From what I can gather, that is a way to say good-bye in Ireland. We are now in Edinburgh in a really cute little flat in an old, old neighborhood having flown from Dublin today after turning in our rental car. Yay! Although I hate to speak too soon still having another 10 days or so of driving now in Scotland, our rental car in Dublin was successfully returned with no dings, scratches or dents and all of us in one piece. I'm happy for that. Ireland is a beautiful, friendly country and we have thoroughly enjoyed our time there. We saw incredible sights, met lovely people and had some downright frightening experiences on the roads (and once with the wind on the Cliffs of Moher). Here are some photos.
The Cliffs of Moher
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At the Cliffs. The ticket taker warned us to not be blown over by the winds!
It was still lovely and we only ALMOST were blown over!
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| An actual home with a thatched roof (and a satellite dish). |
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| A Poulnabrone or Portal Tomb from about 4000 BC located in the Burren, Ireland |
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The Burren - Ancient rocks that used to be sea bed over 300 million years ago?
The area covers a large part (maybe 300 square miles) of these amazing rock formations
and the plants that grow in between the rocks grown only in regions of the Arctic
and the Mediterranean basin. The landscape there was incredible!
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| A castle ruin at the start of the Burren |
More of the Burren
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Athlone Castle and below - Our B&B in Athlone from both directions.
A cute litlle street and a great B&B built in the 1700's
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| Sean's Bar - the oldest Pub in Ireland (and maybe anywhere!) |
Me in Sean's Pub
These are all so wonderful! So great to see your faces, I'm glad you weren't blown over the cliffs but wow how beautiful!! And the ruins, and old pub and colorful streets and the old house with a thatched roof! Sigh I want to live there, did you find us a cheap compound yet?
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