As I walked through the Hill of Tara I almost heard… Kings. In historic times, 142 Kings were to have reigned here in the name of Tara. That is a lot of kings or it …
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Hiking in the snow? Count me in! Panoramaweg here we come!
Hiking in the snow? Well if you have not figured it out yet from my last post, I am not the “hiker” that some people are, but I am slow and steady. I will get …
Brú na Bóinne… Newgrange…
A quick stop at Howth Harbour Our tour started a bit later in the morning, which was nice, I could have a quick breakfast. Off to the tour bus and off, we went to our …
What a journey… The Jungfraujoch… The top of Europe… how to get to the top…
Jungfraujoch How to get there! Our trip to Wengen started with a train ride from Zermatt. This is the train to Wengen↓↓ Don’t forget the Swiss Rail Pass. It saves more in the end! We stayed …
Zermatt and the Matterhorn…
The Matterhorn Amazing is the first word that comes to my mind. Zermatt yes, but the Matterhorn, not the Disney version with the abominable snowman, but the “real” Matterhorn. It consumes the skyline when you …
Finish the tour and have a lovely lunch in Galway…
Such a coincidence I sat next to an adorable young woman on my flight to Dublin. She told me she lived in Galway and that she had spent the summer in Canada. She was a …
Breathtaking (literally), The Cliffs of Moher…
The Cliffs of Moher I am not sure what I expected. I had seen these cliffs in movies, online, in pictures and on tourist sites. To say I was excited to come and see these …
Lesson learned…
A lesson to be learned Here I am in beautiful Dublin. A wonderful city and Ireland an incredible country. I came here before my trip to Scotland, I have always wanted to come here and …
Dublin Castle… Not what you think it is…
Dublin Castle So here I am, lovers of castles and old things and much to my surprise, Dublin Castle is not the “old castle” that I just assumed. We Americans just assume the word castle …