Day 6
Today we had the option of staying with our guide, Nick or taking a ferry out to the Aran Islands. Our group split just about in half, I stayed with Nick because I wanted to see Galway, which I would not have been able to do with taking the ferry, which was an all day adventure. If we would have had two days for this part of the trip I definitely would have done both.
After dropping the folks off that wanted to do the ferry, we drove around Galway Bay, sweeping beautiful views and in to Galway City. There were many options of things to do in Galway, and our group split up and wandered the city. Street buskers playing music on the street, interesting shops and lovely green parks Galway.
The picture on the left & right are of a pink flowered tree in a shop. It was planted in a large container inside the shop and grew up and out the window of the shop. Yes it was a real tree, not silk. I can't imagine how long this took to grow this way. The gardener in me loved it!
I met up with a couple of the gals in our group for lunch. It was a lovely day, so we sat outside. and while we were waiting for our lunch, a bachelor stag party came by all dressed Flintstone characters! So funny and the groom to be was dressed as Wilma. Hilarious!
After lunch we began the drive to the other side of Galway Bay to pick up our traveling companions that had taken the ferry. Along the way we stopped at the Poulnabrone Burren Geosite. Poulnabrone dolmen is a portal tomb. It dates back to the Neolithic period. These large stone tombs were built throughout Wester Europe. One 90 tombs are know to survive in the Burren area. The tomb here is one of the best preserved in Ireland.
Also in the Burren was this incredible lunar-like landscape. Hard to describe so I will just show pictures here.
After our little walk about in the Burren, it was time to pick up our companions and head to our hotel for the night.
Day 7
I was very excited to get going today as we were headed to the Cliffs of Moher! The Cliffs stretch for 5 miles and rise over 390 feet hight above the Atlantic Ocean. Over a million people visit annually. This was an amazing walk, and I know these pictures won't do it justice! If you are in Ireland, this walk is a must do! I know this is probably too many pictures, but I just can't choose a couple - I have so many! It was breathtakingly beautiful here.
After our Moher walk, it was in to Tralee for a bit of lunch and a walk around town. There is a song called the Rose of Tralee. It is about a poor Catholic girl named Mary and the Protestant boy who loved her. He was talked in to leaving her to travel to India to fight in a war, when he returned home, Mary was dead. The song is about how beautiful she was and how her image had sustained him during the war. Now each year there is a festival in Tralee and a girl is crowned the Rose of Tralee. Here are some amazing pics of the roses in the amazing rose garden of Tralee.
After Tralee we drove towards Dingle, our next stop. We made a short stop at the South Pole Inn along the way. Yes, the South Pole Inn! The original owner was Thomas Crean, an Irish seaman who was a member of three major expeditions to the South Pole. He had quite the career and his pub is full of memorabilia.
After a drink at the South Pole we continued our journey to Dingle. We were going to be in Dingle two nights. We got in town around 6 pm, dropped our things in our hotel for the night and headed out to get a bite to eat before enjoying a Irish folk music concert in a small venue ( a music shop!)
The music was wonderful and we decided we would go out to the pubs in Dingle to hear more music. There are 56 pubs in this small town of 2,000 people. Almost all pubs have live music! Great music, people and fun! Tomorrow off to explore the town of Dingle!
Today we had the option of staying with our guide, Nick or taking a ferry out to the Aran Islands. Our group split just about in half, I stayed with Nick because I wanted to see Galway, which I would not have been able to do with taking the ferry, which was an all day adventure. If we would have had two days for this part of the trip I definitely would have done both.
After dropping the folks off that wanted to do the ferry, we drove around Galway Bay, sweeping beautiful views and in to Galway City. There were many options of things to do in Galway, and our group split up and wandered the city. Street buskers playing music on the street, interesting shops and lovely green parks Galway.
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| Buskers playing music on the streets of Galway |
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| I was fascinated by this tree |
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| it grew out the top of the window |
The picture on the left & right are of a pink flowered tree in a shop. It was planted in a large container inside the shop and grew up and out the window of the shop. Yes it was a real tree, not silk. I can't imagine how long this took to grow this way. The gardener in me loved it!
I met up with a couple of the gals in our group for lunch. It was a lovely day, so we sat outside. and while we were waiting for our lunch, a bachelor stag party came by all dressed Flintstone characters! So funny and the groom to be was dressed as Wilma. Hilarious!
After lunch we began the drive to the other side of Galway Bay to pick up our traveling companions that had taken the ferry. Along the way we stopped at the Poulnabrone Burren Geosite. Poulnabrone dolmen is a portal tomb. It dates back to the Neolithic period. These large stone tombs were built throughout Wester Europe. One 90 tombs are know to survive in the Burren area. The tomb here is one of the best preserved in Ireland.
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| can't see the bottom |
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| be careful where you step |
Also in the Burren was this incredible lunar-like landscape. Hard to describe so I will just show pictures here.
After our little walk about in the Burren, it was time to pick up our companions and head to our hotel for the night.
Day 7
I was very excited to get going today as we were headed to the Cliffs of Moher! The Cliffs stretch for 5 miles and rise over 390 feet hight above the Atlantic Ocean. Over a million people visit annually. This was an amazing walk, and I know these pictures won't do it justice! If you are in Ireland, this walk is a must do! I know this is probably too many pictures, but I just can't choose a couple - I have so many! It was breathtakingly beautiful here.
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| be careful on the cliffs |
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| Great pic by fellow Vagabonder Anne |
After our Moher walk, it was in to Tralee for a bit of lunch and a walk around town. There is a song called the Rose of Tralee. It is about a poor Catholic girl named Mary and the Protestant boy who loved her. He was talked in to leaving her to travel to India to fight in a war, when he returned home, Mary was dead. The song is about how beautiful she was and how her image had sustained him during the war. Now each year there is a festival in Tralee and a girl is crowned the Rose of Tralee. Here are some amazing pics of the roses in the amazing rose garden of Tralee.
After Tralee we drove towards Dingle, our next stop. We made a short stop at the South Pole Inn along the way. Yes, the South Pole Inn! The original owner was Thomas Crean, an Irish seaman who was a member of three major expeditions to the South Pole. He had quite the career and his pub is full of memorabilia. |
| Concert in the music shop |
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| kitty outside of the music shop |
After a drink at the South Pole we continued our journey to Dingle. We were going to be in Dingle two nights. We got in town around 6 pm, dropped our things in our hotel for the night and headed out to get a bite to eat before enjoying a Irish folk music concert in a small venue ( a music shop!)
The music was wonderful and we decided we would go out to the pubs in Dingle to hear more music. There are 56 pubs in this small town of 2,000 people. Almost all pubs have live music! Great music, people and fun! Tomorrow off to explore the town of Dingle!
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