It was difficult to leave the beautiful resort today, but the day was spent traveling the beautiful countryside to the Cliffs of Moher. Once there we were in awe at the beauty of these beautiful cliffs. We enjoyed watching a whale play near the third cliff & didn’t really mind the rain.
We are now back in Dublin with tomorrow being our last day of site seeing.
Lots of site seeing this day, and even the rain doesn’t deter us, except for photo taking. We began and ended the days travels in Killarney, a cute Irish town with much tourist appeal. In between we traveled the coast of Dingle peninsula, enjoying the great ocean views & quaint villages.
When back in Killarney we found a pub with live music, friendly people &stopped for supper. There’s been too many great days to keep count. Ireland is definitely a land of beauty
First stop out of cork was to Blarney Stone & castle. There were very beautiful grounds, we’ll manicured & landscaped. The castle was stone and due to the rainy climate the stairs & walkways were wet and the castle was damp. Michael & I chose to not climb the 10 flights of stone steps so alas, we did not kiss the Blarney Stone.
We continued on to Killarney to stay at the beautify European Killarney Resort. This is the view from our balcony. Such a beautiful country. I think you have to be in awe of God’s wonderful creations, when you gaze upon this gorgeous country.
Today we drove from Dublin to cork, and enjoyed the most beautiful countryside. There is so much greenery and the ocean views are breathtaking.
We we stopped along the way to view the Waterford crystal. Steven was thrilled to hold the National championship trophy for next year. We all hope it again goes to FSU.
We left London today and flew to dublin, Ireland. Although it is only an hour flight it is an all day event as the airports are so big & such distances from the cities. but we are finally in Ireland. Tonight we visited the oldest pub in Dublin, the Brazen. We ordered fish & chips for Michael, and stuffed chicken breast for me. The room thar we ate in was adorned with old books, bottles and decanters. There was live Irish music playing and fun for all.
tomorrow we head to Corgi.
Due to us all oversleeping, we did not do the Stonehedge tous, but opted to visit the London zoo instead. A new addition to the zoo was this aardvark which had arrive this morning and was being introduced to the facility. He is trying to climb the wall in this pic.
Tonight we ate at York &Albany, one of the Gordon Ramsey restaurants. I enjoyed roasted lamb while Michael enjoyed sea trout.
We are back at the hotel packing for our flight to Dublin tomorrow. So excited.
We had a lucious breakfast, complete with mocha latte. There was some ridiculous issues with Euro Star but finally made it to London. After one of the best hamburgers we’ve ever had, we went out to Buckingham Palace. Alas, I didn’t ‘ get to meet Kate & little George, but we did get to chat with a very nice Bobbi.
We have several activities planned for tomorrow and the we head to Ireland on Friday. Hurrah
We had an early start today with no Starbucks. The Parisians love their expresso so we feel coffee neglected if we don’t get Starbucks. After two plane flight this morning, (boo). We arrived in Amsterdam and set off for the Van Gogh museum. It was wonderful seeing his artwork up close and noting his deliberate brush strokes, chose of color and line direction. Very beautiful work.
We then headed to the Anne Frank house. It was much different than I expected, but nevertheless I felt goosebumps as I looked at the small quarters and remembered how she had to sit quietly all day so no one would hear her for fear of her life. We must never allow this holocost to happen again. Walking through this house brought to mind Somme if the experiences Michael endured as a child. such a sad time in our world.
Hopefully we we get needed rest tonight. We take a train to London tomorrow. Haven’t heard from anyone in a while except Tiffy. I check email everyday so please keep me in the loop
Here is the deal..We are back from Moulon Rouge, and it was so fantastic that we don’t know if we will be able to leave in the morning. We love Paris even more. The dinner was delicious, but odd. We started with what we thought would be a salad with duck meat & Mango dressing. They brought some odd prickly twiggy grass and an odd square..turns out the square was a duck pate tp spread on bread. The filet and potatoes were delicious, as was the dessert which I think was caramel custard with raspberries and of course a bottle of wine. But they wouldn’t have even needed to feed us as the entertainment was so spectacular that we were entranced the whole 1 hours. The dancing was amazing, as was the singing, singing, juggling, skating, animal acts and more. I loved every moment of it. I’ve always loved Cabaret.
And so, in the morning we say goodby to Paris and leave with the most awesome memories of an amazing week and way too much fun
Today is our last full day in Paris and it has been so delightful that we aren’t sure we are ready to leave this beautiful city. We have lots of fun and exciting things ahead, but Paris has been wonderful.
Today is Michaels 75th birthday, and we will celebrate by having dinner and a show at the Moulon Rouge. We can’t wait. Michael was pleasantly surprised this morning with birthday cards from his two oldest children and enjoyed them very much. Way to go Carrie & Brian.
In the meantime we are busy packing for tomorrows flight to Amsterdam. (scary) But we do look forward to finding a Starbucks at the airport, (that is if we find the airport). Just two more little stops before we get to Ireland. I am so excited about that.
Our youngest son, who brought us on this trip, has called twice now, since they left yesterday, as well as called home to have our middle son check up on us. What does this say about how things turn around when we get older. We raise & take care of our children when the are small, and when we are seniors, they worry and take care of us. But we are having such fun, we’ll go ahead and let them continue to think we are feeble.
Back to packing, laundry, and sitting on the balcony watching people, cruise boats on the Sein, and the tower from the balcony.