tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-34044810669450934312024-03-12T18:09:02.211-07:00The Terrell's Travel TalesHopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00351631236864954843noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404481066945093431.post-39644408439808506292016-09-24T20:10:00.000-07:002016-09-24T20:10:03.450-07:00Italy 2016!!It has been may years since I have posted to this blog. I was so happy that I took the time, though it was stressful, to blog our day to day adventures in Ireland 2009. It has been a great reminder of our time there as many details would have been forgotten. So I am attempting to dust off this old blog and record our Italy trip in the same fashion.
Let's see how it goes! Going to cut this entry short as I need to be up in a few hours to catch a plane and start our adventure.
Arrivederci!
<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWUBQz4obIUbYL5yxx_ZnpIOkrjE3n2QtchtGj4CfXw7K96lUbPjdBf2nVlwG87y_Yk8KyDCJcDRELwgzzs-GRz7QqGpFk0ylJoSxgK-Z5uDSEuLRYyR2uxNN775P62aO-svf9OQ0RORU/s1600/italy.jpg" imageanchor="1" ><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgWUBQz4obIUbYL5yxx_ZnpIOkrjE3n2QtchtGj4CfXw7K96lUbPjdBf2nVlwG87y_Yk8KyDCJcDRELwgzzs-GRz7QqGpFk0ylJoSxgK-Z5uDSEuLRYyR2uxNN775P62aO-svf9OQ0RORU/s320/italy.jpg" width="320" height="273" /></a>Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00351631236864954843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404481066945093431.post-85466325485676539222010-03-09T21:27:00.000-08:002010-03-09T21:28:37.765-08:00Counting Down The Days Until I See California!<center><embed src="http://www.criticallayouts.com/Generators/cd-vacation/show.swf?clickURL=http://www.criticallayouts.com/&clickLABEL=MySpace-Countdowns&flashLABEL=CriticalLayouts&skin=http://www.criticallayouts.com/Generators/cd-vacation/skins/6.jpg&text=My%20Trip%20To%20Bakersfield%2C%20California%0D&untilColor=6724095&textColor=13369446&datesColor=0&year=2010&month=3&day=15&hour=6&minute=25&second=0&x=6&y=77" quality="high" bgcolor="#ffffff" width="300" height="200" name="countdown" align="middle" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" /><br><small><a href="http://www.criticallayouts.com/">MySpace-Countdowns</a></small></center>Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00351631236864954843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404481066945093431.post-85704680391149275512009-12-14T22:18:00.000-08:002010-01-20T21:51:23.390-08:00Two Months After Ireland<meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal">We have been back from <st1:country-region><st1:place>Ireland</st1:place></st1:country-region> for two months now. Flying home was miserable to say the least, with long lay-overs and the time change affecting us so. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">We made it home safely however, and immediately immersed ourselves back in to our everyday lives. When we first returned home we had a hard time coping with the everyday. There was a process of grieving, almost, that had to be done. I at first thought it was because we had never had a “real” vacation before. That we were yearning for the “getting-away-form-it-all”, more than anything else. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">After two months I realize I was wrong. I am so unbelievably homesick for <st1:country-region><st1:place>Ireland</st1:place></st1:country-region>… and Ty feels the same. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">This country will always have part of my soul and as much as I want to see many parts of the world – I feel the need to return to <st1:country-region><st1:place>Ireland</st1:place></st1:country-region> sooner rather than later. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">I was going through my blog, not to long ago, and realized I left the blog hanging. I wanted to write an entry summarizing our trip. However… how can you put in words such a beautiful, spiritual experience as we had in <st1:country-region><st1:place>Ireland</st1:place></st1:country-region>? I have tried to vent to people, in my life, about being homesick. The question I keep getting is – “How can you be homesick for a place you have never lived”. I have no answer for them… it is something I can not put in words. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Ty and I want to continue our travel tales. We now have the “bug” and are already planning our 2010 trips. In the spring, I am going to <st1:state><st1:place>Virginia</st1:place></st1:state> alone to visit my best friend, Rayvnn for a long weekend. Ty and I are also planning a long weekend away in the last spring/early summer to <st1:city><st1:place>New Orleans</st1:place></st1:city> – staying in the French Quarter. Finally, we want to take a 4-5 day cruise to the <st1:country-region><st1:place>Bahamas</st1:place></st1:country-region>, the four of us, this fall. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">2011 was supposed to be when Ty and I would travel to <st1:country-region><st1:place>Italy</st1:place></st1:country-region>. Now we are looking ahead to see how we can also return that year to <st1:country-region><st1:place>Ireland</st1:place></st1:country-region>… the country we hold so dear.
<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">
<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">The Terrell's Travel Tales do not stop here... actually we are just getting started. Stay tuned. :-)
