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- Nov 12, 2023, 11:42pm
- 🌧 11 °C
- Altitude: 22 m
- Ireland Connaught Galway Clifden The Station House Musuem 53.488748, -10.01926653°29’19” N 10°1’9” W
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Day 70
A castle a day
November 12, 2023 in Ireland ⋅ 🌧 11 °C
Our covert carpark accommodation worked out well for us this morning, with our bladders full we walked into the town centre to buy a coffee. While we had access to free wifi we stayed a while to plan our day while uploading the plethora of images and videos from the day before.

With that done we walked back to the car, but not before getting distracted by a coffee van that was parked 10m from us. We ordered ourselves another coffee, as well as a crepe! Then got chatting with the lovely attendant.

We weren't expecting to be still around the town at 12pm, but the time came around anyhow. There were more Christmas markets opening at that time, so we had one more quick trip back to the town centre. The two of us are quite happy that we didn't wait specifically for them, because the new stalls weren't any good.

With that ticked off, we were back in the van and off to our next adventure! Aughnanure Castle! A 16th century fortress which was home to the O'Flaherty clan. We got lucky as the groundskeeper told us when we got there that not only was it the last day of the season that the castle is open, but it also is free entry. Nice!

We explored the castle and its grounds, which were especially interesting as the interior was mostly free for us to explore.

After that we continued onto one of our most anticipated stops. The 1897 Happening! You won't believe it, but at that site in 1897 nothing happened!! Isn't history wonderful?

With our heads still spinning we took the short drive to where we are staying for the night: the town of Clifden.

Once we arrived at our fancy new accommodation (another parking lot) we went for a walk of the town to scope out our first official Sunday Roast. Lady luck was not on our side. And so we visited some supermarkets for inspiration, and ended up with a wrap and some snacks. We finished off the evening watching movies in the van!

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Traveler I believe that same thing happened at that same spot 300 years earlier too.
11/12/23Reply
Traveler Thoughtful pose
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Traveler Medieval pumpkin?
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- Oct 12, 2018
- Altitude: 22 m
- Ireland Connaught Galway Clifden The Station House Musuem 53.487793, -10.01828953°29’16” N 10°1’6” W
Day 10
Clifden
October 12, 2018 in Ireland
There was a violent storm predicted for this area last night, code Orange. It passed us by but we had rain and severe winds nevertheless. The Main Street of Clifden was almost deserted when I looked out at breakfast time. It wasn’t cold but it WAS windy.

After breakfast, drying and washing clothes, we headed off to the Tourist Information Office. One person was manning it, and she admitted that it was the last day before it closed down for the season! The only attractions she recommended were Kylemore Abbey and Connemara National Park.

Kylemore Abbey was only about 18 kms away so we headed off there with all haste. Wow! What a great place to visit. The walled garden, in a process of being renovated since 1995, was simply spectacular. Mitchell Henry, the owner in the late 19th century, was a visionary for sure. The building of the place, the materials used, and the heating system he had in place to ensure that exotic plants could be grown was extraordinary. He even had a hydro electricity plant in place at a cost of 2000 pounds.

After going around the gardens we headed for the Abbey, which was Mitchell’s castle. It had been taken over by the Benedictine Sisters in 1920 and was turned into a school, both boarding and day, junior and senior. In its time it would have been quite progressive, but unfortunately was closed down in 2010 due to building problems.

We then called in briefly at the Connemara National Park before heading back to Clifden. We plan to call back there tomorrow when it is a bit less windy and therefore safer.

Dinner was pasta and wine, preceded by cheese and bread, and Scrabble was played. As usual Robyn won, at the last minute.Read more
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- Jun 26, 2018, 10:57pm
- 🌙 19 °C
- Altitude: 42 m
- Ireland Connaught Galway Clifden The Station House Musuem 53.488751, -10.01770753°29’20” N 10°1’4” W
Day 8
Irland und das Wetter
June 26, 2018 in Ireland ⋅ 🌙 19 °C
Irgendwas stimmt hier nicht... Die Temperatur Anzeige steht heute permanent zwischen 28 und 32 Grad. Vor allem im Landesinneren war es richtig warm.

Das irische Wetter ist das nicht!
So erzählte es uns eine ältere Dame, das Sie seit 1976 keine 8 Tage ohne Regen erlebt hat.

Unsere Regenkombis fristen ihr Dasein auf den Koffern der GS. Dir extra angeschafften Regenschirme haben das Irische Licht noch nicht gesehen. Eine Fehlinvestition?

Eigentlich kommen wir uns vor, als wären wir auf Sardinien. Nur das es viel weniger Pizzerien gibt 😂😂 und das Land mehr für Auge bietet.

Seit wir losgefahren sind, haben wir keinen Tropfen Wasser von oben gesehen. Upps. Einmal hatten wir morgens eine nasse Sitzbank... vom Tau😂😂

Das einzige Flüssige ist meist rötlich bis stark dunkel. Kommt mit ner schönen Krone daher und schmeckt phantastisch 🍻😊😊

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Traveler Das nennt man Mal Reiseglück! Auf dass es bis zum Schluss so bleibt.
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