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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 the rain during our stay. But we should get used to, as the days to come will show.Read more
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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 were the new Star Wars movie, which is set to be shown in our cinemas our december 2017, was shot.Read more
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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 of whiskey.Read more
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Slea Head Drive
August 21, 2017 in Ireland ⋅ ☀️ 15 °C
2nd try !!!
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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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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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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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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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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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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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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 some horses grazing. Beautiful place !Read more
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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 the castle and turned it into an abbey. Today it is together with the gardens one of the main tourist attractions of the area. But it was a rich businessman from Manchester, who built the castle in the 1880s. He had to sell the castle because of gambling.Read more
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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 same spot, Captain John Alkock and Leutenant Arthur Brown made an unplanned landing during the first non-stop trans-atlantic flight from Newfoundland.Read more
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Donkeys
August 25, 2017 in Ireland ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
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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. There is a small hill called Errisbeg. It looked quite easy, but we had yet to avoid leaving the track. On our way back, we got a bit lost. But from the top of Errisbeg, we had this wonderful view from above. From here you can see that the southern part of Connemara looks more like a sponge. Its actually full of small lakes. I saw them already on the topo map before. Then, turning your head 180° around, you see a beautiful peninsula looking like a hammer.Read more
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Djouce Walk
August 27, 2017 in Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
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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 known family, the Slazenger Family, known for their sports business. You can also visit its huge garden full of plants from all over the world. Our Hotel was actually on the same estate, just close to the House.Read more
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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 returned to our starting point !Read more
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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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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 the original remains of the settlements.Read more
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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 and on foot. Each is a great way to discover the country, especially on foot. You get much closer to nature, culture and people. Weatherwise, it is a different story. you need to have waterproof clothes, at least the time we were there (august). But even rain can do pretty well on a photo. It will definitely not be our last trip to Ireland.Read more
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Trip end
August 29, 2017