<br /></p> Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00351631236864954843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404481066945093431.post-88184903927346041952009-10-03T14:34:00.000-07:002010-01-20T21:51:02.746-08:00DAY TEN - THE ARAN ISLANDS (INISHMORE)Our last full day in Ireland. The only thing I still had left on my "to do" list was day trip to the Aran Islands. We finished our breakfast and made the 40 minute drive to the ferry dock. It was once again a beautiful morning and I can't believe we did not have any rain the entire trip.<br /><br />One thing I noticed since arriving on the West coast of Ireland, is it's more common to hear Irish (Gaelic) spoken as the primary language. There are many towns where the street signs are only in Irish/Gaelic. The people who live on the Aran Islands teach Gaelic as the primary language and English as the secondary... this way their language will not be lost.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3lq-LuKCGwCndm_CtXsKrknCO6NpFT-TKnuBsbOyC6jOdYRzwNw_DlbUgPPL33bgZpCp1mX5y6b6tvteWiocgZF1_-etBDbwOku5mmlYzGVzCEinP0YbAgW7hs4nnM7gLUdtOFQV_WDI/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 284px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3lq-LuKCGwCndm_CtXsKrknCO6NpFT-TKnuBsbOyC6jOdYRzwNw_DlbUgPPL33bgZpCp1mX5y6b6tvteWiocgZF1_-etBDbwOku5mmlYzGVzCEinP0YbAgW7hs4nnM7gLUdtOFQV_WDI/s320/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388493345878969714" border="0" /></a><br />We decided to visit Inishmore which is the largest of the three Aran Islands. The Aran Islands are famous or their sweater making and knit goods (made of 100% wool). Generation after generation are taught this skill and each family has a unique stitching method. The sweaters are catagorized by family name.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhvhhXOUqP3oKj_pGT57f-ekduTdoCDJZIz3pkp0ZNovcQhkj3SWSHMDfHkUVpUiWkAU5_Hw4PFg4P4sMTedVub1wW_PtM93gj_DHNHBaaRWHs_dQptDnnZSwfSgzfPXgpgHiNF58OPag/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhvhhXOUqP3oKj_pGT57f-ekduTdoCDJZIz3pkp0ZNovcQhkj3SWSHMDfHkUVpUiWkAU5_Hw4PFg4P4sMTedVub1wW_PtM93gj_DHNHBaaRWHs_dQptDnnZSwfSgzfPXgpgHiNF58OPag/s320/3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388493338209343314" border="0" /></a>Inishmore, the largest of the Aran Islands only has a population of 900 people. It was import to visit the Islands as I was facinated to see their way of life.<br />As soon as we got off the boat we were bombarded with tour guides wanting to know if we wanted a horse & carriage tour, or wanted to rent a bicycle. With Ty's neck we knew we wanted to take a bus tour of the island. We decided to go with the tour guide who had his own small mini-bus... as opposed to the bus tour company. He promised us a good tour (along with the other six passengers) and he was eager to please.<br />I have never seen so many rocks in my life as I saw on Inishmore.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU5WJOxU9GhHwIz57OX437b7FtnIMQ4P3pFYBiOdZAY2vk5qNuRDejl2I19W1bGJtOVTDHQ0gu4OX28SaFvQ7Nu1t9HACSymBhySmbe57sI2_9vY_puN_OxfmSppUL5aWabP_JtJaEO78/s1600-h/4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgU5WJOxU9GhHwIz57OX437b7FtnIMQ4P3pFYBiOdZAY2vk5qNuRDejl2I19W1bGJtOVTDHQ0gu4OX28SaFvQ7Nu1t9HACSymBhySmbe57sI2_9vY_puN_OxfmSppUL5aWabP_JtJaEO78/s320/4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388493173564090882" border="0" /></a>In order to live and farm the people have spent centuries digging up rocks and clearing land. All the rocks were used to make, what else, walls! They lined the entire Island.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZP7jw_IIhDVAhvyfsS99IC6fKXB2M57UGchphw4wDLKIZW29AreyBxM9Ng3h2FZwyJNoYgnmcArfj_52o2G0keN11KXGeVuLOBlKegG71V1rIRebv5LXP_xFjv9_TaAl1GG04a-r_AUE/s1600-h/5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZP7jw_IIhDVAhvyfsS99IC6fKXB2M57UGchphw4wDLKIZW29AreyBxM9Ng3h2FZwyJNoYgnmcArfj_52o2G0keN11KXGeVuLOBlKegG71V1rIRebv5LXP_xFjv9_TaAl1GG04a-r_AUE/s320/5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388493162844369682" border="0" /></a>This Island had many ruins and old run down houses.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Avoj0TOdwDecuuM76mr-PlcloDOwQMa2gc1SN-piaL1vsIL3F3sFVIWWsm3rGK6ZVNjcjxsluUobkA-cEoPKgP1Py8aQGjlgLkVzNFFpX3b40cYkqyD1sv8NS7Q8BWW5wyySkPPkFdg/s1600-h/6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 194px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Avoj0TOdwDecuuM76mr-PlcloDOwQMa2gc1SN-piaL1vsIL3F3sFVIWWsm3rGK6ZVNjcjxsluUobkA-cEoPKgP1Py8aQGjlgLkVzNFFpX3b40cYkqyD1sv8NS7Q8BWW5wyySkPPkFdg/s320/6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388493160144734674" border="0" /></a>This is an old Thatch house - where the roofs are made of straw. We were fortunate to see this one still so well intact.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrrif-luryz48g0-DFedHtSAR1w3wUVnwzZmsOShdIpFiBQM4StWEhwKOHvqxLEW7wYU5Qad9AnLDZWI70juk89WYngiQZClGiQiPsVoCAcWpXVqmq8UTZ5c0aF01oIIhjJJdFF4wODFQ/s1600-h/7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 222px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrrif-luryz48g0-DFedHtSAR1w3wUVnwzZmsOShdIpFiBQM4StWEhwKOHvqxLEW7wYU5Qad9AnLDZWI70juk89WYngiQZClGiQiPsVoCAcWpXVqmq8UTZ5c0aF01oIIhjJJdFF4wODFQ/s320/7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388493154603933890" border="0" /></a>Here is a newer Thatch house which is currently occupied by a family. They are cozy houses but now rare, as it is much work to change the straw and rope every year.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEBr4VPxLUjncMc105hCZYKIPocwY4zLLVyHDdT1o2mln1DbbhOWspxM1qaO_uwEAbFJIEli4jHUAdr-u6pwId3XTOQAwYJ6NvL8ZY3Q77sfSIM-x8ZDwt6GQAZzMO1C6ReNTMkliiaSs/s1600-h/8.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEBr4VPxLUjncMc105hCZYKIPocwY4zLLVyHDdT1o2mln1DbbhOWspxM1qaO_uwEAbFJIEli4jHUAdr-u6pwId3XTOQAwYJ6NvL8ZY3Q77sfSIM-x8ZDwt6GQAZzMO1C6ReNTMkliiaSs/s320/8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388493148882876930" border="0" /></a>This house, along the Island shore, was where the movie "Man of Aran" was made. The documentary movie was made in 1932 and the Islanders are very proud of it.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEV6365GKV7R23tYm_AaGJbJxtBlT36vJKIIe1VOJTW7I2CuQixzlxvS-Hijp-ImhZmmFRZeumfa_OMHOpNrQXAsxkVRAgiGqLuQexpkrBNLwGvPJyjPoxVCqDRaoo6y7gZcoQUR3Pz2Y/s1600-h/9.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiEV6365GKV7R23tYm_AaGJbJxtBlT36vJKIIe1VOJTW7I2CuQixzlxvS-Hijp-ImhZmmFRZeumfa_OMHOpNrQXAsxkVRAgiGqLuQexpkrBNLwGvPJyjPoxVCqDRaoo6y7gZcoQUR3Pz2Y/s320/9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388492932552509138" border="0" /></a>These little tiny houses where everywhere on the island. I thought they were adorable and assumed they were play houses. I was delighted to find out they were built for the Leprechauns!! Too funny.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYaOdEariE6afDZSUDLtq_CC69pX3MDC8zHRgZIIlMi27fmvCOpenbkjnBfxT70Zu0BStiSNGT0ndO8u4S4ThFxHVPYYuul7HfeAjsd-HHddUNs1pqdwvpHY6qJRauGGqwNhdKje4yT5g/s1600-h/10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 230px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYaOdEariE6afDZSUDLtq_CC69pX3MDC8zHRgZIIlMi27fmvCOpenbkjnBfxT70Zu0BStiSNGT0ndO8u4S4ThFxHVPYYuul7HfeAjsd-HHddUNs1pqdwvpHY6qJRauGGqwNhdKje4yT5g/s320/10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388492926351395986" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTzHziSUGPCggECdnwsio2Ld5V0I54KBG_wblmYaR0eHPv7LP7u9-Rhipp3PkKdfNr4gEyLT4LuKJnfaxP0uFSFMjuhQbTmMcWl8Rv5io-85A5IpVW3EiK2rqaYFyQSgcO-3IW7mXbKPM/s1600-h/11.