Com an Chiste Ring of Kerry Lookout
18 Jun, Ireland ⋅ ☀️ 63 °F
This is our next stop on our Ring of Kerry tour. Could these places be any more beautiful?!?
Fun fact - Charlie Chaplin used to vacation here in Waterville.
Lunch with a view
18 Jun, Ireland ⋅ ☀️ 63 °F
We had (way too much) cafeteria style food for lunch today at the Scarriff Inn! But when you're table is next to the window and you see this..... you forget all about it!
Ladies View
18 Jun, Ireland ⋅ ☀️ 68 °F
This place is called Ladies View and is on Lake Killarney. According to Sam, it's called that because Queen Victoria's ladies in waiting loved that spot so much. I decided to climb a big rock for aBaca lagi
Blarney Castle - The Grounds
19 Jun, Ireland ⋅ ☁️ 70 °F
The Blarney Castle was built over 600 years ago! Unlike the castle we saw at the beginning of the trip, this one is on a HUGE property and is still privately owned.
Blarney Castle - Inside
19 Jun, Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 70 °F
To see the inside of the castle, you (unfortunately) have to stand in a really long line that goes through the whole castle. The good news is that the line ends with the infamous Blarney Stone!
The Blarney Stone
19 Jun, Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
Kissing the Blarney Stone gives you "the gift of gab". However, it is not an easy process of kissing it. You have to stand in line, walk up a VERY narrow spiraling staircase, and just when you thinkBaca lagi
Outside the Castle
19 Jun, Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 72 °F
I promise I'll behave!
Papal Cross
20 Jun, Ireland ⋅ ☁️ 72 °F
This cross was made in honor of Pope John Paul II when he visited in 1979.
Garden of Remembrance
20 Jun, Ireland ⋅ ☁️ 77 °F
This was made in honor of the people who gave their life for Irish independence.
St. Patrick's Cathedral
20 Jun, Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
This cathedral is most popular because Jonathan Swift was also Dean of Saint Patrick’s Cathedral. He was the author of Gulliver's Travels. They have archways along the side that are each dedicatedBaca lagi
Trinity College - Part 1
20 Jun, Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
Here, we saw the Book of Kells, which is an "illuminated manuscript" that contains the complete gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and part of John. It is called an "illustrated manuscript" because it isBaca lagi
Trinity College - Part 2
20 Jun, Ireland ⋅ ☁️ 73 °F
The library also has an amazing globe that hangs from the ceiling and rotates. There is also the Brian Boru Harp, which is the oldest known Irish harp. The Irish harp is the national symbol of IrelandBaca lagi
Potato Famine
20 Jun, Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 75 °F
This set of sculptures was created to remember the devastating potato famine. In Gaelic, they don't call it a famine because there was enough food to feed the entire population; the British were justBaca lagi
Jeanie Johnston Ship - Disembarking
20 Jun, Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 75 °F
This was one of the ships helping the emigration (leaving) from Ireland and immigration (going) to the US/Canada. Normally, the ships had 300+. But because of how many people they were carrying, up toBaca lagi
Jeanie Johnston - Sailing
20 Jun, Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 75 °F
This ship was different. Their capitan limited it to 200 passengers. And unlike other ships, if they had to turn you away because you were too sick, you were given your money back (which was theBaca lagi
Jeanie Johnston - Remembering
20 Jun, Ireland ⋅ ☀️ 73 °F
What this ship is most known for is that there was never anybody who died while on the ship. Even after it had done many trips and started sinking, the crew (thankfully there were no passengers) wereBaca lagi
EPIC The Irish Emigration Museum
20 Jun, Ireland ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F
EPIC is a museum all about the emigration of the Irish people. There were a lot of connections that I didn't realize. For example, President Kennedy's family was of Irish descent, and when he wasBaca lagi
Swan
20 Jun, Ireland ⋅ ☀️ 75 °F
AJ saw a swan on our way back to the hotel.
Goodbye Ireland!
21 Jun, Ireland ⋅ ☁️ 64 °F
We're on our ferry the "StenaLine" heading over to Wales!
We're in Wales!
21 Jun, Wales ⋅ ☁️ 63 °F
We're arrived in Wales!
Slate Mines
21 Jun, Wales ⋅ ⛅ 73 °F
In this area, there were HUGE slate mines.
Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrob
21 Jun, Wales ⋅ ⛅ 75 °F
So.... we stopped in the Welsh city of Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch. It is the 2nd longest (single word) named city in the world!
Betws-y-Coed
21 Jun, Wales ⋅ ☁️ 77 °F
We stopped here for a snack and light shopping. The roads to get here were very windy (and today the weather was windy in addition...lol). The view was great though! They had a clothing store with anBaca lagi
Lake Windermere
22 Jun, England ⋅ ☁️ 59 °F
Beautiful stop at Lake Windermere. Next time we visit we really need to do one of the boat tours!
William Woodsworth - House
22 Jun, England ⋅ ☁️ 61 °F
William Woodsworth was a writer and was also the official Poet Laureate for Queen Victoria until his death. He lived most of his life here at Rydal Mount and Gardens. In addition to his house, he hadBaca lagi































































































































Wow! The scenes are fantastic! [Sharon]