Across the Sea... and Back

April - Mai 2023

Ein 38-Tage Abenteuer von Laura Weiterlesen

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- 01.05.2023, 02:08
- ⛅ 10 °C
- Höhe über NN: 33 m
- Irland Leinster Wicklow Knockanree Upper Knockanree Gardens 52.86159, -6.211152°51’42” N 6°12’40” W
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Dublin- Part Deux: Avoca/BallyK
1. Mai 2023 in Irland ⋅ ⛅ 10 °C
Avoca- the real Ballykissangel! Saw Fitzgerald's, The Church, Kathleen's store, view of the town. We went to Avoca handweavers- oldest weavers in Ireland.

https://www.avoca.com/en

And a very lovely woman, her son, and their 4 dogs. She told me about the resurgence of the Red Kite birds- I learn new things every day.Weiterlesen
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- 01.05.2023, 09:00
- ☁️ 11 °C
- Höhe über NN: 144 m
- Irland Leinster Wicklow Laragh Glenmacnass River 53.008803, -6.30585253°0’32” N 6°18’21” W
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Dublin, Part Un: Glendalach
1. Mai 2023 in Irland ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
This was a tender port- we anchored off Dún Laoghaire (pron. Dun Leery). It was a little choppy- but just fine.

Driving around Dublin on a bank holiday- Everything's closed. On the plus side, no traffic!

Oscar Wilde, Oscar's house, US Ambassador's digs, Guinness, Glendalaugh, and Irish critters. (Me hugging St. Kevin's Cross- supposedly I'll get my wish!)

We didn't go to Guinness- but we'll be back in a week and a half- and we have tickets.

Part Deux.... BallyK!!!Weiterlesen
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- 03.05.2023, 10:49
- ☀️ 13 °C
- Höhe über NN: 6 m
- Frankreich Normandy Le Havre L’Eure 49.478722, 0.13655149°28’43” N 0°8’12” E
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LeHavre-part un-Giverny
3. Mai 2023 in Frankreich ⋅ ☀️ 13 °C
What a day!
Giverny- home of Claude Monet. Japanese Garden, more gardens. Flowers on flowers.
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- 03.05.2023, 13:30
- ☀️ 17 °C
- Höhe über NN: 24 m
- Frankreich Normandy Rouen 49.441025, 1.08771949°26’28” N 1°5’16” E
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LeHavre part deux- Rouen
3. Mai 2023 in Frankreich ⋅ ☀️ 17 °C
Rouen- Cathedral. Jean d'Arc. Monet paintings of cathedral façade. Had a bev in a café. Dinner in LeBistro, and a nice chat with dear new friends Sarah and Andrew. (Canadian- not Brit).
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- 04.05.2023, 09:00
- ☁️ 13 °C
- Höhe über NN: 6 m
- England Southampton Southampton Town Quay 50.896636, -1.40925550°53’48” N 1°24’33” W
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Southampton
4. Mai 2023 in England ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C
We went into the center, and saw the old walls and gate. We also checked out WestQuay Mall which contains Marks & Spencer, and lots of interesting stores. Had lunch at "Your Pub, Your Grub." Saw a lovely garden, and headed back to the ship.

Got some goodies!

Dinner at Los Lobos... So good. So much. Had to skip dessert🤷‍♀️Weiterlesen
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- 06.05.2023, 11:10
- ☁️ 11 °C
- Höhe über NN: 62 m
- Schottland Edinburgh Edinburgh Waverley Railway Station 55.953067, -3.19027455°57’11” N 3°11’25” W
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Edinburgh
6. Mai 2023 in Schottland ⋅ ☁️ 11 °C
We had a bit of delay because of the "Harr"- the misty fog . Tender rides were bumpy, and boarding was an event. Returning to the ship was very rocky. People pay a lot of money for a ride like that at an amusement park.