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 127px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhTzHziSUGPCggECdnwsio2Ld5V0I54KBG_wblmYaR0eHPv7LP7u9-Rhipp3PkKdfNr4gEyLT4LuKJnfaxP0uFSFMjuhQbTmMcWl8Rv5io-85A5IpVW3EiK2rqaYFyQSgcO-3IW7mXbKPM/s320/11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388492918546707202" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgHxea68MXkXJm2VdJMW4ZOmzX2nPkHi9Fa0zVvJ5AZvGO_ISq6Xg5Tsuj6dl7yzoeq7vTU0a-qemqGACLzw3sQgCREIXGEjKh7LL6XahzPqA6KtFGYOcNM3d3EKZrOoeZ4RGW26G6LXA/s1600-h/12.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 215px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgHxea68MXkXJm2VdJMW4ZOmzX2nPkHi9Fa0zVvJ5AZvGO_ISq6Xg5Tsuj6dl7yzoeq7vTU0a-qemqGACLzw3sQgCREIXGEjKh7LL6XahzPqA6KtFGYOcNM3d3EKZrOoeZ4RGW26G6LXA/s320/12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388492912479051458" border="0" /></a>The Aran Islands, like most of Ireland, is very religious. In Ireland we have seen statues of the Virgin Mary in the middle of roadside walls, statues of saints in town "centres" and churches everywhere. These monuments were on the island.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsX7VRIv1VrOm4wHeunLH-7Ngvs98OkRJlWMJISC6kFHPsu3pOagiiqiWHE1tUGi5_jSz1tqBd54lr7c-AAfmUDkD6i9Hz0VJJ9nqMr_9X7ZrRaVOQgPtXaL-WbnQM0GY_bWMiuRmumrA/s1600-h/13.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 254px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsX7VRIv1VrOm4wHeunLH-7Ngvs98OkRJlWMJISC6kFHPsu3pOagiiqiWHE1tUGi5_jSz1tqBd54lr7c-AAfmUDkD6i9Hz0VJJ9nqMr_9X7ZrRaVOQgPtXaL-WbnQM0GY_bWMiuRmumrA/s320/13.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388492904734712578" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQoPmCpRCGdlj93_Q6HhYtfeh_Fz4Tovsy1TXbErqSwWWUdQlW9J_cnGBth42piZGCor501miYbHnmTMVgNXPeOryZLWKl00lX1Ils3lEbNqx38s5hRvNJtIxUFsXdF9vOoY9NPQbx7i0/s1600-h/14.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQoPmCpRCGdlj93_Q6HhYtfeh_Fz4Tovsy1TXbErqSwWWUdQlW9J_cnGBth42piZGCor501miYbHnmTMVgNXPeOryZLWKl00lX1Ils3lEbNqx38s5hRvNJtIxUFsXdF9vOoY9NPQbx7i0/s320/14.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388492716493392882" border="0" /></a>The island had many horses and some sheep. Here are some of the other animals we say as well:<br />Cows:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJq0kAMrqJjD-o4eiEL8psJE6wpHxJjnEC_BbvK1FxAQCKcSnNScQFmZq9IQ6MCRC5JTTp8ZHdRgNc4sdS5WQjr7Ab5e13LqO-txcMuFgTgVdZSWKTTqJ1ELw_3ilhbidTUZD_N0dGylw/s1600-h/15.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 145px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJq0kAMrqJjD-o4eiEL8psJE6wpHxJjnEC_BbvK1FxAQCKcSnNScQFmZq9IQ6MCRC5JTTp8ZHdRgNc4sdS5WQjr7Ab5e13LqO-txcMuFgTgVdZSWKTTqJ1ELw_3ilhbidTUZD_N0dGylw/s320/15.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388492708792762834" border="0" /></a>Seals!!!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizyXTKCgunQq_rxbRS0S9HngqsZa4SplQF7328GG0GK6hOg2r_eW4FE2GewYayWuTL_4utpaK7_z-fPckIB0jHMjtlhrdZlcmuK63fUA99ySS6TOCEVvx4PyQruIMLbnMYIMQr0kI6H-Q/s1600-h/16.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEizyXTKCgunQq_rxbRS0S9HngqsZa4SplQF7328GG0GK6hOg2r_eW4FE2GewYayWuTL_4utpaK7_z-fPckIB0jHMjtlhrdZlcmuK63fUA99ySS6TOCEVvx4PyQruIMLbnMYIMQr0kI6H-Q/s320/16.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388492702826651746" border="0" /></a>Swan:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifSfWPYkfhyphenhyphenzVJrq14LR0zRMTFD_wDaeE9Ro4OwlXeg1MVHckQYREd61V9KhH30AE4JMlJwP3A7NiTLwbNENr-xXYJMHJgMEvy6Ujk9xgkBtLvbcBTJ7Ev5-3mIgV4fmWVZHpbjBYgFAM/s1600-h/17.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 238px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEifSfWPYkfhyphenhyphenzVJrq14LR0zRMTFD_wDaeE9Ro4OwlXeg1MVHckQYREd61V9KhH30AE4JMlJwP3A7NiTLwbNENr-xXYJMHJgMEvy6Ujk9xgkBtLvbcBTJ7Ev5-3mIgV4fmWVZHpbjBYgFAM/s320/17.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388492701154944850" border="0" /></a>Baby Donkey<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNfo5IRsKqduV9Mel1iW2IEzQl6plx51as9Omlslgj858dXndRIRATEV-iyP2qmr6VLUHDa5ERaecSLzlFYq0n9-faIfND2Jt9yQRENt9T-n4_MiRJDQB-ggQNJTa7m7xiSXcOV8zQJZk/s1600-h/18.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 215px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNfo5IRsKqduV9Mel1iW2IEzQl6plx51as9Omlslgj858dXndRIRATEV-iyP2qmr6VLUHDa5ERaecSLzlFYq0n9-faIfND2Jt9yQRENt9T-n4_MiRJDQB-ggQNJTa7m7xiSXcOV8zQJZk/s320/18.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388492694792871362" border="0" /></a>These beautiful red flowers are all over the west coast. Ty took this beautiful picture:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmxT_oi7EAoxFx0EosfLWC26LJ1p8c56PuxPOD1KRhbfBkHeuHItp7OatL6LIhkski69ddyN7dpdhvt7isaxi8wXLTGtpUUrumqtusNcYGvUWiW74rB0BahiJ4gaQk2Mo0MswWKCabDuA/s1600-h/19.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmxT_oi7EAoxFx0EosfLWC26LJ1p8c56PuxPOD1KRhbfBkHeuHItp7OatL6LIhkski69ddyN7dpdhvt7isaxi8wXLTGtpUUrumqtusNcYGvUWiW74rB0BahiJ4gaQk2Mo0MswWKCabDuA/s320/19.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388492467423655394" border="0" /></a>The grass was so green and so incredibly soft and thick, that the wind left waves in it:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Nh_GBXADXi1EFLfanwY-ljw9shsP_h7oOuf-jUEPlTQ3lWXK9NlStijv8QMgQIonZCfpbQTVQqRGQAqZ0SnQBBkGknniuaDyd2mCbQJEv_T2RLPF6JSIaBRhpCAMoCsaf2P3CEj-_Y0/s1600-h/20.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj0Nh_GBXADXi1EFLfanwY-ljw9shsP_h7oOuf-jUEPlTQ3lWXK9NlStijv8QMgQIonZCfpbQTVQqRGQAqZ0SnQBBkGknniuaDyd2mCbQJEv_T2RLPF6JSIaBRhpCAMoCsaf2P3CEj-_Y0/s320/20.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388492459184601714" border="0" /></a>Our tour driver insisted on taking a picture of us. Here we are on the island of Inishmore<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNqUpuPaZZP5UEuoTIR8QZfU2q2m3Dv2Ho6pAbsCHkGrReX7QfxGT4YuOH-s-OgSpVc5Uyt0BDVgbrgfEoz__CZnuo5u4HCJ-RfQfJuxObfAM71mOdvD9wdR_UU4IOArCAQu2epeMkecQ/s1600-h/21.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNqUpuPaZZP5UEuoTIR8QZfU2q2m3Dv2Ho6pAbsCHkGrReX7QfxGT4YuOH-s-OgSpVc5Uyt0BDVgbrgfEoz__CZnuo5u4HCJ-RfQfJuxObfAM71mOdvD9wdR_UU4IOArCAQu2epeMkecQ/s320/21.