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- Day 13
- Sunday, August 20, 2017 at 6:41 PM
- ☀️ 16 °C
- Altitude: 53 m
IrelandDingle52°8’2” N 10°15’26” W
Dingle
August 20, 2017 in Ireland ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
The small town of Dingle is the main town of the Dingle Peninsula. There are many sights worth a visit. On the day of arrival, there was a regatta race just going on in the harbour. Bad thing was theRead more
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- Day 14
- Monday, August 21, 2017 at 1:15 PM
- ☀️ 16 °C
- Altitude: 19 m
- IrelandMiddle Sister52°11’55” N 10°24’43” W
Star Wars on Dingle
August 21, 2017 in Ireland ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
On this day, we tried to drive around the Slea Head. But rain made us stop much further. Clouds, wind and rain got us stuck in the car until a point on the north west coast. This was the place wereRead more
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- Day 14
- Monday, August 21, 2017 at 3:00 PM
- ☀️ 16 °C
- Altitude: 12 m
- IrelandMilltown River52°8’30” N 10°17’22” W
Dingle Whiskey Distillery
August 21, 2017 in Ireland ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
At the end of the driving tour on this day, we visited the famous Dingle Distillery. The make Whiskey, Gin and Vodka. Our host was to be a great storyteller and gave us a great insight in the world ofRead more
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- Day 14
- Monday, August 21, 2017 at 8:15 PM
- ☀️ 15 °C
- Altitude: 33 m
- IrelandCoumeenoole Bay52°6’39” N 10°27’54” W
Slea Head Drive
August 21, 2017 in Ireland ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
2nd try !!!
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- Day 15
- Tuesday, August 22, 2017 at 2:00 PM
- ☀️ 18 °C
- Altitude: 17 m
- IrelandLough Fadda53°27’35” N 9°51’47” W
Foynes Flying Boats Museum
August 22, 2017 in Ireland ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
We chose to stop on this spot because this place became very famous for celebrities during WWII. From here the big planes took of to get their passengers to America.
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- Day 16
- Wednesday, August 23, 2017 at 9:00 AM
- ☀️ 14 °C
- Altitude: 17 m
- IrelandLough Fadda53°27’35” N 9°51’47” W
Cliffs of Moher
August 23, 2017 in Ireland ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
This is one of the most famous sights in Ireland, the cliffs of Moher. Great sights.
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- Day 16
- Wednesday, August 23, 2017 at 2:59 PM
- ⛅ 14 °C
- Altitude: 7 m
- IrelandCladdagh53°16’7” N 9°3’59” W
Galway
August 23, 2017 in Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 14 °C
We made a stop in Galway while driving up to Connemara. Beautiful city right on the coast and the gateway to Connemara !
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- Day 16
- Wednesday, August 23, 2017 at 6:00 PM
- ☀️ 15 °C
- Altitude: 17 m
- IrelandLough Fadda53°27’35” N 9°51’47” W
Ballynahinch Castle
August 23, 2017 in Ireland ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
Right in the middle of Connemara, we stayed a this wonderful retreat, Ballynahinch Castle !
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- Day 17
- Thursday, August 24, 2017 at 11:00 AM
- ☀️ 14 °C
- Altitude: 17 m
- IrelandLough Fadda53°27’35” N 9°51’47” W
Clifden
August 24, 2017 in Ireland ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
Clifden is the main town in Connemara. Rain was pouring while we were there. Good and nice shops in town, luckily, even an excellent tiny bookshop !
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- Day 17
- Thursday, August 24, 2017 at 1:00 PM
- 🌬 15 °C
- Altitude: 26 m
- IrelandCladdaghduff53°32’11” N 10°8’7” W
Sky Road
August 24, 2017 in Ireland ⋅ 🌬 15 °C
Driving out to the west from from Clifden, we drove the sky road around a small penisula. Again, much rain but still beautiful misty landscapes !
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- Day 17
- Thursday, August 24, 2017 at 2:00 PM
- ☀️ 15 °C
- Altitude: 4 m
- IrelandFahy Lough53°31’57” N 10°9’2” W
Omey Island
August 24, 2017 in Ireland ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
On our way around the sky road, we came past this small island. There was just a sandy road marked with poles leading to the bit of land in the ocean. We made a small stroll around and found someRead more
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- Day 18
- Friday, August 25, 2017 at 11:00 AM
- ☀️ 14 °C
- Altitude: 17 m
- IrelandLough Fadda53°27’35” N 9°51’47” W
Kylemore Abbey and Gardens
August 25, 2017 in Ireland ⋅ ☀️ 14 °C
Kylemore 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
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- Day 18
- Friday, August 25, 2017 at 2:00 PM
- ☀️ 16 °C
- Altitude: 17 m
- IrelandLough Fadda53°27’35” N 9°51’47” W
Marconi Wireless Station
August 25, 2017 in Ireland ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
This 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
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- Day 18
- Friday, August 25, 2017 at 5:00 PM
- ☀️ 16 °C
- Altitude: 17 m
- IrelandLough Fadda53°27’35” N 9°51’47” W
Donkeys
August 25, 2017 in Ireland ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
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- Day 19
- Saturday, August 26, 2017 at 10:30 AM
- ☀️ 15 °C
- Altitude: 68 m
- IrelandMount Errisbeg53°23’24” N 9°57’22” W
Errisbeg Walk
August 26, 2017 in Ireland ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
When 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
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- Day 20
- Sunday, August 27, 2017 at 11:00 AM
- ⛅ 19 °C
- Altitude: 122 m
- IrelandEnniskerry53°11’8” N 6°10’47” W
Djouce Walk
August 27, 2017 in Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
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- Day 20
- Sunday, August 27, 2017 at 4:00 PM
- ⛅ 21 °C
- Altitude: 122 m
- IrelandEnniskerry53°11’8” N 6°10’48” W
Powerscourt House & Gardens
August 27, 2017 in Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
Powerscourt 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
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- Day 21
- Monday, August 28, 2017 at 10:00 AM
- ⛅ 18 °C
- Altitude: 124 m
- IrelandEnniskerry53°11’7” N 6°10’49” W
Greater Sugar Loaf Walk
August 28, 2017 in Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C
I 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
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- Day 21
- Monday, August 28, 2017 at 1:00 PM
- ⛅ 20 °C
- Altitude: 122 m
- IrelandEnniskerry53°11’8” N 6°10’47” W
Happy Pear
August 28, 2017 in Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 20 °C
This is a restaurant with shop created by two brothers known for their vegetarian and vegan cuisine. They also sell cookbooks.
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- Day 21
- Monday, August 28, 2017 at 3:00 PM
- ⛅ 21 °C
- Altitude: 122 m
- IrelandEnniskerry53°11’8” N 6°10’47” W
Glendalough
August 28, 2017 in Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 21 °C
This 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
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- Day 22
- Tuesday, August 29, 2017
- ⛅ 13 °C
- Altitude: 126 m
- IrelandEnniskerry53°11’20” N 6°10’44” W
Dublin - Home
August 29, 2017 in Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 13 °C
What 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
