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Oh, I’m soooo elegant! This morning we woke up at our Radison Blu hotel in Cork, feeling somewhat .. strange. A feeling of shortspokenness came upon us. Our breakfast was consumed at high prices and low enjoyment value. Something was wrong, but we couldn’t put our finger on it. We felt somehow in-eloquent and this needed to be addressed. A sudden feeling of guilt and humility came over us. What were to happen in this state of mind? Read more...
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The watery ring of Kerry Oh, Ireland. Such diverse weather! A slight drizzle, standard rain, rain with wind, heavy showers .. and this is just in one day! When we got up this morning, it was actually almost dry. After a bit of a disappointing breakfast we decide to visit the Ross Castle (Caisleán an Rois in Irish) on the shores of Lough Leane. We’re there before they open up, so we seek shelter from the rain while we wait the few minutes until the doors open up at 09:30 sharp. Read more...
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Inisheer and pukie Our plan today was to go to the Aran Islands on a boat tour and take a good look at the Cliffs of Moher (preferably from the ocean-view, not from the land-view). That sort of, kind of succeeded, but not quite perfectly. After breakfast which Mary from Summerville B&B lovingly prepared for us, we took a short drive down from Galway to Doolin. We found the harbor just fine, there were several boating agencies happy to push us a trip, but I had already booked us a duo-package (once to the first Aran Island, called Inis Oirr (Inisheer in English, and once from that island along the coast line of the Cliffs of Moher). Read more...
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Rain, rain, go away! There’s something strange about Ireland. Yes, it rains, but this is a stereotype that I do not wish to enforce. Unfortunately, one does not always get what one wishes for. This morning we left our happy Best Western hotel in Sligo (which we now know is pronounced “Sly-Go”, not “Slee-Go”). The same woman who checked us in now had the morning shift - Ania helped us a little bit also with the pronounciation of Achill (Ah-Kill) and did indeed make sure we understood the perils of the road ahead. Read more...