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388492453718397826" border="0" /></a>The beautiful ruins of an 8th Century church and monastery:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtNeWJUUzKTBdQb4t1Wjj2qGaQYYb8AhkbCXemYr6aENyicdYcxDKadNw_ua_PBAhNDRfnYZvV1NbS-uXDRWEvKJpCfdmN9M895x7YjdMvgGl09S99Q_2NoQVMyZNwvOA-sphS-qqWkIk/s1600-h/22.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 182px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtNeWJUUzKTBdQb4t1Wjj2qGaQYYb8AhkbCXemYr6aENyicdYcxDKadNw_ua_PBAhNDRfnYZvV1NbS-uXDRWEvKJpCfdmN9M895x7YjdMvgGl09S99Q_2NoQVMyZNwvOA-sphS-qqWkIk/s320/22.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388492449374854146" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW4HWCHlOG7WsxQ8gkJmQhGjcwbjLlm2Xz6z8jC9rXHQ0Pp_Sr8lwvXJGtJGiBQKgt6kWdIBeK-oTfkLfTb0FE1GaM3jzXBAk_SpPf11AhQsjZqI4-y7w9kxvL8k95aKmtNqkdIeTDiBk/s1600-h/23.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiW4HWCHlOG7WsxQ8gkJmQhGjcwbjLlm2Xz6z8jC9rXHQ0Pp_Sr8lwvXJGtJGiBQKgt6kWdIBeK-oTfkLfTb0FE1GaM3jzXBAk_SpPf11AhQsjZqI4-y7w9kxvL8k95aKmtNqkdIeTDiBk/s320/23.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388492443462382626" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6qJ88xSi2jQ3vsIdl289zAe9C8w5SHMgKfACoB_akNRsKJDk6u_OUtLnvqySFs9pLgFXU5UasOwgVYuA1zEbnAQzPZ28k-eBEdwPCpiHq4F1NwcdE95Kbxm6H5hPlPd9hehYqt8oWNLg/s1600-h/24.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 218px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg6qJ88xSi2jQ3vsIdl289zAe9C8w5SHMgKfACoB_akNRsKJDk6u_OUtLnvqySFs9pLgFXU5UasOwgVYuA1zEbnAQzPZ28k-eBEdwPCpiHq4F1NwcdE95Kbxm6H5hPlPd9hehYqt8oWNLg/s320/24.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388492236327734594" border="0" /></a>I had Ty stand by the doorway to give perspective on how short the people must have been!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlI1-W54Xmj1o08vNKwCUgzKveJPwMughq3GQgs2x58hwXEAWSsQfJZ83pJakGO4_CkNShfPrU0QSNvLcMjl_1Mznt6Yucw68a9mQoeWQ6_e1PlHsQR1Mm-HMXReBCFUhWdiae_CbGZmE/s1600-h/25.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 272px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlI1-W54Xmj1o08vNKwCUgzKveJPwMughq3GQgs2x58hwXEAWSsQfJZ83pJakGO4_CkNShfPrU0QSNvLcMjl_1Mznt6Yucw68a9mQoeWQ6_e1PlHsQR1Mm-HMXReBCFUhWdiae_CbGZmE/s320/25.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388492229320378946" border="0" /></a>Tomb stones are everywhere and becoming unearthed.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrOnwN8dAeB4o7ZYHirHoKMgZ6LymVR_-TtDLe6yQgQ5528qgO1RPzVjeWIQznzGX3V662-xQevBJoUbWFJh8De3JXOGATFtXXPOmMKDeZTfSGbSVxJcluN_jdh_lPNz-xuAZK0_sjTIk/s1600-h/26.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrOnwN8dAeB4o7ZYHirHoKMgZ6LymVR_-TtDLe6yQgQ5528qgO1RPzVjeWIQznzGX3V662-xQevBJoUbWFJh8De3JXOGATFtXXPOmMKDeZTfSGbSVxJcluN_jdh_lPNz-xuAZK0_sjTIk/s320/26.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388492221973068754" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0wfSIxMWGg0auKtGyGNovQ6sXK6R8xE1LyoZfq_xLcDpLpbJcjQflS5KGtHsVN5E4JaOPMV1PsSfjt-sAF6Y3PEFYakhCM2Zpq5EpqBBBFgG6XAakUzmaDUEw4Z5ZUwdALFnkKXbWcWg/s1600-h/27.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0wfSIxMWGg0auKtGyGNovQ6sXK6R8xE1LyoZfq_xLcDpLpbJcjQflS5KGtHsVN5E4JaOPMV1PsSfjt-sAF6Y3PEFYakhCM2Zpq5EpqBBBFgG6XAakUzmaDUEw4Z5ZUwdALFnkKXbWcWg/s320/27.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388492217843225522" border="0" /></a>Irish/Gaelic tombstone<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcnDb-ppRgvM_3I7Hgrx_HCMMdqurACqCfSb_PPWFeNVAGYjnpu0FXoVV1-OBo7hiuyPivfdv2MpezMNE7b0X-c_BS-HYxaG8QUhRu78tSndgSxOVhi9Vkc7sQdOme0C3wbZbd1SF0ocw/s1600-h/28.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjcnDb-ppRgvM_3I7Hgrx_HCMMdqurACqCfSb_PPWFeNVAGYjnpu0FXoVV1-OBo7hiuyPivfdv2MpezMNE7b0X-c_BS-HYxaG8QUhRu78tSndgSxOVhi9Vkc7sQdOme0C3wbZbd1SF0ocw/s320/28.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388492213225570690" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi12lO_FLeGpB-0i98jj77htUFz_UjUH_bonPdcNO8KJg6nyJZ1QAOeOC07AS6A2JYEFkAhq2KX3ujjmQD8tiu4SAbr6n2qkEvHKmdwA7KiDrh4oTrUctCMksFVaHJJhMAH8e4bi4YIYs4/s1600-h/29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi12lO_FLeGpB-0i98jj77htUFz_UjUH_bonPdcNO8KJg6nyJZ1QAOeOC07AS6A2JYEFkAhq2KX3ujjmQD8tiu4SAbr6n2qkEvHKmdwA7KiDrh4oTrUctCMksFVaHJJhMAH8e4bi4YIYs4/s320/29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388491857639008466" border="0" /></a>The tour guide dropped us off so we could make our way up to a prehistoric fort located (called <b>Dún Aonghasa) </b>at the top of a cliff. It was a twenty minute walk up a very steep, rocky hill.<br />Ty stops to pick (what else) but blackberries on the way.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq_mOCLkS2l7Y44q1K550NSLZQezGsqiu8RdD-16GpGFwJTEHhyphenhyphenC9TV92HnEuaI5HyePrCJVtPiL7LO7NJt_AcfyGonZmNJ9ahEjL3hTq_rgMYYM2yYJ61hnjyjZZ5ZQse180b58fkkb8/s1600-h/30.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq_mOCLkS2l7Y44q1K550NSLZQezGsqiu8RdD-16GpGFwJTEHhyphenhyphenC9TV92HnEuaI5HyePrCJVtPiL7LO7NJt_AcfyGonZmNJ9ahEjL3hTq_rgMYYM2yYJ61hnjyjZZ5ZQse180b58fkkb8/s320/30.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388491848512986130" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOE0JpqoHw21MNBCjGRFNi838-2vleG3CqtDMns8B4gPelubgtZcohxsStENM67fZjtnAzluJG-vLNO1sS5oHJ-RaOG1mFbxTB3vUzQu6mo2Vd1HHpqsLldiYsd7hf18e8NNMZ0jkXCNo/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 194px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjOE0JpqoHw21MNBCjGRFNi838-2vleG3CqtDMns8B4gPelubgtZcohxsStENM67fZjtnAzluJG-vLNO1sS5oHJ-RaOG1mFbxTB3vUzQu6mo2Vd1HHpqsLldiYsd7hf18e8NNMZ0jkXCNo/s320/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388493342246304930" border="0" /></a><br />The fort at the top of the hill.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUwecL3TE_wHoW1CRcJ-DKqRpYYjMIcqfxHB1f48Ws6HQlaiBKKiNo7F5nRNrMKu4vUipHHIFOl9wtNFHNTkObvBL_44ABAz9XNHXjxZLc8zGHZ2LHKvH7yk2PubyzQEQL7VNI-FwcWKo/s1600-h/31.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUwecL3TE_wHoW1CRcJ-DKqRpYYjMIcqfxHB1f48Ws6HQlaiBKKiNo7F5nRNrMKu4vUipHHIFOl9wtNFHNTkObvBL_44ABAz9XNHXjxZLc8zGHZ2LHKvH7yk2PubyzQEQL7VNI-FwcWKo/s320/31.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388491844085424706" border="0" /></a>The long, steep hike to the top.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Tm4kR25-Y8QOiZ1sCzfX0a9-kMOoVsYHU-ejo9KN3uAeNL2ZunzpQbeyfSEtzS6j1DrNtR98jXZHqsbQip_SpHPwGktLwbbZgRIgHApuC52thyphenhyphenyedfWtnMp2tK3BXLgwWT4K2ABuZYM/s1600-h/32.