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Ireland

A fortress more than 1000 years ago

[July, 2011] To be honest, in this bus tour in Ireland I could not understand the guide very well. His Irish English was far beyond my listening comprehension ability. So I am not 100% sure…

Dingle

A town I want to visit again

[July, 2011] When we went around the Dingle Peninsula in Ireland in the bus tour, the weather was the best and I got satisfied very much, but only thing I was disappointed was that we…

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As if this was in the southern Europe

[July, 2011] When you think of the sea in the north, naturally you imagine the grey one, don’t you? But have a look at this colour. This was taken in Dingle Peninsula in Ireland. The…

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Ancient house

[July, 2011] It was a sunny day with beautiful blue sky when we travelled to Dingle Peninsula in Ireland. This ruin of the ancient houses was near Slea Head. This reminded me of Nuraghi in…

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A beach as long as 5km

[July, 2011] This is Inch Beach in Dingle peninsula in Ireland. The length is apparently as long as 5 km. It is a famous surfing destination and some lesson was going on there. It was…

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B&B or hotel

[July, 2011] We stayed in a hotel called Kingfisher Lodge in Killarney in Ireland. According to my guide book, it belongs to the category of B&B, though there are quite a few rooms and I…

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Colour of the houses

[July, 2011] I noticed the vivid colours of houses in Ireland. Not only retailers but ordinary individual houses are also painted with bright colours. When they do not paint, the houses are very dull grey….

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Misty Cliff of Moher

[July, 2011] This is Cliff of Moher, a very famous tourist destination in Ireland. This was the second time for me to visit here and both time it was cloudy. Especially this time it was…

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Barren Burren

[July, 2011] This is a view of Burren in Ireland. Burren is an area with ground of limestone. No tenderness here. The structure far away is a kind of ancient tomb. It used to be…