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Perfect Day
... experience---the pictures will have to be enough to set the scene….it wont but it’s the best I can do.
By the way, bikes were a piece of ***** (the irish have a heavy emphasis on the "I" when they say ****). There were a number of occasions where our chains fell off while we were switching gears. Nevertheless, they got us where we needed to go and I wouldn’t have had it any other way (biking was the way ...
An Island of Stone
This is a top pick!
... B&B and took in some pubs filled with very nice and funny locals. We enjoyed listening to the locals in the pub discuss the best way to catch a magpie (this conversation was hilarious for us, it was
one of those genuinely Irish pub type conversations that you can't get on a tour or pay for). Apparently you should use a thing called a Larson trap, and the lady involved in this conversation figured she needed one to catch herself a ...
Aran Islands: Beer and bonfires
... and getting home in full daylight. That’s how we celebrated it this year. St. Johns eve is the eve before St. John the baptist was born. Its tradition to celebrate the evening before the actual celebration day, so i'm told. For example, St.John's day is the 24th of June, so the celebration is on the evening before. He, I believe is the fella who baptised Jesus. Bonfires are lit in all the villages on the Island. The bonfires light from ...
I'm on the Train!!
This is a top pick!
... experiences. People were walking up and down outside the train just selling crystal glass sets, 3ft high vases and chandeliers - I kid you not!! Naturally we stocked up and decorated our carriage delightfully! During the night at one of the stops, it appeared as thogh a train "engineer" was trying to re-shape the wheels directly beneath us, with a hammer! Later after having heard this a few ...
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Other places to stay in Carna
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Carna Bay Hotel
Carna, Carna | 3 star hotelfrom $103
