Pass of the boar 🐗
29 августа 2023 г., Ирландия ⋅ ☁️ 15 °C
The Maamturks are called Sléibhte Mhám Toirc in Gaelic, meaning ‘the mountain of the pass of the boar’. It is a major mountain range in Connemara, here seen from Lough Inagh.
Coach tourism
30 августа 2023 г., Ирландия ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Dunguaire Castle was built in 1520 by the O’Hynes clan on the picturesque shores of Galway Bay.
In the summer one can book a medieval castle banquet.
I personally was shocked how many (thousands of)Читать далее
Very moody
30 августа 2023 г., Ирландия ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
What a great day with dark stormy skies and a cold light to photograph the magnificent old monastery of Clonmacnoise!
St Ciarán founded his monastery on the banks of the River Shannon in the 6thЧитать далее
Scouting
31 августа 2023 г., Ирландия ⋅ 🌧 16 °C
Arrived in Dublin I'm positively surprised. It's full but not crowded. A beautiful city!
Today only some strolling and scouting for tomorrow early morning.
ПутешественникCity center Dublin has become a dangerous place for tourists. Be careful!
ПутешественникMore recently it has been teenagers viciously attacking American tourists for no reason. Teenagers don’t get up at 05:00 however.
Light for the route England - Ireland
31 августа 2023 г., Ирландия ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
Howth Harbour Lighthouse is a historic lighthouse and was built in 1817 to help guide shipping into the harbour which acted as the terminus for the packet service between Ireland and England.
TheЧитать далее
Vegan EV TravellersAny place in Ireland where you haven't lived?😀 When did you move to good old blighty?
Toll Bridge
1 сентября 2023 г., Ирландия ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Early morning with only some leftovers (drunks) on the street. Ha'penny Bridge illuminated.
The Ha'penny Bridge is a pedestrian bridge. The bridge was originally called the Wellington Bridge, afterЧитать далее
After the last, before the first
1 сентября 2023 г., Ирландия ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Temple Bar is a historic area and cultural quarter in Dublin.
The area is known for its lively nightlife, with many pubs, restaurants, and clubs.
Coming there at 6 am, you still see the last pub goersЧитать далее
Dublin's heroine
1 сентября 2023 г., Ирландия ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
Molly Malone is a semi-historical, semi-legendary figure who is commemorated in the song "Cockles and Mussels", a Dublin anthem. The song tells the fictional tale of a fishwife who plied her trade onЧитать далее
Art instead of crime
1 сентября 2023 г., Ирландия ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
The Icon Walk is a free open-air public art installation that promotes Irish culture and heritage. It features over 50 large-scale artworks depicting Irish icons, such as writers, musicians, artists,Читать далее
Trinity without books
1 сентября 2023 г., Ирландия ⋅ ☁️ 16 °C
The lovely Trinity College is always worth a visit.
But it also hosts the library with the Long Room with 200.000 books, which looks like straight out of Hogwarts. But as we found out, all the booksЧитать далее
Before the fog
1 сентября 2023 г., Ирландия ⋅ ☀️ 16 °C
Enjoying the last light on Baily Lighthouse in Howth.
Minutes later we were standing in thick fog which came out of nowhere. The lenses and filters were steamed up within seconds. Irish weather isЧитать далее
Hosting the big names
2 сентября 2023 г., Ирландия ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
The docklands of Dublin are both beautiful and convenient for companies. No wonder that a lot of European headquarters are based there, including Google, Facebook, LinkedIn, Microsoft, Accenture, BankЧитать далее
Slán Éire 🙋🏼♀️
2 сентября 2023 г., Ирландия ⋅ ⛅ 19 °C
After 4 weeks on the Irish Island, we are setting sail for Wales. We'll sail from the busy port of Dublin to Holyhead in Wales with Stena Line. Thank you so much, Ireland, for a wonderful time andЧитать далее
Where, please???
2 сентября 2023 г., Irish Sea ⋅ ⛅ 16 °C
My phone told me welcome back in the UK.
Hope it's not mistaken, the view isn't the best...
Rio Tinto Jetty
2 сентября 2023 г., Уэльс ⋅ ⛅ 17 °C
I think the captain has finally found Holyhead. The Rio Tinto Jetty gave him guidance. Because even now there's no land to be seen...
Survivor
3 сентября 2023 г., Уэльс ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C
The Lonely Tree is a solitary tree that stands on the shore of Llyn Padarn, Llanberis, in North Wales.
The backdrop is just as beautiful with mountains, including Snowdon.
The tree is thought to beЧитать далее
Dr Who
4 сентября 2023 г., Уэльс ⋅ 🌙 15 °C
The Southstack Lighthouse has been featured in several films and television shows, including "The Wicker Man" and "Doctor Who".
To capture the first light in this beautiful scenery makes the alarm ⏰Читать далее
HOT
4 сентября 2023 г., Уэльс ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C
To get to this viewpoint one has to do a bit of uphill walking. Usually not too difficult, but today it was so hot, we nearly didn't make it with the heavy camera gear..
But the view of the mountainЧитать далее
We trust Queen Victoria
5 сентября 2023 г., Уэльс ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C
When the Menai Bridge was first built, there were many people who were afraid to cross it. They believed that it was too dangerous and that it would collapse.
After all it was the first majorЧитать далее
True Love
5 сентября 2023 г., Уэльс ⋅ 🌙 21 °C
St Dwynwen was a Welsh princess who was forced to marry a man she did not love. She prayed to God for help, and he granted her wish by turning her husband into a block of ice.
From there on she livedЧитать далее
Fresh Breeze
6 сентября 2023 г., Уэльс ⋅ ⛅ 24 °C
It's really hot in Wales, so walking along the Garth Pier which is 1,328 feet long and offers some very much appreciated cooling breeze, seemed like a good idea.
And at the end there is a fantasticЧитать далее
One of the Seven Wonders
6 сентября 2023 г., Уэльс ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C
In 2012, Caernarfon Castle was named one of the Seven Wonders of Wales. The name Caernarfon means "Fortress in Arfon". Arfon is a historical Welsh administrative district along the MenaiЧитать далее
130 Lives
6 сентября 2023 г., Уэльс ⋅ ☀️ 19 °C
What a fantastic evening at the Penmon Point Lighthouse! Wonderful light!
The lighthouse was built in 1838, after a shipwreck in 1831 claimed the lives of 130 people.
It is also known as Trwyn DuЧитать далее
Early Birds
7 сентября 2023 г., Уэльс ⋅ ☁️ 17 °C
Once again we were early birds to see the Menai Bridge in Bangor.
The Ghost Lake
7 сентября 2023 г., Уэльс ⋅ ☁️ 23 °C
Lake (or Llyn in Welsh) Ogwen in Snowdonia is in the shadow of mountain Tryfan.
The name "Ogwen" means in Welsh "young woman".
The lake is said to be haunted by the ghost of a young woman who drownedЧитать далее