Glendalough and Kilkenny

On Saturday morning, we rented a car and embarked on our drive of Southern Ireland. The first stop was a monastic site at Glendalough, which had some ruins of a monastery, a large cemetery and a beautiful round tower, all situated among stunning scenery. I befriended a cute Bamby on the parking lot and then we walked the site, while listening to a VoiceMap audio tour of the area. We then drove to the town of Kilkenny, where we visited beautiful castle with some very well restored rooms and a giant paintings gallery. We then did another VoiceMap tour of the town of Kilkenny and learned about its history, and many interesting stories of its inhabitants, which included some witches ands merchants.Read more