Stanville Lodge Wexford

... It was run by a lovely Polish couple, again lovely comfortable beds.. I was becoming concerned at the size of some of the doona's ... very very thick.. luck though I don't think I would be here in the middle of winter!!!

We had dinner and drinks at Dooley's pub along the river bank, lovely place. Watched some of the locals do some Irish dancing and drank lots of alcohol.. lol hence the pictures..

The next day we had a sleep in!! woo hoo and ...

... room, poured wine and scotch and settled down to watch the ferry crossing.
The next morning we had a wonderful breakfast and a long walk on the soft sandy beach. We walked until we found the fairy rock, (Phil told us a story about the rock so we had to walk there). Jim collected rocks all along the way. I collected pebbles. The wind felt so cold when we turned back to the house. My ears were throbbing ...

... c'est tres beau et relaxant . demain on vas faire un tour guide en autobus et apres on vas prendre l'auto pour aller se promener dans les campagnes. a bientot on vous donne d'autre nouvelle plus tard ps;ici c'est le temps des fraise pis y sont bonne en crisse . lylyet sophie

... crystal factory has gone out of business - bought by Bank of America which is going to send manufacturing to someplace like Texas for sure...sad, but we'll see what's left tomorrow.

Then back to Dublin...Guinness Factory Tour and then sadly back to the US.

Now for Sister Carolyn - Darnit Katie has all the fun! I ate dinner with a window salesperson from Wisconsin. Turns out he sells Kolbe and Kolbe windows. Which we have in our house. I hate them ...

... Norman and Viking times. It was very interesting. Right now we are on a a quest for a shop that sells Irish sweaters, then are going to visit an ancient fishing village, then on our way to our next stop at a farmhouse outside of the town of Kilkenny. Wexford is a very historic town - dates back to the 900's. Lots of old stone walls and amazing churches. We are wishing that we were staying longer. Will post again when I can.

... MY OWN CAR! -cooking/grilling -a washer & dryer! -air conditioning -doors that lock ...

The Irish National Heritage Park was a great stop through time. This was planned and I'm glad we did it. I highly recommend it for anyone going to Ireland. Here are some pictures we took.

... of Dublin's g*ming *rc*des h*ve signs in M*nd*rin, c*tering to the g*mbling-m*d new Chinese community. DUBURBIA! AAGH! Th*nks to m*jor new ro*d improvements between Dublin *nd my quiet home vill*ge, the drivetime to the city h*s ne*rly h*lved to ninety minutes, *nd we h*ve become p*rt of its commuter belt. We now h*ve m*ssive new est*tes everywhere, two Chinese rest*ur*nts, * new indoor soccer complex, * hotel *nd of *ll things, * wind f*rm. But the be*ch is still *s glorious *s ever ...

... grades? But yes, the Temples of Angkor are well worth the visit, perhaps a little overrated, but you really have to imagine them at their zenith a thousand years ago as colossal, resplendent architectural marvels. Take note of the genius of the architects, the moat around Angkor Wat, 2.2 miles each side, is geometrically near-perfect, as is the colossal artificial lake in the background, the only survivor of four that I believe pre-dated the Wat itself. I really wonder how a ...

... 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.