Beverly says Travel recap

I owe an update... so let's see, when I last left off I was packing for Ireland. Well I packed, I went, I returned, and I have been lazy ever since. I packed pretty well but I did not earn a perfect score. I managed to get it all in my backpack. Huge gold star for me. I only had one clean shirt left so I really pushed my luck. I ran out of toothpaste thanks to the 3oz rule. My tote bag was great in the POURING rain and was a great size. However, the strap kept slipping off of my shoulder forcing me to wear the bag over my neck and across my chest. Not the most flattering way to wear a tote bag. My jacket was great in the rain and I made it without an umbrella. My boots were almost perfection. I got hot several times and wish I had cooler (read lower temperature not style) shoes. They did hold up in the country walks, city streets, slippery stairs, and driving the cute Fiat. Okay, here come the pictures... my shoes in the highest point of the city Dublin. A 360 view of the city. Slippery steps indeed. At the Blarney Castle it is rainy, slippery, and you have to use a rope to climb the stairs. Oh how I hated those stairs. On the way into the castle I assisted a solo blind nun in locating the exit door. She had just climbed the castle and descended the castle stairs. I secretly and stupidly saw this as a sign of the simplicity of the stairs. WRONG. I am ashamed of myself. Lastly there is the picture of the Fiat. I loved that car. I zipped through Ireland having a blast and tremendous fear. All the cliches came true. Narrow roads, one lane roads, stopped by a herd of sheep, cliffs around every corner, and all things scary about driving on the side of the road that I wasn't use to. And in the end as predicted I loved it.

Ireland was great and easy which sounds unfair. It is a nice starter European vacation country. I hope to return someday. If I am so lucky as to go back to Ireland I will definitely focus on the rural areas and shy away from the cities. The land was just so amazing. I wish I could prove it with my pictures but I can't. Here are several shots that may start to explain the beauty of Ireland that I saw:




All of these photos were shot in the Dingle Peninsula.

Next post... where is Julie? Should this silly little thing called a blog continue? And did I really sign up for a superhero 5K for Halloween? sigh.