Ireland is gorgeous. Coffee table books don’t do the scenery justice. We stayed mostly in Belfast with my mom’s cousins in their country farmhouse. They did a great job showing us around Northern Ireland, including where my grandmother was born and raised. Sadly, my grandma’s childhood home has been knocked down and replaced with a newer townhome complex. (Don’t worry grandma, we won’t replace you with a newer townhome complex.)
Irish food is the best. Pam and Hugh introduced us to several excellent restaurants. I had fish and chips drenched in vinegar (the only proper way to eat them) in the dungeon of Belfast Castle, my first (and probably last) sip of Guinness at Bushmills Inn, and bread cooked like a funnel cake at another café in Belfast. I could get used to Irish food.
Today we depart for London. We are going to visit the mummies at the British Museum! I have to go now and try to wear 5 pounds of clothes so my bag doesn’t go over the plane’s weight limit.
We'll update again on Tuesday-the next time we think we will have internet.
Hugh making us breakfast.
Beautiful scenery of Northern Ireland.
Northern Coast.
Giant's Causeway.
Kristin making her way through Giant's Causeway.
Kristin, Kathryn, Hugh.
Lori doesn't care how silly she looks - as long
as she is warm.
Kristin and Kathryn.
The rocks look like giant flake bars.
Kristin, Hugh, Pam.
Walking back up from Giant's Causeway.
The remains of a castle - can't remember what
its called though.
Trying some Guinness.
Downtown Belfast.
Dublin's takeoff of the London Eye.
Top of the dome in the Victoria Center.
An old fountain that used to be in
a park in downtown Dublin.
Hugh with his Jay Leno wig on.
Lots of second and third cousins! Alan, Stephen,
Sam, Elizabeth, Hugh, Pam, Kathryn, Kristin.
3 comments:
So how was the Guiness Kristin? Your great-grandfathers favorite! Pretty nasty stuff.ponift
This is a great blog!! :)
The name of the castle on the coast is called Dunluce Castle. I used to stay in it -it was a youth hostel. We stayed in it when we were cycling.
Glad you are having fun.
Love,
Grandmom
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