Hello everyone!
Here are photos, as promised. I took 400+ and Ky took about the same. I have limited these to the ones from my camera and these are not the only good ones, but they are connected to most of my stories. Sligo pics are only from Ky's camera, and I will try and post them soon. If you are more interested in specific places or scenes, please let me know and I can email you a few more. :)
A grave on Inis Mor (Aran Islands) written in Irish
Photo of a grave from within a tiny ancient church
St Vincent de Paul!
Dana, our Dublin tour guide/instructor on how to not look like a tourist
View from Castle Kilkenny "backyard"
Spanish Arch, Galway
Typical Irish landscape
The Burren
One of the MANY castles...
Ky pondering the immensity of Cliffs of Moher
me being artistic
A beehive-style home for hermit monks/priests. One of the waterproof ones that are built using stone only - no mortar.
view from inside a beehive "church" - I think it may have been able to fit 5 ppl
me being artistic #2
back of St Fin Barre's Cathedral - Killarney
Front of St Fin Barre's Cathedral
I don't know what this is, but it's BEAUTIFUL and it's inside St Fin Barre's Cathedral
This is mosaic tiling of a floor section by the altar in St Fin Barre's
a view in Killarney National Park by Ross Castle
Rothe House - Kilkenny
Rothe House
View of Kilkenny Castle from bridge
Our rental car :) [nissan micra's are VERY good on fuel]
"I see NOTHING!" says Ky standing on a post looking for Castlefreke at the "viewing point"
Giant Tower climbed by us
this is the view from the door going inside
Butler House - part of Kilkenny Castle
flowers at Butler Gardens
statue/landmark for tourists who get easily lost aka "steph & ky" - Dublin
As far inside St Patrick's Cathedral (or Christchurch? oops) as we could get without paying
Typical celtic cross - all over Ireland - this one is in Dublin at one of the 2 big churches
"The Clarence Hotel" owned by U2 - where Bono stays when he visits Dublin
Cliffs of Moher
View over a cliff at the Fort in Inis Mor where half the fort is missing because the island fell into the ocean and created this - and ky & I thought lying down and looking over the edge was a good idea! haha
Some random castle tower in the MIDDLE of a town - literally right next door to this house.
I wish I could remember the name of this - but I'm tired, it's 2am and all I can tell you is that it's in the Burren and it's older than Stonehenge
Cliffs of Moher, part 2
At the bottom of one side of the cliffs... I love this rock!
This could be on a postcard, eh? :)
Enjoying the view after climbing over some ancient caves in the Burren... the flowers really do grow out of the rock!
The beach near Castlefreke after our determined excursion to SEE the castle itself
Wandering Killarney Nat'l Park - apparently, it's a little marshy
An island by Ross castle (Killarney) that used to the home to an abbey and some monks - I'm not sure I'd trust myself to put my full weight on that thing!
View of Clonakilty while getting "lost" on the way to Castlefreke
Random beach we found while getting lost trying to find Castlefreke - look at the brave souls swimming in water that never gets about 50F (~8C)
CASTLEFREKE!!!!! No trespassing here! (yay for zoom)
Typical irish scene
Kilkenny Castle from the "front yard"
View from the car on the way to Castlefreke with Ky driving... :)
Back of Christchurch - Dublin - it actually crosses the street
Aren't we brave up here in the wind on top of a giant tower? :)
Rainbow as seen just before being hit on by (in the words of Ky) pervy old man - oh, and the Ha'penny bridge
Hope you liked! Up next, stalker pics :)
Hi girls! (Guys, I personally don't mind if you look at this post, but it's all more photos of the above 'genre'... doubtful you'll find it as amusing as I do...)