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 95px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5Tm4kR25-Y8QOiZ1sCzfX0a9-kMOoVsYHU-ejo9KN3uAeNL2ZunzpQbeyfSEtzS6j1DrNtR98jXZHqsbQip_SpHPwGktLwbbZgRIgHApuC52thyphenhyphenyedfWtnMp2tK3BXLgwWT4K2ABuZYM/s320/32.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388491840525312514" border="0" /></a>Rocks jutting out of the ground, surround the fort.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDvplpeWJRv_5D7SCVvwBNF0DpEYgVlep8pKaGyGHXd85W7VDzwzaOM6kQc_m9MTiPHCE3qrBKSJCYoyYpjry1-T3aG4TFe9DaQodD2RWef5S-Q4NZRjJr6w6c54LukLmRODMSEbMxpmg/s1600-h/32a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDvplpeWJRv_5D7SCVvwBNF0DpEYgVlep8pKaGyGHXd85W7VDzwzaOM6kQc_m9MTiPHCE3qrBKSJCYoyYpjry1-T3aG4TFe9DaQodD2RWef5S-Q4NZRjJr6w6c54LukLmRODMSEbMxpmg/s320/32a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388491834855778162" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4DJ2-V9xxj_Sk7HbUhEVXm-814jgeLKXy1Zkuol__rG-6xDYN12eu2XDor9_OD8vOnHt37NqxS2GJESnxnG7cPduXC7LzjZnyRSYfdnPSEJDIDXqxnKzssTjlwOvuCVtkjICM3VaF1Mk/s1600-h/32aa.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 211px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4DJ2-V9xxj_Sk7HbUhEVXm-814jgeLKXy1Zkuol__rG-6xDYN12eu2XDor9_OD8vOnHt37NqxS2GJESnxnG7cPduXC7LzjZnyRSYfdnPSEJDIDXqxnKzssTjlwOvuCVtkjICM3VaF1Mk/s320/32aa.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388491533686348546" border="0" /></a>Ty next to the fort wall. (built 2nd Century B.C. !!)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg3VxJeLeoXb-r4KSuvitwTYD3wUdqDZPMioqGOC_Hgjwa28wNnG1_WPcGKCdh5_JofnvtTpSY2buNfGvvPQiUQbWN1TJChbXkrVXF0hi0rJLdrXH2N5KcNKwoKKc3hOZTGnMYY_tsVGE/s1600-h/33.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg3VxJeLeoXb-r4KSuvitwTYD3wUdqDZPMioqGOC_Hgjwa28wNnG1_WPcGKCdh5_JofnvtTpSY2buNfGvvPQiUQbWN1TJChbXkrVXF0hi0rJLdrXH2N5KcNKwoKKc3hOZTGnMYY_tsVGE/s320/33.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388491529363777042" border="0" /></a>We think this is some type of fire place.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg-e7LECjuvLiscCP6pYC03Acxg3agwwG-et8RBNGla3BWAmxbgkctAhjJJ4A0W-YIizS32UEfFVkzs-5ZUTk2Q4DfrLdkh8VPlpaBGxSNvdIbi_2S-atJp-_463lkI7Ujm8nmr5-L2po/s1600-h/34.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhg-e7LECjuvLiscCP6pYC03Acxg3agwwG-et8RBNGla3BWAmxbgkctAhjJJ4A0W-YIizS32UEfFVkzs-5ZUTk2Q4DfrLdkh8VPlpaBGxSNvdIbi_2S-atJp-_463lkI7Ujm8nmr5-L2po/s320/34.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388491520526973490" border="0" /></a>View of fort from the cliff.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh17BnY_GmWC365E0T-cg3taiOICdYu2IJCH4wlV8Rs_DxkcC3hqBigIdRWwkQ5hw6s2hR1s1ubwXO7meAZb1Zw_8m2NqLKuf9YM6HhmI_NEeNMAJ0QJovRSm6yqVf7lsU8Gi9XSD1Y22s/s1600-h/35.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh17BnY_GmWC365E0T-cg3taiOICdYu2IJCH4wlV8Rs_DxkcC3hqBigIdRWwkQ5hw6s2hR1s1ubwXO7meAZb1Zw_8m2NqLKuf9YM6HhmI_NEeNMAJ0QJovRSm6yqVf7lsU8Gi9XSD1Y22s/s320/35.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388491516310025746" border="0" /></a>Beautiful cliffs the fort sits on top of.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7C6vZLoVsskiK8lzG-nkK3VNLfCnjnXqMzMZw-7cNwH2OJPDgLDbXFdRPyTD0QAxGLjhDFFsdjOeN-QK4GFPfj5IMk7vGJ6N4E7d_OaYV96Os4wX8zgQbALKxWPpESXrl3I_ZbuxGfsI/s1600-h/36.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7C6vZLoVsskiK8lzG-nkK3VNLfCnjnXqMzMZw-7cNwH2OJPDgLDbXFdRPyTD0QAxGLjhDFFsdjOeN-QK4GFPfj5IMk7vGJ6N4E7d_OaYV96Os4wX8zgQbALKxWPpESXrl3I_ZbuxGfsI/s320/36.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388491515021134834" border="0" /></a>Unlike the Cliffs of Moher, we were able to crawl/walk to the edge of these cliffs and look over. Here is my view from the cliff edge.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA7MpZP8T5QWbNyyydAbDtl85mwu8MgFtpYep8rrWxtnnba56MTpkZjJ2IB-Id4ANpZQQqPT2h5wod5FwGy4SpsQG30ZIMfHTepcdfZVxvpvlBlDw090KymbEJqJBYhPWXBR11TJoB3CA/s1600-h/37.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjA7MpZP8T5QWbNyyydAbDtl85mwu8MgFtpYep8rrWxtnnba56MTpkZjJ2IB-Id4ANpZQQqPT2h5wod5FwGy4SpsQG30ZIMfHTepcdfZVxvpvlBlDw090KymbEJqJBYhPWXBR11TJoB3CA/s320/37.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388491115307276178" border="0" /></a>Hopee at the Aran Island cliffs<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFgNF1MWAMjMqtg4CRzgInSom61NzHORi2NY4I8Abb_E-s0QXz557OH1GJpFarXCcrck6RiO77QmzBb9i4300Hoe3sxcE-XrZOrm0z7ptu8ZjrgL-S_sT7zIZkKUZYoj3-CzqhIyqvooQ/s1600-h/38.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFgNF1MWAMjMqtg4CRzgInSom61NzHORi2NY4I8Abb_E-s0QXz557OH1GJpFarXCcrck6RiO77QmzBb9i4300Hoe3sxcE-XrZOrm0z7ptu8ZjrgL-S_sT7zIZkKUZYoj3-CzqhIyqvooQ/s320/38.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388491112227155874" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzEj0DQspjJy-Oq6Yk23-sqB3k2cDN38K6az9auj2f2JlVpzML0PuXPlEx-anpPp8I9c21OcK-LuOCzCygez5DP-b5aVWteDtjM5qY4_wguZtZG_Itg6_UY1LhF_Wthm3zWdqpGNHVTyw/s1600-h/39.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzEj0DQspjJy-Oq6Yk23-sqB3k2cDN38K6az9auj2f2JlVpzML0PuXPlEx-anpPp8I9c21OcK-LuOCzCygez5DP-b5aVWteDtjM5qY4_wguZtZG_Itg6_UY1LhF_Wthm3zWdqpGNHVTyw/s320/39.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388491100668320658" border="0" /></a>We saw this bar as we were getting ready to leave, it cracked us up. The Statue of Liberty looks angry.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMQBOK0rB6CdloMvh2yG4MTpVj-FESSOAmm_zXTetPjv7BdN6ebAMmEehAdk0Acf3eIiNAMXOF6qRWcylkC15xI-ml4-Gsuocgr3OaAwbY6PKq8EiG5BmE8a_uIINMAb_Q7Io4dnunoKE/s1600-h/40.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMQBOK0rB6CdloMvh2yG4MTpVj-FESSOAmm_zXTetPjv7BdN6ebAMmEehAdk0Acf3eIiNAMXOF6qRWcylkC15xI-ml4-Gsuocgr3OaAwbY6PKq8EiG5BmE8a_uIINMAb_Q7Io4dnunoKE/s320/40.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388491092377492610" border="0" /></a>We took the boat back from the Aran Islands and arrived back in Galway around 6:30 pm. We decided to go have dinner at The King's Head, where we had the wonderful muscles a couple nights before. The muscles were, once again amazing!! I drank the last Guinness I am sure I will have, as I do not like Guinness in the States.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsluBM_mcR0lYoJ-PW6uVCYUZf-p9Yl90AQVySrdxutzVealUHwsZAWGiaWeZS5t6kxn1KtosBm2yvbMx3ARBQ4bky56Dz6QEjLFbcqTwsFL7sMxu1899l0NQBRMpIjj4AOoif1n7ckSw/s1600-h/41.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgsluBM_mcR0lYoJ-PW6uVCYUZf-p9Yl90AQVySrdxutzVealUHwsZAWGiaWeZS5t6kxn1KtosBm2yvbMx3ARBQ4bky56Dz6QEjLFbcqTwsFL7sMxu1899l0NQBRMpIjj4AOoif1n7ckSw/s320/41.