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Im back
Ireland was fun, but it's nice to be home. I brought back a few bottles of whiskey and a box of Cuban cigars! If anyone's interested I can post some
pictures once I get them off of the camera. Im not sure exactly how they came out, but we'll see.
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Kid Ugly
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Welcome back!
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P.s: Sorry....couldn't resist.
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BDx13
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pictures? definitely! don't leave out the whiskey!
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i like whiskey
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Mood: my kids chattin away.
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its nicer than the scotch whiskey, bit more of a mellow aftertaste. very good
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Yes.. pictures would be good.
Have you ever noticed how crayons are a lot like M&M's? All the colors tend to taste the same.
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| Quote: | Originally posted by RomanticViolence
Yes.. pictures would be good. |
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not sure how large these pics will come out. I havent resized them since I uploaded them to photobucket.
Not many pictures of Dublin. It's where we started our trip, but we were a bit tired and not in the photo-taking mood, but here's the Spire on the
North side of the River Liffey. The tour book said that it's affectionately known as the "stiletto in the ghetto"
Some pictures of some Megalithic burial/ritual sites about an hour North of Dublin near the site of the Battle of the Boyne, Knowth (first pic) and
Newgrange (second pic). Newgrange has a chamber where for 5 days a year around the winter solstace sunlight enters and illuminates the chamber. The
rest of the year it's dark. Kinda cool.
Northwest of those sites is the Hill of Slane, where St. Patrick supposedly lit a fire in defiance of the pagan kings. The church and abbey were
erected long afterwards I imagine.
On our way South from Dublin we drove through the Wicklow mountains. The town of Glendalough has two lakes up on top of this mountain range where a
monk escaped to looking to become a hermit. It didnt work, and word got out about this place, he developed a following and now it's a tourist
attraction and you can hike all around the grounds. We were sucking wind since we're so out of shape.
waterfall that divides the two lakes
my melon obscuring said waterfall
view of the upper lake from where the monk (later a saint) had his "cell"
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We made our way down to Waterford and took a tour of the Waterford Crystal Factory then spent way too long agonizing over which pieces we should buy.
Alot of these pictures didnt come out so well for some reason.
dude blowing the crystal into shape
dudes shaping it further
Then we drove onto a little town called Middleton and toured the Jameson distillery. The tour was kinda ok, but the Mrs. and I got to be official
tasters of Irish Whiskey, and got to compare 3 Irish whiskey brands against Johnny Walker Red Label and Jack Daniels. I actually prefered the Irish
Whiskey and took an oath to only drink Irish Whiskey from now on and was given a certificate.
outside of old distillery. The new one is just beyond the old buildings and they didnt let us go inside.
the official tasters of our tour group
me with a stupid grin showing off my favorite whiskey, Powers.
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It was a bit cloudy so some pictures from the other days didnt come out so well, but we got some nice ones from our tour of the Dingle Penninsula in
the Southwest of Ireland. It's just north of the Ring of Kerry, which we bypassed in order to see Dingle. Alot of people suggested this actually.
The people here speak Gaelic first and English second. All of the road signs were in Gaelic, and like all of Ireland the roads were fucking
narrow. Beatuiful though, and even though it rained in the morning it cleared up very nicely by the afternoon.
Leaving the penninsula we went through the Connor Pass which afforded some great views back over what we had just driven through and where we were
about to go. This picture is looking back.
The next, and our final full day in Ireland we drove to the Cliffs of Mohor. They were huge, and there was construction everywhere. You cant walk
right up to the edge anymore, and theyre building a new visitor center. I wish we could have gotten closer to the edge.
That's about it for now. We took over 300 pictures. A bunch of them suck, but I figure this is all you guys really need to see to get an idea of how
beatiful Ireland is. There's lots of stuff we didnt get pictures of because there was no place to pull over safely and snap a few photos. Lots of
the country roads were as wide as one way roads here, and the speed limit on those roads was 100 km/hr (60 mph). The locals definitely drove the
speed limit and I nearly shit my pants on a number of occassions. I bought extra insurance for the car we rented, but we didnt really need it.
Murphy's Law though... if I hadnt gotten it I would have crashed.
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BDx13
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nice! i like the 'official taster' bit, but i don't know about signing on to only drink irish whiskey!
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BDx13
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wow, you got some really beautiful shots there. did you got to tipperary and find shane?
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We didnt hit Tipperary, but we sort of drove around it. We generally stuck to the coast, and decided to save the interior for our next trip!
I tried to keep a journal of what we did and what we saw because the last time I went to Ireland I started one, figured it was a waste of time and
stopped and now I can't remember most of the trip save some mental images and what I have on film. To top it off Ive decided to make a list of things
I loved and hated about Ireland. Here's some off the top of my head.
hated:
narrow roads with high speed limits
driving on the left
mayo on everything! blech
very little in the way of tomato sauce
no water pressure in the showers
shops closing at 4:00 everywhere besides Dublin
everything is super expensive especially gas!
lack of street signs in and around Dublin
streets in Dublin changing their names every fucking block. Way too confusing...
loved:
the people
everything is green
the food, minus all of the mayo (the food sucked when I visited 12 years ago)
Guinness tastes better
pubs and resturaunts dont expect tips (though some add it into the bill depending on how fancy the place is)
everything is so beautiful
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Thanks for the tour my man. I'm jealous, Newgrange is on my list. Unfortunately I've only ever had a 2 hour layover.
Well, its this place where nobody works, and the pigs don\'t give you any shit. Everyone smokes weed and gets drunk all day. Its a place where
cunts like me and you can truly take it easy and relax. Know what I mean?
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Some great pics. I dream of going there.
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