August 29, 2017 in Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 13 °CWhat a journey we made in about 3 weeks time. Ireland is really a very beautiful and interesting country. There is so much to discover. One trip is not enough. We travelled Ireland by train, car andRead more
August 28, 2017 in Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 21 °CThis is one of the earliest monastic settlements in the world. It was founded in the 6th century. It is lying in a very beautiful valley, which has been formed by glaciers. You can still see theRead more
August 28, 2017 in Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 20 °CThis is a restaurant with shop created by two brothers known for their vegetarian and vegan cuisine. They also sell cookbooks.
August 28, 2017 in Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 18 °CI was looking for a walk where I could see Dublin from a distance. On this day, this was perfectly possible. And getting to the top was more strenous that we thought. After 2 hours we happily returnedRead more
August 27, 2017 in Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 21 °CPowerscourt House & Gardens are a beautiful country estate lying in beautiful slopes of the Wicklow Mountains. The original castle was built in 13th century. In 1961 it was sold to a very well knownRead more
August 26, 2017 in Ireland ⋅ ☀️ 15 °CWhen getting up this morning, the sun was finally shining all over. We had yet to do a hike in the area as we couldn't do so because of the rain. So we decided to drive a bit to the southern part.Read more
August 25, 2017 in Ireland ⋅ ☀️ 16 °CThis is the place, where the first trans-atlantic wireless service was established in 1907 and went on on a regular basis until 1917. It was destroyed during the Irish Civil War in 1922. On the sameRead more
August 25, 2017 in Ireland ⋅ ☀️ 14 °CKylemore abbey is still a fully working abbey. Until 2010 the abbey was used as a school. In the early 1920s, nuns from Belgium, who lost the abbey during the Ypres battle during the WWI, bought theRead more
