Blogs from Dingle Peninsula, County Kerry, Ireland, Europe - page 3

The following pictures are from July 7 & 8, and include The Dingle Peninsula Circle Tour, Dingle Town, Inch Beach and Killarney National Park. ... read more

went to Killarney to get a tour bus for the dingle penincula was ok saw lovely views and landscapes of ireland but being on a bus for so long got boring and so did the driver!... read more

Friday and Saturday, June 26-27 - Dinging Around Dingle The Dingle peninsula is one of the most amazing parts of Ireland. It’s like a smaller but less crowded version of the Ring of Kerry, with a little bit of everything including ancient ruins, the ocean, farms, the mountains, and music in every pub. There are over 2,000 archeological sites in Dingle. One could spend an entire trip in this area, exploring the nooks and crannies of the land and climbing the mountains. Milestone Bed and Breakfast Our bed and breakfast was situated just on the outskirts of Dingle, away from all the traffic and with a splendid view of the bay and mountains. In fact, our B&B had an interesting feature because it had an ancient mile stone standing in the front yard. Our hosts at ... read more

Saturday: Horse Back Riding We went horse back riding through the Dingle Mountains. Ashley if your reading this, major props to you. My horse was only trotting, and I felt like I was going to fall off. Sunday: Mount Brandon Climb Sunday we trekked up Mount Brandon, second highest peak in Ireland, standing at 952 m. No where near as intense as Half Dome, but still fun and beautiful. I now understand why “hill walking” or in the U.S. Mountain Climbing is so popular. It’s such a rewarding experience, traversing a glorious peak. God certainly is the greatest artist known to man, the views climbing up that Mountain were so magnificent, so unreal, and so simply beautiful. , Unfortunately my pictures and videos don’t capture even a 10th of its majesty. But nevertheless, I’ve put together ... read more

Monday Summary: Class started this morning, I’m taking Contemporary Irish Literature. It was very obvious I was an Aerospace Engineering Major, definately not like my Tech classes! Danny Sheehy came and spoke this morning, he’s a Blasket Island Poet who is full of life, passion, spirituality, and spunk. He said something that really stood out to me: “You can’t fear the bad days, without them you cant fully enjoy the good ones.” Food: Dinner at the Pub we went to the first night. Had some awesome veggie fajitas. Pub Crawl: Nicest Irish Bar here, bar snraa or something similar, and then we ended up back at small bridge. Awesome Irish music tonight good fiddle, guitar, annd flute player. Afterwards another guy played some good old fashioned American tunes, like Brown eyed girl, Sweet Home Alabama. Weather: ... read more