среда, сентября 29, 2010
Late September
Since the last entry, MR and I went to Ireland. We flew to JFK in NY and took a plane to Shannon airport in western Ireland. We were greeted by Mick the bus driver who took us to a nice hotel in Killarney. We spent two days there, getting a horse and carriage ride and touring in the bus. The hotel was great. The next stop was Galway and the hotel was not the best. It was "Arthur" day in Ireland, celebrating the creation of Gunniess ale. It is a college town and the students were partying all night in the street. Not the best deal.
We toured western Ireland riding up to Letterkenny in the northwest. We saw the cliffs and the hotel was great.
Next we went to Derry and Belfast in northern Ireland and had a great tour of the IRA areas. We went to Dublin and spent two days touring and shopping.
Ireland is a beautiful place, but I would not recommend a weeks bus tour as I felt trapped into the long boring lectures and lack of exercise.
A second problem was the long days flying from LA to Ireland and return. Next time a night in NY each way to catch up on sleep
YD
We toured western Ireland riding up to Letterkenny in the northwest. We saw the cliffs and the hotel was great.
Next we went to Derry and Belfast in northern Ireland and had a great tour of the IRA areas. We went to Dublin and spent two days touring and shopping.
Ireland is a beautiful place, but I would not recommend a weeks bus tour as I felt trapped into the long boring lectures and lack of exercise.
A second problem was the long days flying from LA to Ireland and return. Next time a night in NY each way to catch up on sleep
YD