Took the bus to downtown where we boarded the Hop-on-hop-off bus. Many sights:
Sir Walter Scott, Edinburgh Castle, Holyrood castle.

We stopped at a pub for a half pint, and a shot of a very nice scotch- Ailsa (I had a taste). I had some of an Inch cider- yummy, and W obliged by finishing it for me.

Heriot's school (Hogwarts). So many historical sites and stories

Read the captions.Weiterlesen
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- 07.05.2023, 08:15
- Höhe über NN: 26 m
- Schottland Highland Inverness Inverness Railway Station 57.479017, -4.22573957°28’44” N 4°13’33” W
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Invergordon/Inverness
7. Mai 2023 in Schottland
Took the WOW tour to Caldor Castle. My favorite places were a very simple bedroom, and a very beautiful hand-carved bench, behind a door, over a bridge, by a small creek. I could spend a lot of time there.

Next was Culloden Battlefield, where the British Government troops beat the tar out of the Jacobites. The visitor center has info on the Scottish clans that fought. (Having precious little, if any, Scottish DNA, I didn't have anyone to search- but interesting, nonetheless.)

We proceeded to the Clava Cairns- huge mysteries how? why?

Loch Ness was next, and a visit to Inverness. We picked up some scotch whisky (Scottish spelling) and tasted a very nice local one that we did not purchase.

We had a Latitudes Reception.Weiterlesen
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- 08.05.2023, 08:00
- 🌬 9 °C
- Höhe über NN: Meereshöhe
- Schottland Orkney Kirkwall Crow Ness 59.000004, -2.963259°0’0” N 2°57’48” W
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Kirkwall, Orkneys
8. Mai 2023 in Schottland ⋅ 🌬 9 °C
A quick but fun visit. We're in quite early, and for a short time. We took the tender to town at about 7:15. As expected, everything was closed- AND it's a bank holiday to boot. It was a light drizzle- or very heavy mist, which seemed appropriate.

We saw the St Magnus Cathedral, the ruins of the Bishops' and Earls' palaces, cute streets, a lot of charity stores that would be great fun to shop.

We found the Pomona Café where we had a light breakfast, and a small shop next door where we picked up some edible souvenirs.Weiterlesen
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- 09.05.2023, 19:19
- ☁️ 14 °C
- Höhe über NN: 11 m
- Nordirland City of Belfast Queens Island Musgrave Channel 54.625614, -5.88454°37’32” N 5°53’2” W
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Belfast- Giant's Causeway & Bushmill's
9. Mai 2023 in Nordirland ⋅ ☁️ 14 °C
We arrived again in Belfast, and set off on a trip to the Giant's Causeway. Along the way, we stopped at the ruins of Dunluce Castle. Then, to our delight, we found ourselves in Bushmill's, where we experienced what my brother refers to as "English Whiskey" in deference to our dear departed mother whose eyes shot arrows at the mention. We tasted a bit, and Wayne got a measure, while I enjoyed a toddy. Can't let politics stand in the way of whiskey.

Then to the Giant's Causeway, formed from columns of basalt from volcanic activity 60 million years ago! Most of the columns are hexagonal, and they are cozied up together. It's VERY impressive, and well worth the visit.Weiterlesen
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- 10.05.2023, 08:00
- 🌧 10 °C
- Höhe über NN: 6 m
- Schottland Inverclyde Greenock West Harbour (historical)55.94989, -4.75764855°56’60” N 4°45’28” W
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Glasgow via Greenock (Inverclyde)
10. Mai 2023 in Schottland ⋅ 🌧 10 °C
We docked in Greenock, and took the local train into Glasgow where we boarded the HoHo bus. I was surprised to see Krispy Kreme (a very fancy looking one,) Five Guys, and Tim Horton's. Well- not as surprised to see Tim Horton's, but it was the first we'd seen this trip. Five Guys are EVERYWHERE!

I saw a Paddington Bear who seemed to be lost, and we ended our visit with fish & chips atWeiterlesen
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