Galway City We arrived at our rental to learn the place is a third-floor walkup. Ugh. I had a suitcase full of dirty laundry, so up three flights the bags must go. The apartment was OK – there were water issues, and we never figured out the in-shower water heater worked. Can we all say…
The Burren It was chilly with sneaky sun the morning we packed up for our trip to Galway. But even sneaky sun works when it’s been a couple of days since you’ve seen it! Galway is only 68km from Doolin if you take a direct route. We opted to detour through the Burren, and man,…
The Rock of Cashel We decided to bypass Blarney Castle and visit the Rock of Cashel instead. It was on the way out of Kilkenny and on our way to Killarney. I can’t say this was off the beaten path – it was pretty crowded even at 3 in the afternoon, but there was ample…
Buses and trains We were up and away early Saturday morning as we had a train to catch. After schlepping our luggage in and out of a taxi, then finding the hidden elevator since the escalator at the train station was broken, we finally made it to our platform. But wait! Turns out there is…
A Brief Visit to the North Since this trip was our first to the Emerald Isle, we were determined to see as much as possible, including some significant sites in Northern Ireland. Since we hadn’t picked up our car yet, and it was a long drive, we opted to go on a bus tour to…
Tired, but happy My friend Alexa and I arrived in Dublin about 11:30 in the morning. We caught a cab to our hotel, but since it was too early to check in, we dropped our luggage and headed out to do some sightseeing, check out the shops on Grafton Street and visit our first Irish…
