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Monthly Archives: May 2014
We’re going on holiday !
For a short time, hubby and I will be .. … leaving footprints in the sand … … mesmerised by sounds of the sea … … and walking in the mountains .. … until Friday 6th June 🙂 Bye for now …
Kilkenny to Waterford, Ireland : Travel Reminiscences
10 day self-drive tour of Ireland : October 2009 Returning from Kilkenny to Waterford, hubby and I took a different route via New Ross, Wexford and crossing the Waterford Harbour on a car ferry .. Amazing how front doors of houses … Continue reading
Posted in bridges, castles, Co. Wexford, countryside, holiday, Ireland, memory lane, rivers and canals, sea, travel
Tagged car ferry, Ireland, Waterford Harbour, Wexford Harbour
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Kilkenny, Ireland : Travel Reminiscences
Going through some of our Ireland holiday pics in October 2009, has brought back many wonderful memories of Ireland, and as I’ve mentioned previously, I didn’t blog in any detail ‘way back then’!! There is no post on Kilkenny at all … … Continue reading
Posted in autumn, bridges, castles, Co. Kilkenny, garden, holiday, Ireland, memory lane, rivers and canals, travel, trees
Tagged Kilkenny, Kilkenny Castle
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Dingle Peninsula 2 : Travel Reminiscences
Continuing our drive around the Dingle Peninsula (see previous post) .. having left Fahan and the beehive huts, our next photo-opportunity-stop was Slea Head .. As you round the Slea Head (Ceann Sléibe) promontory there is a sculpture of the Crucifixion … Continue reading
Posted in animals, beach, cake, Co. Kerry, coffee, countryside, holiday, Ireland, Landscape, memory lane, photography, sea, travel
Tagged Blasket Islands, Ceann Sléibe, Dingle Peninsula, Slea Head
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Dingle Peninsula : Travel Reminiscences
Bryan’s parents are travelling to Ireland shortly for a holiday, and wanted to know about the Dingle Peninsula ie if we’d stayed there, where did we eat/drink etc. He said he couldn’t find a blog post. There must be one, I … Continue reading
Posted in beach, castles, Co. Kerry, countryside, Ireland, Landscape, memory lane, mountains, plants, ruins, sea, travel
Tagged Dingle Peninsula, Ireland
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Cape : SA travel reminiscences
Following on from the Helderberg Mountains of the previous post, here are two more pics from our beautiful Cape ..
Somerset West, Western Cape
Whilst visiting my Mum in Somerset West over the last few days, I only took two photographs of the magnificent surrounding mountains .. A cold front sweeping across the Hottentots-Holland mountain range Helderberg Nature Reserve and Helderberg Mountain… …
Posted in Cape, Landscape, mountains, photography, sky, travel
Tagged Helderberg Nature Reserve, Somerset West
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