Blogs from Killarney, County Kerry, Ireland, Europe - page 13

We woke up in Kilarney, ears still ringing from the night before, but ready to go. Sarah had some tea with a lovely women from England, and we all did some last minute shopping at Dunnes (like a Walmart). Unfortunately, Gabriel recieved some bad news about one of his friends, which changed the tone of the ride a little. We crossed the Shannon River on a Ferry (bus and all) and Kris saw a Dolphin. We learned a lot about the potato famine throughout our journey (very depressing). The history learned on tours like this is awesome, it really makes you feel like you know the country and its people better. The most breath-taking sights were on the Cliffs of Moher (see pictures below). Words cannot describe! After a picnic lunch in a small farm ... read more

This is a bit later than I would usually have my post, but I've been absolutely crazy busy the last week or so, and the next week will definitely be just as busy, if not busier. I just got back on Sunday from a Long weekend with the school. We went to Ireland. I used to have no desire to go to Ireland, because I figured it was green. so what? But, now I had absolutely no desire to leave the green island. Its beyond words how beautiful this place was. Day 1: Wednesday - We had a huge British Studies Exam that was three questions long and took two hours to take. yeah, not the most fun thing I've ever done. So needless to say, the entire school was ready for our long weekend and ... read more

I felt like I was waking up all night but it was still dark outside so I would stay in bed. The thought ran through my mind that we might possibly have slept through the following day and it was night again. By the time daylight finally came about, we dragged ourselves out of bed around 11:15am. Billie and Matt weren’t moving any earlier than we were so it was okay. I had a bowl of Frosties (Irish for Frosted Flakes) and orange juice. We made plans to hit Killarney today since it is close by and there are several sites in the area. Right after we hit the road, we remembered daylight savings time so that set us off at 1pm. The first stop was up a winding road past Killarney National Park about 14km. ... read more

Leaving Cork, we took one last loving glance at Vomit Hill and decided to get a picture for posterity. Once again, it was a piece of cake to get tickets and board the bus to Killarney. Our bus trip to Killarney was a nice, quick 1.5 hours and our Bed and Breakfast was directly (and I mean directly) across the street from the bus station. We couldn’t have been happier, considering we’d had a couple late nights in the not-so-distant past and were eager for a nap. Checking into Sunnybank Guesthouse was simple - Martina Kelliher greeted us and led us to our room. Martina and her husband Brendan have an absolutely gorgeous home - this was definitely my favourite accommodation of the entire trip. We crashed for a few hours and then wandered out looking ... read more

Today I kissed the Blarney stone. We traveled from Wales across the Irish sea on the car Ferry and stayed the night at Wqterford home of Waterford crystal toured their showroom this morning then off to Blarney castle. London was a real eye opener with its cathedrals and architecture wales for its friendly people but Ireland has its pubs and music and Guiness so tonight in killarney we are going to hit the pubs, looking forward to happy night. The tour so far has been just great good guide great driver and good food so no complaints from us. ... read more