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388491087558340018" border="0" /></a>Ty and I are ready to go home... but there is a small part of me that never wants to leave the beauty of Ireland. We returned to the B&B for our final nights sleep.Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00351631236864954843noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404481066945093431.post-21203211188364726112009-09-30T18:07:00.000-07:002010-01-20T21:50:34.033-08:00DAY NINE – AILWEE CAVES, THE BURREN & CLIFFS OF MOHER<meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceType"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceName"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal">I woke up this morning to a beautiful, sunny day. I had been preparing myself for a rainy, <st1:country-region><st1:place>Ireland</st1:place></st1:country-region>… but we have been very fortunate to have had no rain what-so-ever. This apparently is very unusual and everyone keeps joking we brought the <st1:state><st1:place>Florida</st1:place></st1:state> sunshine with us. People in <st1:country-region><st1:place>Ireland</st1:place></st1:country-region> have misconception about <st1:state><st1:place>Florida</st1:place></st1:state>, as we get a lot of rain ourselves. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Report on Ty</b> – Ty woke up this morning still hurting, but not nearly as bad as the day before. He said he felt well enough to go ahead with our plans for the day, which we were both glad about. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">We had been looking forward to this day, the entire trip. We planned on driving into <st1:place><st1:placetype>County</st1:placetype> <st1:placename>Clare</st1:placename></st1:place> to visit the Burren Perfumery, Ailwee caves, the Burrens and the Cliffs of Moher. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">After breakfast we headed out and arrived at the Perfumery first. I was interested in visiting the perfumery as they make their all-natural-products from flowers/herbs found in the Burren. The Burren holds over 70% of <st1:country-region><st1:place>Ireland</st1:place></st1:country-region>’s different plant species. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Inside the Burren Perfume shop:<o:p></o:p></b></p> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeEu0iYuJmlo2QvYUDJjm_l2KE7uGPE6JiZq6ZL1mhOgfq91H-SRTAs5SoVfkDKnEePFeHsihLYl5t0UApAnsqP7p96Z9iFiMqv0_f7HLnpY-UjACaIiWmI36lAbvcFS2dy55kDdSwk7w/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjeEu0iYuJmlo2QvYUDJjm_l2KE7uGPE6JiZq6ZL1mhOgfq91H-SRTAs5SoVfkDKnEePFeHsihLYl5t0UApAnsqP7p96Z9iFiMqv0_f7HLnpY-UjACaIiWmI36lAbvcFS2dy55kDdSwk7w/s320/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387436112639858098" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal">I was purchasing some items for myself when Ty saw some Arnica balm. He rubbed it into his neck and shoulder and instantly felt some of the pain draw out of the muscle. I then immediately bought some of the Arnica balm. It is great stuff!</p> <p class="MsoNormal">After we made our purchases, we went strolling through their wonderful herb garden. </p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo-BTaAjBUzP7GtXEdYAegs2CLtpdAJrKu1r9-V3hxFMb-TB1A2aXSW87zX0-VLe4EgLezy4V7Sh1FPSlxp314R4z4D1-4t1tgzBj88qxXIDNBH64S1xKuQ4ZQOQTox6K_LLPIbwdbNeo/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjo-BTaAjBUzP7GtXEdYAegs2CLtpdAJrKu1r9-V3hxFMb-TB1A2aXSW87zX0-VLe4EgLezy4V7Sh1FPSlxp314R4z4D1-4t1tgzBj88qxXIDNBH64S1xKuQ4ZQOQTox6K_LLPIbwdbNeo/s320/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387435982919954290" border="0" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHQMkiIVuJjHhGARCksnmgC_jlk2S1kwX_VzG230FBgNZ930ag8_ZAHvz9e7vOFlFJhcKks9GR7tSXSstTgUBg70SEAeDr5F3RvNN9qJy0rhoo_w1CQzxGh3BvDxvLkOZyWYbVLKip4CA/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgHQMkiIVuJjHhGARCksnmgC_jlk2S1kwX_VzG230FBgNZ930ag8_ZAHvz9e7vOFlFJhcKks9GR7tSXSstTgUBg70SEAeDr5F3RvNN9qJy0rhoo_w1CQzxGh3BvDxvLkOZyWYbVLKip4CA/s320/3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387435974827466370" border="0" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUjRAVSVyezlpijNzEmUTFfW9wn2vqHyww5Ul2XhHaZBcSWNWMwhHhRtB4B6YOTYgNK4teW4u_KpCAYmpzvBnaNLZTCRz4W9Acm7w5ZwDIaNJ1xga7faRrnqs8_OoyQNO0YVIqkoPmzok/s1600-h/4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUjRAVSVyezlpijNzEmUTFfW9wn2vqHyww5Ul2XhHaZBcSWNWMwhHhRtB4B6YOTYgNK4teW4u_KpCAYmpzvBnaNLZTCRz4W9Acm7w5ZwDIaNJ1xga7faRrnqs8_OoyQNO0YVIqkoPmzok/s320/4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387435969918052130" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal">I love the little signs which named the herbs and told what medicinal purposes they have. </p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim0yJAXiA7AIpTtKYjDrMCLf5_6wO5EKTJQhtgHnZZQPEMj113BZpmgngHT2eGkByCqxL4lOhyQeL0FTQnfycyPzksg9r5K4YYq22G6KaMic1rHeICzIA84BN5sPJTA2efxeHoUCIytmc/s1600-h/5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEim0yJAXiA7AIpTtKYjDrMCLf5_6wO5EKTJQhtgHnZZQPEMj113BZpmgngHT2eGkByCqxL4lOhyQeL0FTQnfycyPzksg9r5K4YYq22G6KaMic1rHeICzIA84BN5sPJTA2efxeHoUCIytmc/s320/5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387435967312362850" border="0" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6pq51qiM4-6llaSF52DxaHOz2LmiyTrfrK7v0SqPaMs0msci6s3oqFsGZH6tSg98XpyGln4AKPRJBMdzi3_i_UIsRrxA7k4WSm7t9ux7_ICtXHxl8LGW4T_PEn3KmM4mv90ZKy0GyCDA/s1600-h/6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 214px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh6pq51qiM4-6llaSF52DxaHOz2LmiyTrfrK7v0SqPaMs0msci6s3oqFsGZH6tSg98XpyGln4AKPRJBMdzi3_i_UIsRrxA7k4WSm7t9ux7_ICtXHxl8LGW4T_PEn3KmM4mv90ZKy0GyCDA/s320/6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387435955102100546" border="0" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPOL6dwaREcWVO7_gbkswDxlc_HArWT15YpUjTC-LM6f22-572EB8iDy-5H-SFYjbm4kPwyt8zuPNTAJnQ9JWWGxpZr7O0J52Em5X2VIGRdxTYKX10h-tFg2xuaUYmeyoYpqZnGhb2vkg/s1600-h/7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPOL6dwaREcWVO7_gbkswDxlc_HArWT15YpUjTC-LM6f22-572EB8iDy-5H-SFYjbm4kPwyt8zuPNTAJnQ9JWWGxpZr7O0J52Em5X2VIGRdxTYKX10h-tFg2xuaUYmeyoYpqZnGhb2vkg/s320/7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387435549229303394" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Ty hanging out in the herb garden<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgffSAra-I2qZlqJh8uTtDdDCcfrf5bMFp94Itev0hooQaG1eI0bzd0mLjIKnGQ3tC1vxiKVK3mbLb3L0OUEGcD-BrhNFYHoWeODdiIohceiqMtmUfALoXqniddhY60Uaz9CAf37WI7BRI/s1600-h/8.