Ireland in Sep 2013: Kilkenny, Kinsale, Kenmare

Continuing our journey through Ireland ...

Kilkenny

Rock of Cashel 

Kinsale

Kenmare

Foggy Beach Morning

Huge Yacht

We woke up this morning to a view of this huge yacht moored just off our beach, very close to the shore. The staff are all in red...as noted through our binoculars. No celeb sightings. Thought maybe they were stopping by to pick us up for a little island hopping. Ahoy!

Don found out from our neighbors talking around the pool that anyone can rent this yacht - for $1 million/week.

Ireland in Sep 2013: Dublin

Don & I went to Ireland where we met Nancy and Mac in Dublin. Our day or two in Dublin were filled with tours, pubs and lots of walking. Since I'm playing catch up, I will relay the adventure in photos.

One of the most interesting places we went was Kilmainham Gaol, which is one of the first "modern" prisons. Not only was the history of jails interesting but the history of Ireland came alive, especially standing in the area where many leaders of the Irish Rebellions imprisoned and some executed.

 The Guinness Storehouse was a must-see. A bit too over done, we were lucky that it was not busy. We had fun learning how to pour the perfect Guinness - its a 2-step process, by the way - and enjoying our free pint in the Gravity Bar, with its 360 degree view of Dublin, was the highlight.

That night we went on a musical pub crawl that was so interesting. The instruments are unique to Ireland, as noted in the photo of young buskers around Molly McGee on Grafton St. and everyone partakes whether you're good or not. We were told that "if you can't sing, just sing louder."