Simply beautiful...
Sunday, June 15, 2008
I love Kenmare
Oh...I love Kenmare! It's such a nice and pretty town...famous for its lace (and linen). Kenmare has many pretty shops and we checked all of them :)
Friday, June 13, 2008
The Ring of Kerry
The "Ring od Kerry"...with beautiful landscapes (I never thought that I would see a sea of that colour, I wanted to dive in it) and some extraordinary things, like a goat that is crowned as king every year for 3 days (?!?) and an unexpected opportunity to go to the "Riverdance" show. And what about the weather, did you see how fantastic it was? We were very lucky...I loved this little "corner" of Ireland!
Wednesday, June 11, 2008
A little taste of Irish Whiskey
No need for words...We were in Ireland and we had to taste the Irish Whikey, Jameson in this case, (and getting a little bit of information about its history and distillation process). It was nice...a good stop on the way to County Kerry :)
Monday, June 9, 2008
Altamont Garden

Como estávamos de volta a casa, no condado de Carlow, fomos até ao jardim de Altamont aqui bem perto. Como os meus "convidados" adoram jardinagem, foi um dia em cheio :) No fim até trouxemos umas plantinhas aqui para o nosso jardim...as primeiras!As we were back home, in county Carlow, we went to visit the Altamont Garden not too far away. It was a great day because my "guests" love gardening :) In the end we even brought some plants with us...the first ones for our garden!







Clonmacnoise
A caminho de casa, parámos em Clonmacnoise no condado de Offaly para uma breve visita. Esta já deve ser a 5ª vez que eu e o Thomas visitámos este sítio à beira do rio Shannon, mas não queríamos deixar de o mostrar às nossas visitas :) Para quem gosta de história, cruzes celtas e torres redondas, este é uma paragem obrigatória!On our way home we stopped at Clonmacnoise in county Offaly for a short visit. This must have been mine and Thomas' 5th visit to this site by the river Shannon but we still wanted to show it to our guests :) This is a must see place for somebody who loves history, celtic crosses and round towers!


Thursday, June 5, 2008
Bunratty Castle & Folk Park
Nós tínhamos que ir ao Castelo de Bunratty perto de Limerick no condado de Clare :) Eu já lá fui várias vezes, mas encontro sempre algo interessante e diferente em cada visita. O castelo medieval é fantástico e o parque tem edifícios que representam a vida na Irlanda (especialmente no século XIX). É muito giro...mas o melhor ainda estava para vir, logo a seguir à trovoada...We had to go to Bunratty Castle near Limerick in County Clare :) I've been there several times but I always find something interesting and different in each visit. The medieval castle is fantastic and the park has buildings that represent life in Ireland (especially in the 19th century). It's very nice...but the best was still to come, right after the thunder storm...





...o banquete medieval do castelo Bunratty :) ADOREI!!! Oh...Eu queria ir a este banquete desde a minha primeira visita ao castelo e ao parque, ou seja, desde que eu ouvi falar dele, mas por várias razões (horários, datas, o facto de estar esgotado, etc) eu ainda não tinha conseguído ir até ao dia da nossa visita no fim-de-semana passado. Oh...o jantar foi excelente, comido com a ajuda de uma faca e das nossas mãos (tal e qual como naquela época) e o entretenimento e a música foram mágicos. Foi muito divertido :)...the Bunratty Castle Medieval Banquet :) I LOVED IT!!!! Oh...I wanted to go to one of them since I heard of them on my first visit but, for some reason or another (times, dates, sold out, etc), I wasn't able to go until we were there last weekend. Oh...the food was great, eaten with just a knife and our hands (just like in the those times), and the entertainment & music were magical. It was great fun :)


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