Jane Austen Centre
10. elokuuta 2024, Englanti ⋅ ☁️ 22 °C
I know, I know. I’m in Bath! I should be looking at all that beautiful architecture. However I love Jane Austen too much and this was a fantastic opportunity. I got a guided tour from Anne ElliotLue lisää
Bath
10. elokuuta 2024, Englanti ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
There is a lot of lovely architecture in Bath, including the Abbey. I saw a bit as I was dashing to and from the Jane Austen Centre
Tŷ (That’s pronounced “tea”)
10.–11. elok. 2024, Wales ⋅ ⛅ 23 °C
Tonight’s hotel is brand new! It’s even got the new carpet smell going on. It’s very Welsh and I love it! The dragon is fantastic. I also love the fact that I get to learn a bit of languageLue lisää
Welsh Evening
10. elokuuta 2024, Wales ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
This evening I went to a lovely dinner and show “A Taste of Wales” held at The Cornerstone in Cardiff.
It was a fabulous evening with excellent food and music. The performers were very friendlyLue lisää
Front of the bus!
11. elokuuta 2024, Wales ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
I’m at the front of the bus today, so here are some random shots of the motorway, Welsh scenery and bilingual street signs.
Tenby
11. elokuuta 2024, Wales ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
This is the best bonus stop ever! Our scheduled ferry to Ireland has broken down, so we have to catch one with a different company which is much later. Our tour director then organised a stop here inLue lisää
Boarding the ferry
11. elokuuta 2024, Wales ⋅ 🌬 23 °C
Dum da dah dum. Random Customs checks! Very glad I wasn’t picked on, but there was plenty of ribbing of the six people that did get checked.
Cruising through Milford Haven
11. elokuuta 2024, Wales ⋅ 🌬 21 °C
According to our Tour Director, we sail through the “original” Milford Sound, but according to Google Maps, it’s Milford Haven. The scenery is lovely, including Stock Rock Fort and Thorne Island.
A hundred million welcomes
11. elokuuta 2024, Irlanti ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
Here we are arriving in Ireland!
More signs and countryside
11. elokuuta 2024, Irlanti ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Ireland decided to greet us with rain. However, here are a few more bilingual street signs, but in Irish this time!
We are also back in a land that uses kilometres as measurement. Hooray!
Granville Hotel - Waterford
11.–12. elok. 2024, Irlanti ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
A very nice, very pretty hotel. Unfortunately because it is so old and pretty, sometimes there are issues with things like lifts, showers etc. The meal in the restaurant was excellent!
Waterford Crystal
12. elokuuta 2024, Irlanti ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
We did a lovely tour of the Waterford Crystal factory. I had no idea that so much of it was done by hand!
You can see lots of craftsmen at work and some lovely examples of trophies, glassware, vases,Lue lisää
Christchurch Cathedral
12. elokuuta 2024, Irlanti ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
Across the road from Waterford Crystal is a lovely Cathedral and Bishop’s Palace. There are also some rather interesting statues.
We were a little bit delayed due to our tour director having aLue lisää
More countryside and villages
12. elokuuta 2024, Irlanti ⋅ ☁️ 19 °C
While I’m freezing my backside off in this well air conditioned bus, the countryside and villages roll past my window. It’s all so very picturesque.
Our tour director, Peter, is keeping us wellLue lisää
The gift of the gab
12. elokuuta 2024, Irlanti ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C
My mum would argue that I don’t need any help in this regard, but with a visit to Blarney Castle meant that I simply HAD to try to kiss the stone.
Ultimately, it was a little bit too tricky, butLue lisää
Trident Hotel - Kinsale
12.–13. elok. 2024, Irlanti ⋅ 🌬 19 °C
This hotel has a bit of a nautical theme. Everything in red white and blue. I have a decent view, but the car park was as absolute nightmare for our driver, Lamar. He really is a champion.
A walk through Kinsale
12. elokuuta 2024, Irlanti ⋅ 🌬 17 °C
This is a nice little seaside town. Nothing too out of the ordinary, but lots of brightly painted shops.
Irish green
13. elokuuta 2024, Irlanti ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
This is what I’m talking about! Lovely green rolling fields, wooded lanes and streams. Just look at all that green! Lovely, damp, living green, not the dry, burnt green of Australia. This is what ILue lisää
The Kerry Bog Village
13. elokuuta 2024, Irlanti ⋅ 🌬 15 °C
This was a lovely stop as we started the Ring of Kerry. Lots of information on how people lived in Ireland during the 18th and 19th centuries.
While I have managed to dodge the seagulls at the beach,Lue lisää
View over Dingle Bay
13. elokuuta 2024, Irlanti ⋅ 🌬 16 °C
A quick stop for a few photos. There is also lots of lovely flowers and berry brambles along the road.
More scenery on the Ring of Kerry
13. elokuuta 2024, Irlanti ⋅ 🌬 16 °C
This really is a lovely scenic drive.
Waterville
13. elokuuta 2024, Irlanti ⋅ 🌬 17 °C
Another lovely little stop on our tour. Complete with rocky beach. I love how in lush green lawns you can get beautiful little wild daisies here. Also there is a statue of Charlie Chaplin, who spentLue lisää
Views from the Com an Chiste Pass
13. elokuuta 2024, Irlanti ⋅ 🌬 17 °C
Absolutely stunning views. However I felt like I was going to be blown down a ravine! What a day to choose to wear shorts.
Sneem
13. elokuuta 2024, Irlanti ⋅ 🌬 18 °C
Quite a nice little town that the tour director picked for us to have a late lunch in. Unfortunately, about 20 other buses had the same idea and more are arriving. We’re double parked somewhere withLue lisää
Ladies view
13. elokuuta 2024, Irlanti ⋅ 🌬 17 °C
“This is the finest view in all my Empire” declared Queen Victoria when brought to this spot. I’m not quite sure that I agree, but it is charming.