Photos from Ireland
Ireland - pink 2-storey
Originally uploaded by wmshc_kiwi.
Last week I spent 6 days touring Ireland - 7 if you include the day I spent in Dublin with Bethany. Beth & I went on a Paddywagon 6-Day All-Ireland tour We started in Dublin, went north to Belfast where we got a black taxi tour of both versions of the city, walls and all.
Then across the north coast, past the Giant's Causeway and other places, including the norhernmost point in Ireland, and on to (Free)Derry. We were given a more or less first-person version of The Troubles there (our guide may have only been a wee laddy when Bloody Sunday happened).
That night I had a grand old time in a pub called Peadar O'Donnell's, a hardcore Republican bar - the brother of the owner is a Sinn Fein (and former IRA) leader. I got concerned clucking from middle aged ladies about my sunburn, lively conversation from Dougie, a 70-something Scottsman (who was NOT trying to pick me up, he was just jolly and adorable) and some amusing conversations with other locals. AND fabulous music.
After Derry, we went back into the Republic, and visited Yeats' grave.
Like the crow feather?
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