Thursday, another beautiful day--sunny, blue sky and mild. We had our last Irish breakfast at Ard Na Laoi B$B--cereal, juice, poached egg, Irish bacon, bangers, white sausage pattie, baked tomato, toast and brown bread with tea and coffee. We did a quick walk to St. Colman's Cathedral to see the Rosé window and the inside of this French gothic edifice.
Back at the B&B, we packed up and said our farewell to host Michael Shea. Our next destination was Muckross House just outside Killarney. This 18th century Manor lies on the edge of the Killarney National Park and is still fully furnished. Many of the tables are Killarney inlaid wood. The Kitchen and bell system (34 of them, each with a different tone so the service people knew which room was ringing) were very interesting. There are 25 bedrooms and 75 fireplaces but it was probably still cold and damp inside. We took a side trip to Torc Falls, just inside the National Park. Peter can't resist waterfalls!!
Then on to Tralee where we had been invited to tea by Liz and John Barry, Kathleen's aunt and uncle. Tea was wine and Irish
Whiskey with goodies! We chatted about pur mutual families, looked at new and old photos and talked about the Irish economy (still not very good). This was such a pleasant interlude that also afforded us another opportunity to see how the Irish live.
Our last stop for the day was Dingle where we had a reservation in a local B&B, The Last Cottage. The Dingle peninsula is rugged and green with more farms and animals. We found The Last Cottage without much trouble and met Margaret Holderied, our hostess. She is an unpretentious woman who adores Elvis. She showed us our modest room, right next to the bathroom which didn't make any difference that night because we were the only guests! We got settled and ordered breakfast from an extensive menu and she even asked what time we wanted to eat!
We took a long walk around Dingle Town and decided to eat at Murphy's Pub at the bar. The bar special was a toastie (toasted sandwich ) with chicken and corn soup (all of the soup we've ordered has been puréed and delicious) and chips (French fries) for E7.90. We chatted with folks at the bar and felt like Drew and Masa. The walk back to the B&B was cool, breezy and misty; a thick fog had rolled in. We went right to bed mostly because there wasn't room to do anything else!!
2 comments:
And what are "bangers?"
I like travelling and exploring new places. I have been to many places. It is always fun to be on a holiday. It gives fun to be with family and friends and to have a wonderful time which always remains memorable. I always prefer taking cars on hire as it makes the journey very comfortable and fun. You can visit many places by car which cannot be visited by trains and buses so it is good to hire a car. I went Dublin last month and hired a car, it was a amazing trip.
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