http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Wicklow/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Ireland , County Wicklow en-us Mon, 20 May 2013 13:39:40 +0000 Mon, 20 May 2013 13:39:40 +0000 2.From Rosslare to WicklowRosslare is a very small harbour built mainly for the ferry routes linked with the continent. It is situated at the southern tip of the east coast of Ireland. Behind it a large bay hides another harbour Wexford so that when you stand on the sandy hills of Rosslare you can see land streching around to the north. The coast is never in a straight line in Ireland I believe http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Wicklow/Wicklow/blog-768789.html And we are back to traveling We headed over to the Wicklow Mountains of Interior Ireland Those are great rolling green mountains with lakes in between them. The color of the lakes is almost a deep black due to the peat in them. They almost look like lakes of Guinness beer which I am sure some of you wouldn39t mind swimming in. My favorite lake was one in which the mountains proudly stood ove http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Wicklow/blog-751472.html We spent today at the seaside village of Bray on the eastern shores of Ireland. We took the hike along the coastal cliffs with the mountains rising on one side and the cold sea on the other. The day was spectacularly sunny and perfect for a hike. We walked casually along the trail while. We have both found our guilty pleasures here. Colby is crazy for chicken and stuffing sandwiches while I am a s http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Wicklow/Bray/blog-751459.html On my last blog I posted 72 pictures and then just quit because the computer annoyed me plus it39s a lot of pics to look at. So here are a few more and a list of the places I39d pay to stay at again. Actually I39d pay to stay at all of them again but these are extra special.Donegal up north. Just about everyone we talked to in Ireland ooohed and aaahed when we said we went to Doneg http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Wicklow/blog-736735.html Well after a hectic few weeks my birthday appeared out of nowhere which seemed a bit scary yet another birthday The first half of the day was spent doing things like buying train tickets to Gatwick Airport positive moves towards my great weekend ahead and having every oddball come up to me and tell me all about their problems their missed anniversaries and lost loved ones. They were all ra http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Wicklow/Wicklow/blog-613004.html Hi Everyone I know this was a long time coming and I'm sorry I caught some sort of bug after my weekend adventure and I've been just trying to keep going in order to make it to work every day. So my work term ends next week and I'm actually kind of sad It's such a nice place to work and I'm really starting to get along with my bosses and whatnot but alas I believe this is the way of temping. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Wicklow/Glendalough/blog-594776.html Today we left Dublin we figured we could probably have spent one more day there and seen everything but we were pretty excited to get touring. We picked up our rental car on the outskirts of Dublin a brand new dark red Citreon. So we were off on the left side of the road did I mention yesterday how INSANE Dublin driving is...well its horrendous the cabby's are all over the place and even http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Wicklow/Glendalough/blog-591074.html YOU CAN CLICK ON ANY PHOTO TO ENLARGE IT THEN GO BACK TO THE JOURNAL OR GO THROUGH THE PHOTOS CLICK ON THE NUMBERS AT THE TOP IN THAT ENLARGED FORMAT. TO RETURN TO THE JOURNAL JUST CLICK YOUR BACK BUTTON OR ON THE NAME OF THE BLOG ON THE RIGHT OR BOTTOM OF PHOTO DEPENDS ON YOUR COMPUTER.NEAR THE TOP ON THE LEFT WHERE IT READS 'Travel Blogs by Kathy Bernie ltlt Previous Entry' CLICK ON http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Wicklow/Glendalough/blog-562341.html Last part of orientationSo on our very last few days of orientation my semester start up program took us on a trip to Glendalough and county Wicklow. Glendalough is a valley in between the Wicklow mountains known for its medieval monastic settlement. It was full of graves crosses and old monastery type things. Pretty much from the beginning of orientation everyone we told that we were going t http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Wicklow/Glendalough/blog-560829.html Yes before you lace into us we do apologize for slacking. I'm afraid we've been so busy having the time of our lives So we'll fill you in now. We'll start in Ireland first since we were there for around 3 weeks. There's bound to be something to talk about. We flew from Glasgow Scotland into