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Monday, July 13, 2009

Ireland/Scotland 2008 Travel Journal - Part IV

State Land of Ireland - you have to see

Killarney National Park - Lady's View over the Lake - Moll's Gap - Gap of Dunloe

The National Park Main Gate entrance leads to a nature trail just under Lough Leane Lower Lake and around the upper part of Muck Ross Middle Lake and following to the Torc Waterfalls.

Driving around The Ring of Kerry on N72, N71, R568, N70 you encounter many natural wonders. Lady's View overlooking the Lakes and Black Valley.


The Gap of Dunloe, even a fun trek in the rain, is well worth the long walk uphill and down, about 4hrs.

Although, you can hail a Rickshaw Horse and Cart to take you half-way and haggle the price. The views of the glacieral-cut rocks and the echoing canyon lakes are truly awesome.
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Ireland/Scotland 2008 Travel Journal - Part I

Travel Journal - Destination Ireland/Scotland July 2008

Ireland July 3 - 16th
Scotland July 16 - 28th

Part I - Enterring Ireland via Shannon Airport and the Southwest coast

My folks and my youngest brother arrived a day prior in Shannon. They spent the day traveling to our B&B in the Ennis area, resting, and then going on a day trip via bus to Galway.

My husband and I joined the trio at Anne's B&B near Ennis on the bus route. We rested for a bit and then headed off to Bunratty for the latter part of the day into the late evening. We explored Bunratty's Castle and then Folk Park, while the weather held off rain. As the rain began to pelt later in the afternoon, we made our way back to the Castle for the mid-hour Medieval Dinner Banquet.

The banquet began with cocktails of aromatic honey-flavored mead and salty bread as a gesture of good tidings and peace. The hall was filled with the lightly plucked instrumental song of Baroque music before we were ushered to the lower Banquet hall. Once in the lower room, we were escorted by costumed Medieval hosts to our long wooden banquet tables and benches. As the meal progressed from bread and soup to meat and wine a plenty, a duke and duchess were chosen, madrigal music elighted through the room, and "Charles" jestered with the festive crowd.