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 222px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgffSAra-I2qZlqJh8uTtDdDCcfrf5bMFp94Itev0hooQaG1eI0bzd0mLjIKnGQ3tC1vxiKVK3mbLb3L0OUEGcD-BrhNFYHoWeODdiIohceiqMtmUfALoXqniddhY60Uaz9CAf37WI7BRI/s320/8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387435543359854082" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal">After the perfumery, we made our way through the Burren to the Ailwee caves. The Burren is absolutely beautiful and Ty and I kept stopping to take pictures. The mountains are made up of limestone, which also covers the land. Even in such a harsh terrain, many beautiful plants and flowers grow all over the land. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>The Burren (We took hundreds of pictures… here are some of our favorites)<o:p></o:p></b></p> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4DFojXgwczuQ5n8jfKDWGT7DrQGBLGiIC1f8fevYpwss6k6xTrep6sIHw5KeWl77RZ_IWxLJaN3iNU5b1B_GqfTXY6x0S3jX69qdht9gYQJF9_jA5paYnMXH8MfdJKx99_mhoqU4l2Kw/s1600-h/24.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 210px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh4DFojXgwczuQ5n8jfKDWGT7DrQGBLGiIC1f8fevYpwss6k6xTrep6sIHw5KeWl77RZ_IWxLJaN3iNU5b1B_GqfTXY6x0S3jX69qdht9gYQJF9_jA5paYnMXH8MfdJKx99_mhoqU4l2Kw/s320/24.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387434152179751266" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnkDZ6n1WT9Sg8gNYTFeWpqI6os_nWRzP4xr_Xr1y6UayEThilOVDhcvgoqZEvx0y1Ns-KYjg8Eop8jrRNBCnrB39nVtOo14TtrcOBM8CyCGxA4a5U9nHvBvuJaN7rYRiRDtJfP13x4go/s1600-h/25.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 202px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgnkDZ6n1WT9Sg8gNYTFeWpqI6os_nWRzP4xr_Xr1y6UayEThilOVDhcvgoqZEvx0y1Ns-KYjg8Eop8jrRNBCnrB39nVtOo14TtrcOBM8CyCGxA4a5U9nHvBvuJaN7rYRiRDtJfP13x4go/s320/25.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387434147409331346" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw7_rcc-o6pEh0kxyBGzxcCK-_ysInnru2646Vz-UeeUrrNuVynmt1-FZbjO6QZYcnDNeAp5HV-t0ojA-TE1G5t2hpyK03bMH6a7gfw8iUIrVTBY5ia1AEJQ2OduzbW-x7KJgIQbhyX7M/s1600-h/26.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhw7_rcc-o6pEh0kxyBGzxcCK-_ysInnru2646Vz-UeeUrrNuVynmt1-FZbjO6QZYcnDNeAp5HV-t0ojA-TE1G5t2hpyK03bMH6a7gfw8iUIrVTBY5ia1AEJQ2OduzbW-x7KJgIQbhyX7M/s320/26.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387434141803106594" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNyBOfI3jlNYHztklFnUAItwh3frnCCvuxFace3PzymBCLfQW-n_oj8AjLY86_BBhryuCw2nirlvh3E0KR4Mep1w8YJA5YMFtnHofhsZOpaUmYGcwDnOhlLZp72n2AKPojGBlTHj4tm5k/s1600-h/27.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNyBOfI3jlNYHztklFnUAItwh3frnCCvuxFace3PzymBCLfQW-n_oj8AjLY86_BBhryuCw2nirlvh3E0KR4Mep1w8YJA5YMFtnHofhsZOpaUmYGcwDnOhlLZp72n2AKPojGBlTHj4tm5k/s320/27.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387433812246703154" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJCpoRVLz8jPPm1X0y1zbXM1wXTb0voHyIZTBxhfvJfrz3XtJ_aCRHx8yANNjghqA2MJkjMQnArj6eI0-zQclx1y63bfO37_X1Jop6AkDZiwzahlAZdta0SQg_O438zDJ4vGxzhs0mT5w/s1600-h/28.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJCpoRVLz8jPPm1X0y1zbXM1wXTb0voHyIZTBxhfvJfrz3XtJ_aCRHx8yANNjghqA2MJkjMQnArj6eI0-zQclx1y63bfO37_X1Jop6AkDZiwzahlAZdta0SQg_O438zDJ4vGxzhs0mT5w/s320/28.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387433807013582482" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7uQzezhLZbxEqvPouCi4ryhoQliBq6fXtHazr51ROGcmvwC00Ds1YSyO_P-uYtLAAfb3MLhD3PXCWXoBZCFtr8arCO9RKcbUBjKIT6P5qkUIiA7srDU9A7U30DrJKcSZWwZLl3DHRNBM/s1600-h/29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 138px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7uQzezhLZbxEqvPouCi4ryhoQliBq6fXtHazr51ROGcmvwC00Ds1YSyO_P-uYtLAAfb3MLhD3PXCWXoBZCFtr8arCO9RKcbUBjKIT6P5qkUIiA7srDU9A7U30DrJKcSZWwZLl3DHRNBM/s320/29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387433801544334482" border="0" /></a><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUbM-H9UvYWlf2gwEWC0Rd3eDTPC-O0hyuXCWJJCSEWnDAM3vXUTYBgzPtuiR68a8g1OWmXIMh6SWnLH7Edv6hULB6B2MRdeBCKgrtT-s7VU4ccy9lWObgsGL02dnNArG74DYZT4Q5PxQ/s1600-h/30.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgUbM-H9UvYWlf2gwEWC0Rd3eDTPC-O0hyuXCWJJCSEWnDAM3vXUTYBgzPtuiR68a8g1OWmXIMh6SWnLH7Edv6hULB6B2MRdeBCKgrtT-s7VU4ccy9lWObgsGL02dnNArG74DYZT4Q5PxQ/s320/30.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387433796206224706" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal">I am fascinated by all of the man made stone walls that cover the Burrens. They are not held together by anything… the stones are simply stacked. They are all over <st1:country-region><st1:place>Ireland</st1:place></st1:country-region>, but in the Burrens they form a patchwork pattern, lining every property. It is amazing when you think of all the hours put into putting up these walls.
<br /></p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVZK_Sxv4Try-zJNwV3PRdoUE7ZiNTZlRk_5knJgK1D1dQrvg2mMstm5uqnRadTck9GFuuSaN6PF1s5aow7SiOYBBdNhyphenhyphenmwC6hlTK9utzn5FK_bpG0QHcHCAjOyppS9aaz4mC2twnvSUo/s1600-h/31.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVZK_Sxv4Try-zJNwV3PRdoUE7ZiNTZlRk_5knJgK1D1dQrvg2mMstm5uqnRadTck9GFuuSaN6PF1s5aow7SiOYBBdNhyphenhyphenmwC6hlTK9utzn5FK_bpG0QHcHCAjOyppS9aaz4mC2twnvSUo/s320/31.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387433788409314786" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjElVLpxbqW9NUgq_W8H6l3ZE2tRaopGmLTt7DPrAxCX88SCC4V4kxX_WSN50kK4IPMTa5MpTSAvUIVZTJdOd8ervHXAlsElH3BYWOkR4CJVxFm6w-ILeyVU6ZsP_XvMNozaSwcIL0jW64/s1600-h/32.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 187px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjElVLpxbqW9NUgq_W8H6l3ZE2tRaopGmLTt7DPrAxCX88SCC4V4kxX_WSN50kK4IPMTa5MpTSAvUIVZTJdOd8ervHXAlsElH3BYWOkR4CJVxFm6w-ILeyVU6ZsP_XvMNozaSwcIL0jW64/s320/32.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387433407320005474" border="0" /></a><p class="MsoNormal">Another thing about <st1:country-region><st1:place>Ireland</st1:place></st1:country-region>, is around every corner are ruins. Ty and I are fascinated by ruins and they are a big deal to us. I wonder if the same is true for the people who live in this country and see them everyday.
