 15 - Ring of Kerry We signed up to go on the "Ring of Kerry" bus trip which is a bus tour around the middle peninsula on the western side of the island. The whole bus trip is about 100 miles and took us 6 hours with stops for pictures and lunch. The Tour was perfect for people who enjoy scenery and after seeing the southwest of the Island I have to say that I would most definately go back. The first ...

Dropped our car off and met up with our group at Shannon airport early this morning. This being a travel day, we were just gathered up on a tour bus and driven to our next stop which was Killarney. It was a nice ride through Limerick and onto Killarney, unfortunately it rained almost the entire time off ...

... though I have yet to have a Guinness as I wasn't feeling it yet. So it was a very good Irish night. My very own Irish pub song, as requested by the Swede for Canada is Raglan Road. I will now request that whenever the opportunity arises while in Ireland, forever. Next day, I had to catch a stupid early bus at 8:30am to get on my way to Killarney. Six hour bus ride just so you know. Ireland has got to have one of the least efficient bus services of any country I ...