Shopping in Kilkenny
The last stop of our Ireland bus tour was Kilkenny. There are a lot to see here with castle and churches and so on, but I spent most of the time in a…
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A castle with a stone and poison garden
This is Blarney Castle in Ireland. The tour guide told us to go and kiss a stone there, so without knowing what it was, we went up to the top and got surprised….
Che Guevara, again
This is a T-shirt of Che Guevara found in a souvenir shop in Killarney in Ireland. We found Che T-shirt not only in Cuba, but also Sardinia in Italy and Scotland, too. There…
This is an Aran Sweater
Sweaters from Aran Islands in Ireland are famous all over the world. I went to the largest island in Aran a few years ago. It was a bleak place. I heard that each…
Bleak beach
I am not sure if this beach belong to Derrynane House, where Daniel O’Connel lived. He was a leader of the Irish independence movement in 19th century. The view with the mist was…
A fishing village
This is a fishing village called Portmagee in Ireland.During the bus tour, the guide emphasised that they serve the best seafood in the country, so my expectation had swollen.But, the restaurant he recommended…
Stick to America
This is a view of Valentia Island which is connected by a bridge to the mainland Ireland. Here in mid 19th century, they made the first transatlantic telegraph cable. Yes, Ireland is very…
A fortress more than 1000 years ago
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…
A town I want to visit again
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…
