Gap of Dunloe - The gap is a pass through two mountain ranges near Killarney. The weather was poor so we took a carriage ride rather than walk.
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| Photo taken by the carriage driver - no we didn't drive ourselves! |
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| The Gap |
Cork - More rain and cool weather so we didn't venture far from the hotel.
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| There was a putter in our room so I worked on my golf game |
Blarney Castle and Blarney Stone
Blarney Castle and the Blarney Stone are a short drive from Cork.
Kissing the Blarney Stone is said to endow the kisser with great eloquence. We can definitely use more eloquence but we noted that Tripadvisor.com ranked the Blarney Stone as the most unhygienic tourist attraction in the world. With mixed feelings, we scaled the steps of Blarney Castle to the top where the Stone is. When you get to the top, you find out that the Stone is in a difficult to reach spot and you need to hang upside down with a guide holding your waist.
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| Vanessa and the Blarney Stone - do her lips touch the Stone? |
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| Blake and the Blarney Stone - do his lips touch? |
Blarney Castle and the grounds that surround it are amazing even in the rain.
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| View from the top of the castle |
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| Vanessa in caves under the castle - hiding from the rain |
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| Blake in one the towers of the Castle |
More to come from Ireland.
Blake and Vanessa
