Oxford
20 апреля 2023 г., Англия ⋅ ☀️ 54 °F
So many really cool buildings, but I suppose that's to be expected in Oxford. More Harry Potter filming sites, and one of the colleges has a deer park! The plain short-ish tower you see is SaxonЧитать далее
Ashmolean Museum
20 апреля 2023 г., Англия ⋅ 🌬 59 °F
Yep, another museum :P I just can't help myself. Bonus: more shots of the city center as I was leaving Ashmolean for the train station. The building with the Labyrinth banners is the actual museum.
Chester
21 апреля 2023 г., Англия ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F
Chester is a little like Wells in that it was actually even neater than I expected. The little streets with all the half-timbered buildings are the Chester Rows, a unique shopping area with very old,Читать далее
Conwy
22 апреля 2023 г., Уэльс
The rest of the town is also neat! The views of the quay are from the bridge next to the suspension one. The house featured is Plas Mawr, considered the best-preserved Elizabethan house in Britain.Читать далее
Conwy Walls hike
22 апреля 2023 г., Уэльс
Really cool and well-preserved medieval walls! Lots of gorgeous views as well.
Conwy Castle
22 апреля 2023 г., Уэльс
The castle is so evocative, it might be my favorite so far, and I got there early enough that there were very few other people. The estuary is picturesque, too, and the bridge pictured is actually theЧитать далее
Betws-y-Coed + Coed Tan Dinas hike
23 апреля 2023 г., Уэльс ⋅ 🌧 46 °F
This was my Snowdonia base, one of two hiking areas I'd planned to tackle (and the only one I actually got to). Beautiful area, even if it is one of the more touristed spots in Snowdonia. The hike wasЧитать далее
Snowdonia scenic bus ride
23 апреля 2023 г., Уэльс ⋅ ☁️ 48 °F
I missed one bus, so I had to skip one hike, but the scenic drive made up for it quite a bit.
Caernarfon Castle
23 апреля 2023 г., Уэльс ⋅ ☁️ 52 °F
Got another castle in! This one is larger than Conwy, but more touristy and is set up accordingly. Definitely worth going to, especially for all its neat history and expansiveness, but Cowny Castle isЧитать далее
Holyhead and the Irish Sea
24 апреля 2023 г., Уэльс ⋅ 🌬 46 °F
Wandered around Holyhead while waiting for my ferry -- which as a "ferry" I expected to be fairly small, but it was a full-size cruise ship (first time for that). Obviously in-between ports out on theЧитать далее
Cliffs of Moher
25 апреля 2023 г., Ирландия ⋅ ☁️ 48 °F
I've seen quite a few scenic places on this trip, but this was easily one of the prettiest places I've ever been to 😍
The Burren
25 апреля 2023 г., Ирландия ⋅ ☁️ 50 °F
Otherworldly landscape (was a seabed once upon a time) that was one of the inspirations for Middle Earth.
Galway
25 апреля 2023 г., Ирландия ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F
Quirky town that was a lot of fun to walk through. Very artsy type place, with street musicians around every corner. Lots of tasty food!
Dublin
26 апреля 2023 г., Ирландия ⋅ ☁️ 50 °F
Very cool vibe to Dublin that's unique to any of the places I've been thus far. It has an interesting mix of old and new as well, including the city's history itself. O'Connell Street, where I'mЧитать далее
Trinity College
26 апреля 2023 г., Ирландия ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F
Another neat campus, this one comes with the famous Long Room and the Book of Kells! I might have discreetly snuck a picture from the side of the book, although you weren't supposed to :P
National Museum of Archaeology
26 апреля 2023 г., Ирландия ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F
Okay, this should be the last big museum I'm doing -- but come on, I couldn't forego an archaeology museum. This one has several iconic items, and is especially renowned for its treasury, includingЧитать далее
Knowth
27 апреля 2023 г., Ирландия ⋅ ☁️ 52 °F
The largest neolithic passage tomb in the world, and also the world's biggest collection of megalithic art. Really neat site! And they're a seasonal site that only allows small groups in for tours atЧитать далее
Newgrange
27 апреля 2023 г., Ирландия ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F
Knowth's more famous sister-site. This was also very, very cool. This is the one where at sunrise on the Winter Solstice, light floods the inner passage. I did get to go inside it, which wasЧитать далее
Boyne Valley
27 апреля 2023 г., Ирландия ⋅ ☁️ 55 °F
Site of the largest battle ever to take place on Irish soil, back in 1690. The cafe at the estate house there also had some pretty gardens.
Monasterboice
27 апреля 2023 г., Ирландия ⋅ ☁️ 55 °F
10th century monastery ruins with a graveyard still in use. Also the site of a mass grave pit from the Great Famine. The huge Celtic crosses pictured are also from the 900s. The tower is one of theЧитать далее
Killarney and Ross Castle hike
28 апреля 2023 г., Ирландия ⋅ ☁️ 61 °F
Started off in Killarney itself, then took the scenic route through Killarney National Park. Obviously not as spectacular as some I've done, like Snowdonia or the Lake District for instance, but stillЧитать далее
Inch Beach and Dingle Peninsula
29 апреля 2023 г., Ирландия ⋅ ☁️ 57 °F
So much gorgeous scenery on the way to the Slea Head Loop drive!! 😍
Slea Head Loop part 1
29 апреля 2023 г., Ирландия ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F
Parts of this reminded me a lot of Big Sur. I can definitely see why this is a famous drive, plus it's a little less busy and touristed than the Ring of Kerry, despite being similar in a lot of ways.Читать далее
Slea Head Loop part 2
29 апреля 2023 г., Ирландия ⋅ ☁️ 54 °F
Here's the rest! Some of the islands pictured are the famous Baskets, and one in this set was a filming location for Star Wars.
Dingle
29 апреля 2023 г., Ирландия ⋅ ☁️ 55 °F
Town itself and some of the drive back to Killarney, including the Lakes of Killarney.








































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































ПутешественникLooks like another neat old city for wandering
Back on trip [Gail and Wendy]