Heading for the west coast – of Ireland, that is.
10th May 2013 I really, really did not want to get out of bed this morning – it was so nice and warm and cosy and comfortable. But, that won’t get me around Ireland so off I went again in the little...
View ArticleThe Cliffs of Moher – or maybe less
10th May 2013 I got out of Ennis easily, yay for me – is it a wee bit sad when one of the highlights of my day is finding my way out of a town of only about 26,000 people? It probably is but I’ll take...
View ArticleGalway
11th May 2013 Market stall in Galway I was up and at ‘em early today, Galway was almost deserted when I started walking around the town – very unusual for me to beat anyone out the door. Even some of...
View ArticleDerry and the crazy drunk guy
12th May 2013 After driving over the same bridge and back three times, I stopped and worked out from google maps that I had come in the opposite side of the river to what I thought! Fuck, I’m sick of...
View ArticleYay, a good day in Northern Ireland!
13th May 2013 With a bit of backtracking again this morning I got out of Derry and headed in the right direction to see the Giants Causeway. Came across a sign for the Giants Causeway Scenic Route,...
View ArticleLast day driving and getting out of Belfast
14th May 2013 Titanic centre Belfast and original Harland &Wolff building There were only two of us for the walking tour around the Titanic site this morning, a young Austrian, Julia and myself, an...
View ArticleTwo days in Dublin
Rosslare beach Turns out Rosslare is more than just a ferry port – who knew? I had to wait around for the train this morning so took a drive down to the real town and beach. It’s quite cute and one of...
View ArticleDublin again
Reading cage in Marsh’s Library, Dublin I saw more the next morning before I left Dublin than I did the whole day before; being a lovey day I walked to Marsh’s Library just behind St Particks...
View ArticleHelloooo again Britain!!
17th to 24th May 2013 The ferry crossing back to England from Dublin to Holyhead, wasn’t half as exciting as the one going over a couple of weeks ago – smaller ferry, been there, done that, ho-hum! I...
View ArticleLazing around Kendal and the Lakes District
The woman at the visitor information centre in Kendall really put me on the right track for cheap and easy travel around the villages of the lakes district. England has such a great bus and train...
View ArticleA day out to see Hadrian’s Wall
24th May 2013 Lakes District, England I went with Mountain Goat tours around the district and to see Hadrian’s Wall and had a fantastic day; there were only 7 of us plus the driver so not at all...
View ArticleGritty Glasgow
Ambassador Hotel, Glasgow 25th May 2013 I said goodbye to (and took lots more pics of) cute little Wood Cottage today and headed off to Glasgow, and I decided to catch a cab to and from the railway...
View ArticleHuge day around Glasgow
26th May 2013 Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum, Glasgow First port of call today was the Kelvingrove Art Gallery and Museum - I walked there, only went a tiny bit out of my way and was still early,...
View ArticleBut wait, there’s more – it’s Glasgow again!!
27th May 2013 On the tall ship at Glasgow Riverside Museum Feeling very brave today, I tackled getting to the Riverside Museum via public transport. Glasgow has a little subway system consisting of...
View ArticleYep, you guessed it – I’m still on Glasgow
28th May 2013 Specimen jars at the Hunterian, Glasgow The Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery and the recreation of Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s Glasgow flat are in the grounds of the Glasgow University,...
View ArticleHouse for an Art Lover
30th May 2013 After you’ve done it once, the anxiety is less – that’s the way it’s supposed to work anyhow. I’ m not so sure about that, but I keep plugging away. To get the ‘The House for an Art...
View ArticleLast one for Glasgow, promise
31st May 2013 People’s Palace, Glasgow Mostly today I just wandered around enjoying Glasgow, but I did visit the People’s Palace in Glasgow Green and just about cried at some of the stories I read...
View ArticleBig post – 3 days in the highlands of Scotland
1st – 3rd June 2013 I really wanted to visit at least one of the islands off Scotland and had been toying with the idea of heading up to Inverness and trying to catch a tour to the Orkney Isles. Then...
View ArticleFirst day in Edinburgh
4th June 2013 Do you know, I don’t think I’ve ever been inside a terrace house until Glasgow, I’ve admired them for years and have always wondered what they’d be like inside. Well, I stayed in one in...
View ArticleDiscovering the buses and the Britannia in Edinburgh
5th June 2013 Aha, I went to the train station just nearby and asked about catching a train to the city, the nicest man at the ticket office gave me a map, took me outside and showed me where to catch...
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