Ladies' View

I like the way James does his tours. Once again, he kept suggesting places to stop and so far everyone had been interesting. It also broke up the monotony of sitting on the bus all day. This time we stopped at a place called "Ladies' View". The "Ladies" in question were the ladies-in-waiting to Queen Victoria who toured the area back in the 1860's. They were suitably impressed by this view of the lakes in the huge National Park outside Killarney.

Second Day (Ring of Kerry)

July 14th 2006
As if last night's dinner wasn't spectacular enough, the Gleaneagle Hotel outdid itself with this morning's breakfast. We walked into the same dining room where dinner had been served. At first all we saw was a line at a big buffet table. We immediately got in line. We got juice, choice of cereals (I got oatmeal), lots of fruit and rolls and various spreads. When we sat down at our table a w ... read more

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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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