And to top of the day, a great dinner

On our way back to the hotel we stopped in a little shop where we bought a couple of sodas to cool off on this warm day. I was hoping to buy some beer but Ireland has strange liquor lawa where only certain licensed shops can sell booze. I knew I'd get a chance elsewhere. The entire group reassembled outside the hotel restaurant at 6:00. Once we were seated we were given actual menus and allowed to order from a choice of appetizers and entrees instead of the usual "one meal serves all" dinner we got at all the other hotels on our EF trips. I got a very tasty turkey dinner while Gail had some sort of fish. She also got this interesting looking fruit dish while I got ice cream instead. When we finished dinner James offered to lead us on a walk downtown. It turned out to be a nice hike but on this perfect day weatherwise it seemed like no effort at all.

First Day (on the Road to Killarney)

July 12th 2006
We were traveling with a much smaller group this trip. Gail assembled a group of 18 people for our tour of Ireland, Scotland and England. We were concerned that EF might merge our group with another smaller group in order to fill a 50 person bus, but she was assured that we were going to be left on our own. They were true to their word. Around noon we had Tyler drop Gail, her mom and I off at ... read more

Europe » Ireland » County Kerry » Killarney

Celtic tribes arrived on the island between 600-150 B.C. Invasions by Norsemen that began in the late 8th century were finally ended when King Brian BORU defeated the Danes in 1014. English invasions began in the 12th century and set off more than se... ... read more

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