Excursion to Ireland

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J and I took a little excursion to Ireland last week. We drove a car down to Cashel in County Tipperary and stayed at one of the best bed and breakfast, The Hill House, we've even been in. It was built in 1710 and has quite a colorful history. The photo above, of the Rock of Cashel, is taken right out the front of the B&B.

We then drove down to County Cork and stayed at Clonakilty. From there we took short sightseeing tours along the rocky colorful coast, often on one lane roads where somebody had to find a wide place in the road when there was oncoming traffic - the occasional car or tractor.


The funny thing about driving in Ireland is that the passenger does the driving. To adjust for this little idiosyncracy, they all drive on the other side of the road, too.

Ireland is rich in scenic beauty. In fact the scenic beauty is so plentiful that sometimes they squander it away with litter and such...but not often. I have stored some pictures on flickr but the pictures, many of them, are hazy because it was hazy. We were lucky to not get rain. However, we did get howling winds, which the photos don't really show.