http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/Desertdog/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Desertdog en-us Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:11:12 BST Thu, 21 Aug 2008 03:11:12 BST Yep we are back in Dublin and ready to get on a plane tomorrow to return home. What a trip. We have seen so much and enjoyed every bit of it. I think Jim got down and kissed the ground when we turned the car in. That driving on the wrong side of the road and the wrong side for driving is really nerve wracking. We grazed some of those gorgeous stone walls in the small towns and shot into and a http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Dublin/Dublin/blog-272870.html Hey everybody thought I would add a few more pictures to today's blog. Hope you enjoy. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/blog-272085.html I know it has been a couple of days since I last wrote but we have stayed in hotels that didn't have internet. Go figure anyway we left Belfast and made our way along the A2 coastal highway to the giant's causeway. This is rock formations that they believe were caused by volcanic eruptions. It was gorgeous windy and we walked as far up the trail as we could until the trail ended due to a http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/blog-272083.html Here are a few more pictures of our day. It is now raining.......so call us wooses but that rain is like someone throwing a bucket of ice chips at you. The tour bus was so good and the guide had such knowledge don't know that we need to see anything else hehe. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/blog-270888.html Hi we are in Belfast got here yesterday. Since I keep getting bounced off the internet I am putting just a little bit on this blog and then ending emails with longer text.Today we took the 1.5 hr tour bus and it was very interesting. We passed through an area that has a wall that opens at 7a and closes at 6p. If you live within the wall you are of the Catholic faith. It is amazing that in http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/blog-270886.html more pics http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Dublin/Dublin/blog-270306.html Well here we are in Dublin on the 26th. We arrived on the 24th amid rain and cold weather. For some reason this free internet is throwing me off and I am losing all of my narrative as well as pics so I am not going to say too much. Before we left Edinburgh we saw the Queen's vacation ship the Britannia and I have included pics. I have a hard time believe all of those grandchildren of hers wo http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Dublin/Dublin/blog-270305.html Hey everyone back from another busy day. We went to Edinburgh Castle. What a place. It was very interesting and our guide had been there for 18 years so he was able to give us a lot of information. One interesting point is that US prisoners of war were held there in the lower confines of the Castle.........today was cold and windy can't imagine what it was like for prisoners. Also visited http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/Edinburgh/blog-269019.html WOW has it been trouble trying to find someplace to finally get on line. Short of camping out at a McDonald's the hotels have been a bear. We finshed our trip to London and arrived in Edinburgh Scotland this afternoon. BofA new terminal is big and has enough staff to take care of an entire airport on their own. Luggage came through thankfully. We are amazed at how old Edinburgh is. Our ho http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/Scotland/Edinburgh/blog-268722.html We arrived safely cold cold cold. Had this all done and then system blew it out. Have about 20 mins to add some pics. First room at hotel was atrocious Hotel Canada Had this place beat. Got new room.......great Saw a lot so far walked a gazillion miles feet sore. May not be able to add any more to blog.........we believe we packed the adaptors but cannot find them so have nothing http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/United-Kingdom/England/Greater-London/blog-267476.html Here are some pictures of our recent trip to VA. http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Virginia/Virginia-Beach/blog-265507.html Began our countdown to the big trip by going to a NASCAR race at Phoenix International Raceway. For Phoenix it was windy windy windy and cold. http://www.travelblog.org/North-America/United-States/Arizona/Phoenix/blog-265260.html