Belfast in Northern Ireland. Our plane ride was a millasecond compared to the long flights we're used to http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Wicklow/Wicklow/blog-491376.html Tuesday December 1st 2009Dublin Ireland with a tour of the Wicklow regionMy last day in Dublin Woke up at 8am so that I could be at the Tourism Office at 9am to be picked up by the Wild Wicklow Tours In one way I wish I had done this tour first because it had other Americans they do exist and the bus driver was very entertaining. However the day ended with me cold and drenched and r http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Wicklow/Wicklow/blog-457567.html Just spent the last week driving through th south of Ireland. So here is the first leg. After a scary landing in windy Dublin we jumped in our hire car which was upgraded to a very cool Nissan something and headed to The Wicklow Mountains. We stayed in the middle of nowhere at a great family run hostel called Mountain view. Fresh air and drinking water from the local spring. Hospitality was fab. http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Wicklow/Wicklow/blog-449735.html On Wednesday we decided to go out of the Dublin area and see the countryside. I had read a lot about a monastery called Glendalough that was founded by St. Kevin in the 7th Century. At one point it was one of the major religious centers in Ireland. We paid 20 Euros to take a bus out to the site and got to spend 3.5 hours there.It was easily a place that I could spend a few days in. It lies i http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Wicklow/Wicklow/blog-439036.html Hello readers Lovely day for it Let me bring you up to speed.We had arrived back in Bielany at 6am after our flight home from Sardo immediately went to bed for six hours to counter a stupid lack of sleep and then got our washing started and relaxed. We stayed at Jaceks place for the remainder of our time as our room in Misias house had gone to its rightful occupant after us staying th http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Wicklow/Newcastle/blog-432072.html So I have now finished the first of many treks to come. Probably not the most challenginf trek in the world but proved quite tough for me and also gave me some insight in how it will be to travel the world with over 20kgs onmy back. I am now in quite some pain from blisters and muscle pain in my legsSo myself and Steven started from Crone car park in Glencree where we head for Djouce Mountain i http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Wicklow/Wicklow/blog-430830.html Glendalough Glen of Two Lakes On this past long weekend I decided to use one of my days off to take a bus tour around the Wicklow Mountains. The bus picked me up at 9am and took a short drive around dublin before we headed for Wicklow. The driver was really funny and did his very best to get everyone excited for the journey on an early s http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Wicklow/Wicklow/blog-425395.html Wicklow Mountain Adventure 15052009 We decided we wanted to get out of the hustle and bustle of gorgeous Dublin and take a tour through the countryside. To make sure that we get space for the tour we got up really early and very glad we didnt go to the club last night. We took the scenic route through St Stephens Green which is the nearest park to where we stayed and were amazed at how bea http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Wicklow/Wicklow/blog-420656.html It's over. Our relationship just hasn't been working for a while and now this is it. I'm leaving you to find my inner pig. I know this isn't a good time. Fact is I cannot continue being second best. That said I just can't continue with this relationship any longer. I am going to have some fun let my hair down. I will be in touch with you soon. Yours PIG... http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Wicklow/Wicklow/blog-416850.html THE WICKLOW WAYThe Wicklow Way is Irelands most popular way marked trail winding over 100 kilometres through the high heather hills south of Dublin. Its proximity to the city means that at its northern end at least it gets a fair amount of traffic. That said as its Ireland its still very quiet and you can walk for miles without meeting more than a handful of fellow travellers. In the http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Wicklow/Wicklow/blog-390346.html Only 3 days to go now I'm nearly packed and ready to go. I'll try and keep this some what updated with photos but I'm not the best.I would appreciate anyones tips and travel ideas as I make my way around. If I'm near somewhere you liked let me knowI'll get a map up at some stage to show where I'm going.Laters... http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Wicklow/blog-363091.html