Castles, elves, celtic crosses, harps... My trip to Ireland

I booked the b & b Italy, but I can assure you that in every town and village there are b & b with available rooms in quantities! The benefit of reservation is to avoid losing time while you're on vacation to look for accommodation. In most states you will spend the better. The people encountered were fantastic, hospitable and full of respect. I 3 b & b to be mentioned in particular that you can book by saying that you send Fabiana.
the Fairview Lodge in Dublin by Niall, the MOONARCH in Kilkenny and Margaret from the Seabreeze Lodge in Galway by Fred. A wonder! And then go to Connemara, get a ride in between the beaches, fjords, immersed in water, losing his eyes in the green grass! A tour by car from Galway to the abbey of Kylemore will transmit at peace with the world. Ponds and waterfalls everywhere, simpaticissimo sheep on board street and road signs in Gaelic ... and then join the medieval banquet at Bunratty Castle, eat at the food with their hands and watch a performance with the Irish music fun! So let miss Dublin and the Guinness museum (14 euros to enter the drain) and drowned in the real Ireland, that magical, inimitable as the rock of Cashel and Clonmacnoise ... Avoid peak hours to enjoy the Cliffs of Moher and you are short of money go to the supermarket to buy food ... in 9 days to tour by car we enjoyed everything and stopped in every town that we liked. For example at Ennis finished in a wine we are talking about a man with Berlusconi's hilarious! Among other things that you are always triggered by the reactions of joy and ecstasy (they are all lovers of Italy) and more attention (although that is not necessary given that Ireland is serious about Country hospitality excellence x).

 

The Arrival

arrival in Dublin around 15 PM. Took possession of the room to the beautiful b & b Mr Niall (Fairview Lodge) we left to walk on O'Connel Street and Grafton Street, we dined at the Temple Bar area of the pub. There was a large movement, shows, groups of women who celebrated the farewell nubilato and were dressed with the same t-shirt which says <> (our nubilato) and Cowgirls hats, pink feather boa and gave the line x enter the premises. Course was full of so many but so many young people outside the pub (because they were overflowing in) talking and drinking ...

A stop at the car rental and.... GO!!!

Leaving for Kilkenny. Carinissima visit to the town, the castle and its park worth the cost of the ticket and the Kilkenny Design Center which is there in front and offers all the traditional crafts of Ireland. E 'center but very expensive. Arrival at B & B in Callan in Kilkenny from 15 minutes and then back into town for dinner at the magnificent local Langton's (wonderful and sweet flesh of paradise like the basket of strawberries in cream wafers with cream and creme brule with cream ...) by suggeritoci Mrs. Margaret, the owner of the wonderful b & b <>.
Return to the lady we prepared the true Irish Coffee, and we viewed a videotape on the traditional Irish performances in her beautiful salon.

The medieval banquet

departure from long-pan Callan to Cashel (also indicataci Margaret) with stops between the meadows full of cows and sheep (eye of the wire fences, is the current, we, we got!)
Visit the Rock of Cashel, wonderful piece of history and religious culture of Ireland and then for Limerick. (left now because we are not liked, is very industrial). Resumed the way to Bunratty Castle. Took possession of the b & b we rested and then we went to dinner in the medieval castle. (not to be missed. Costa 50 euro but includes a visit to the castle and park + dinner and show typical) The food was delicious and the show exciting and fun. Even my husband who does not understand English a tube was amused and loved the music (and Irish folk harp)

The cliffs!!!

for the Cliffs of Moher with a stop in Ennis, really nice. Visit the cliffs, we were an hour to wander around enjoying the breathtaking view! Then we visited Doolin and the Burren. (reefs need to leave your car at the Visitor Center by paying 4 euros and then go on foot. Go early morning or at dusk there is a tremendous crowd if not!)

The most beautiful city: Galway

for Galway with numerous stops in the Burren for pictures and to touch that strange landscape "moon" composed of black stones in the sea. We also stopped at another castle, and then we enjoyed a nice walk to Galway (really nice to the center and walk along the river, even the great cathedral) and Salthill, the Galway area marina where we had our wonderful B & B.

Horses, elves and Gaelic

September 1, the morning on horseback in the bay, between the beach, sea, creeks and woods ... a fairytale became reality (30 euro per hour) and then for the fabulous Connemara, the most beautiful of all with signs in Gaelic . To do a good lap you need to take to Maam Cross, Kylemore and continue to visit the abbey (it takes an hour and a half to see Abbey and Gardens). will be hard to get out because there is a place that seems to come out directly from a book of fairy tales ... but if you return to the road to Clifden and falling back towards Galway. (All this we did from 12 to 19). Along the road that comes out and go from Galway to Clifden is the airport with small charter port to Aran Islands. We have a foot that are skipped because it was very costly to both the landscape and the archaeological sites that are identical to Connemara and Clonmacnoise. If you have time, go!

From Galway to Dublin

Take the road to Dublin but with a compulsory stop to the archaeological most famous and evocative: Clonmacnoise. (Located near Athlone). It 'an ancient ecclesiastical site built on the banks of the river and represents a milestone in the history of Ireland. There are also preserved Celtic crosses the three primary (North and South of the Scriptures). I have attached some photos! We continued to Dublin and then we went to dinner at a pub in Temple Bar (the main square, Temple Bar square) where we ate meat and superb desserts.

DUBLIN

full tour of the city with the tour hop on hop off (costs € 12.50) that allows you to get out and climb for 24 hours at bus stops provided by the tour that obviously affect all the important points of the city. (Museum of guinness recommend skip it ... 14 euros x see nothing and 1 drink guinness al'ultimo plan ... there is also a bulletin board on which to leave messages and they are all agreed on propinataci cheat ...). In the afternoon we started to see the coast of Dublin and we were blessed in seaside towns like Howth and we visited the castle that's in Malahide. A large park, a beautiful town and the castle just as impressive. In these areas live the rich and then it's all style <> :-)

Time to leave... What a sadness!

We did the usual breakfast Lauta by Niall, we left a gift for the kindness shown during the 3 days that we were in there and we left for the airport. Definitely come back because I really traveled much but in Ireland I found the summary of all that I try to be a holiday! (Apart from the airport of Dublin is disorganized with the check in!).