artnbarb
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I don't know how others find the time to post pictures and stories while traveling! I'm find.ing it extremely difficult just to keep up with the photos I take - I try to download them from my camera every day into folders, delete the bad ones, and if possible, rename and post to FB and/or Flickr, but I'll admit I've fallen behind.
Our 2 1/2 weeks in Ireland flew by. We moved more than we usually do, but if you want to see as much of Ireland as possible, that's what you have to do. We spent our first 4 nights in Dublin. Took some walking tours, and made one daytrip via bus to Newgrange - well worth it. On Saturday we took the Aircoach back to the airport to pick up our rental car. I'd booked round-trip on the bus to and from the airport, but in retrospect I'd just as soon pay a little extra and take a cab to the airport - it was a large, tour-group sized bus, with plenty of luggage storage underneath, but unfortunately in the city, with traffic, luggage could only be loaded from the sidewalk side, and it was very crowded and difficult to get our suitcases in. Additionally, once we got to the airport we had to catch the rental car shuttle, which added more time. Sometimes it's worth it to pay for time-saving 'splurges' like a taxi.
We then spent 3 nights in Kilkenny, 2 nights each in Kinsale, Kenmare and Dingle, 4 nights in Galway, then our final night at the Holiday Inn Express Dublin airport. Our biggest splurge was to hire a private guide for a tour of the Ring Of Kerry. This allowed Art a day off from driving and a chance to sit back and enjoy the scenery. We used Paul Brown and were more than pleased with his services.
When moving from one accomodation to another we tried to sightsee along the way, and on most occasions that meant Art got the next day off while we stayed in 'our' town for the day. The driving wasn't nearly as scary as I thought it would be, and as expected, our most stressful moments came when we were in a city - even a small one! - because traffic was a bit more congested and I had to (try to) read signs and give directions very quickly. So far we're still speaking.
I'm posting photos to Flickr as I get time, and trying to post a few each day on FB. We're now in Yorkshire, and are heading to a fireworks competition tonight! More later...
Our 2 1/2 weeks in Ireland flew by. We moved more than we usually do, but if you want to see as much of Ireland as possible, that's what you have to do. We spent our first 4 nights in Dublin. Took some walking tours, and made one daytrip via bus to Newgrange - well worth it. On Saturday we took the Aircoach back to the airport to pick up our rental car. I'd booked round-trip on the bus to and from the airport, but in retrospect I'd just as soon pay a little extra and take a cab to the airport - it was a large, tour-group sized bus, with plenty of luggage storage underneath, but unfortunately in the city, with traffic, luggage could only be loaded from the sidewalk side, and it was very crowded and difficult to get our suitcases in. Additionally, once we got to the airport we had to catch the rental car shuttle, which added more time. Sometimes it's worth it to pay for time-saving 'splurges' like a taxi.
We then spent 3 nights in Kilkenny, 2 nights each in Kinsale, Kenmare and Dingle, 4 nights in Galway, then our final night at the Holiday Inn Express Dublin airport. Our biggest splurge was to hire a private guide for a tour of the Ring Of Kerry. This allowed Art a day off from driving and a chance to sit back and enjoy the scenery. We used Paul Brown and were more than pleased with his services.
When moving from one accomodation to another we tried to sightsee along the way, and on most occasions that meant Art got the next day off while we stayed in 'our' town for the day. The driving wasn't nearly as scary as I thought it would be, and as expected, our most stressful moments came when we were in a city - even a small one! - because traffic was a bit more congested and I had to (try to) read signs and give directions very quickly. So far we're still speaking.
I'm posting photos to Flickr as I get time, and trying to post a few each day on FB. We're now in Yorkshire, and are heading to a fireworks competition tonight! More later...