Another excerpt from my travel journal, dated Monday, April 14, 2008:
Early the next morning we were off. Before leaving Dingle Town we’d picked up some sandwiches, post-cards, and woolen souvenirs. The highlight of the trip to Galway was a thirty-minute ferry ride in the crisp, cool sunshine. The cold wind blew across the sound as [...]
Posts Tagged as ‘Ireland’
November 25, 2008
Ireland, part 5
June 13, 2008
Ireland, part 4
From my travel journal, dated Sunday, April 13, 2008:
Breakfast this morning was more to my New Yorker sensibilities: coffee with a toasted bagel with cream cheese and smoked salmon. We drove the 3/4 mile into town and set about renting bikes. Alas, closed were Paddy’s Bike Rental; Foxy John’s Hardware, Pub, and Bike Rental; and [...]
June 6, 2008
Ireland, part 3
From my travel journal, dated Saturday, April 12, 2008:
Some things will stay with me after I leave Ireland–the pastures green under cloudy skies after a soft afternoon rain, the rugged western coast tumbling down to the breaking waves below, ancient stone fences and woolen dots speckled on the mountainside, and the warmth of the friendly [...]
May 24, 2008
Ireland, part 2
Another excerpt from my travel journal, dated Friday, April 11, 2008:
The plane is now descending into Dublin, after nearly seven hours of flight. As much as it’s in the collective consciousness to make snide remarks about airline food, ironically I’m always happy when it comes. Others seem more than happy to receive it too…where are [...]