<br /></p><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht-xONr7AYVBfYGANEmXCqmVI0qJHeU5htpNESUple4ARlte8SXEShQNqbyDfddQXyxJ7Yuf70GKolkdcnpZDNStnPz3bUCV9WkSJ9UElPw7chRERMMlKhxNeNK_JRbyfXfZPOWMO70EA/s1600-h/33.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht-xONr7AYVBfYGANEmXCqmVI0qJHeU5htpNESUple4ARlte8SXEShQNqbyDfddQXyxJ7Yuf70GKolkdcnpZDNStnPz3bUCV9WkSJ9UElPw7chRERMMlKhxNeNK_JRbyfXfZPOWMO70EA/s320/33.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387433401916458226" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">I though this tree was beautiful. I have seen several that grow just like this in the Burren</span>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE9YSKVTtU87Z3izTTeDc8ZG5PnFLHXHRxSrzgJ_WiYSHqNfQCUdAl67RL8R25wnJKbuSVYNfME_hLfo8c4A7oFRHjJImH77vfoLnESs6Gekya2HFDzeOCzLoAvInTk7BXmIUdJoQDQgM/s1600-h/34.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjE9YSKVTtU87Z3izTTeDc8ZG5PnFLHXHRxSrzgJ_WiYSHqNfQCUdAl67RL8R25wnJKbuSVYNfME_hLfo8c4A7oFRHjJImH77vfoLnESs6Gekya2HFDzeOCzLoAvInTk7BXmIUdJoQDQgM/s320/34.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387433397194598178" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceType"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceName"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal">We then headed to <st1:place><st1:placename>Ailwee</st1:placename> <st1:placetype>Cave</st1:placetype></st1:place> which is an undergound cave system discovered in the Burren back in the 1940’s. </p> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ursTw89uPgfRcPIPx9RjBK2a_-aQV-ntz-IblGn7Szj7OsiLh3ipmCVJCMYTTEiFm2KFZ_JCVrJcKio0_lgW1Py612NnuNERy-Bjzrxy8NM4ayKRam09nOZtz4cI363HBEzP4_9Q6bk/s1600-h/9.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 231px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ursTw89uPgfRcPIPx9RjBK2a_-aQV-ntz-IblGn7Szj7OsiLh3ipmCVJCMYTTEiFm2KFZ_JCVrJcKio0_lgW1Py612NnuNERy-Bjzrxy8NM4ayKRam09nOZtz4cI363HBEzP4_9Q6bk/s320/9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387435535625581842" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal">Just before the cave is a Predatory Bird exhibit. We went through there first, before heading inside the cave. They had many gorgeous birds but they were all caged, making them difficult to photograph. </p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTqRit6Xw_ZSIENJFZ5ox9pOLGSzFGWhRVeTITfT3ChxetU0nJNQR_EL_-XJBzYCdM6fG49450w34jslnf0a5VBusd-uxNgC_YLIlF5Kl3GDvmlKxN0EVVw_9SjNEqKbKUz3Xl96obTxk/s1600-h/10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 314px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTqRit6Xw_ZSIENJFZ5ox9pOLGSzFGWhRVeTITfT3ChxetU0nJNQR_EL_-XJBzYCdM6fG49450w34jslnf0a5VBusd-uxNgC_YLIlF5Kl3GDvmlKxN0EVVw_9SjNEqKbKUz3Xl96obTxk/s320/10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387435533246791298" border="0" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXIBTtLIbmYE2E9Kjfi28_GFRQheT0SshJvTfxmOMCBTCG9TwADt13UOrdrqcVqgFH8CyTEPJ6PC04QKkB8rfJUdKoMxlSpK7IinmUDLvqBhY6fSeOS5XSAKvz6iok5024A7_I-yOTujE/s1600-h/11.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 273px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjXIBTtLIbmYE2E9Kjfi28_GFRQheT0SshJvTfxmOMCBTCG9TwADt13UOrdrqcVqgFH8CyTEPJ6PC04QKkB8rfJUdKoMxlSpK7IinmUDLvqBhY6fSeOS5XSAKvz6iok5024A7_I-yOTujE/s320/11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387435529225576546" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p style="font-weight: bold;" class="MsoNormal">Trainer and his Falcon</p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu1xjukdAQrCRZLi8L-EEHkQhIjVAu8Xapz9s6EhLVxN3BR1H-o7hFAGpxBwHRFuUo5rqL4ai_PrdjjWpFswANPFSU-qJF4KI_amBc78m-vj83yN9hiMnHG4r8S-660CNCBmW0UfreIbY/s1600-h/12.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 260px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiu1xjukdAQrCRZLi8L-EEHkQhIjVAu8Xapz9s6EhLVxN3BR1H-o7hFAGpxBwHRFuUo5rqL4ai_PrdjjWpFswANPFSU-qJF4KI_amBc78m-vj83yN9hiMnHG4r8S-660CNCBmW0UfreIbY/s320/12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387435152320251538" border="0" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYonvVx43hFWrgS0p3KpvGX-MRUDHsnmaKn6JN-O8q6qQHGJWgGeNS7o46HtGZxlBYqkUcFaBYwTNq9kcMxw6angjNIkTQpAPxeOgfqc_XfBaqvxPbrY_RMnZ_Xf82AJgeyVs63HdjoSg/s1600-h/13.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 317px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYonvVx43hFWrgS0p3KpvGX-MRUDHsnmaKn6JN-O8q6qQHGJWgGeNS7o46HtGZxlBYqkUcFaBYwTNq9kcMxw6angjNIkTQpAPxeOgfqc_XfBaqvxPbrY_RMnZ_Xf82AJgeyVs63HdjoSg/s320/13.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387435145436612946" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal">After the birds, we headed to the cave. There is nothing like a five minute walk up a steep mountain slope to let you know how out of shape you are. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>This sign should have really read “5 minute walk of death”<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-z14odwd3gk85P2pQaSDXp6fkLKxNgKl0LwhNg1GWaSmK_4wBhhvxKh4DcFwvRPblcSeC_UmLCZW8Wc-2443OT4NiEhCLHmka2iMyqWtK5GSZZz3mGtOOrwXNC4t0EFewFIhyjiuUENE/s1600-h/14.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 271px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh-z14odwd3gk85P2pQaSDXp6fkLKxNgKl0LwhNg1GWaSmK_4wBhhvxKh4DcFwvRPblcSeC_UmLCZW8Wc-2443OT4NiEhCLHmka2iMyqWtK5GSZZz3mGtOOrwXNC4t0EFewFIhyjiuUENE/s320/14.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387435140989376610" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>They had these cool statues carved out of tree trunks on the path to the cave<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjadSQEhwK1lLmJ0TxD_8JI71J78o8xPR19knu9G9qCve6VSl9LgeyHUj2hN21N2z_tUL7lUN9UuR41tm-iTJBEI78-nN6ES54NqSYmM6JarurfkToY345t_LYZLUDOVU71HPlFI74_ZRQ/s1600-h/15.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 164px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjadSQEhwK1lLmJ0TxD_8JI71J78o8xPR19knu9G9qCve6VSl9LgeyHUj2hN21N2z_tUL7lUN9UuR41tm-iTJBEI78-nN6ES54NqSYmM6JarurfkToY345t_LYZLUDOVU71HPlFI74_ZRQ/s320/15.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387435136128772818" border="0" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIogNuJxlOm1y5jUrFB1q2E4TnD8lvcd1s4Zk6q15F3fv6oAwY69yQbcUMcVCwJnMglgsQtFPZqqAvm-KWirL6WZXaVeoqCVCwj6B6_raqipjhTs4tqWnVaC0hUtIYgjuIxzTXlwzCftw/s1600-h/16.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 183px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgIogNuJxlOm1y5jUrFB1q2E4TnD8lvcd1s4Zk6q15F3fv6oAwY69yQbcUMcVCwJnMglgsQtFPZqqAvm-KWirL6WZXaVeoqCVCwj6B6_raqipjhTs4tqWnVaC0hUtIYgjuIxzTXlwzCftw/s320/16.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387435128521154946" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>European Brown Bear remains found in the cave during the 1970’s. (This bear has been extinct in </b><st1:country-region><st1:place><b>Ireland</b></st1:place></st1:country-region><b> for 1200 years now!)<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS43HTRPuHnPjTq9NrH5VKv4vYjmKXMKhTHoerZwRrOPaWXeZKE42x_HMr0Za62ZOwg9aEDc0_QGGqkoizFTxDf_fhPIgUqtw7DI3uMvbNSP41GPrUJCBCEDMhwYtNevE6vRTph7ui97Y/s1600-h/17.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgS43HTRPuHnPjTq9NrH5VKv4vYjmKXMKhTHoerZwRrOPaWXeZKE42x_HMr0Za62ZOwg9aEDc0_QGGqkoizFTxDf_fhPIgUqtw7DI3uMvbNSP41GPrUJCBCEDMhwYtNevE6vRTph7ui97Y/s320/17.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387434518604109298" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>The tour guide called this formation “pillowing”. <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3wlweFzXvmPO4n5F8dgmq9LOlrTSkHM8euZlJV54cLZFyTSOC7zYNZObLPe2kZOa9YZvrU14-oNi5EsPnQR-8ffEw8Uyl1Bmy6NLttIHZ9b_pHkKAjwKhXnMDBtTJUsQMoqKSlAYOYLs/s1600-h/18.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3wlweFzXvmPO4n5F8dgmq9LOlrTSkHM8euZlJV54cLZFyTSOC7zYNZObLPe2kZOa9YZvrU14-oNi5EsPnQR-8ffEw8Uyl1Bmy6NLttIHZ9b_pHkKAjwKhXnMDBtTJUsQMoqKSlAYOYLs/s320/18.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387434511684839586" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Stalactites<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_JkOL6d7DuYu17D5749T6ECQxlOX8cbIyXTXE-TRskhe3LpBFPYc6qToACm6KXL262WaBxp1TovqoGRMiX3wEz9AYdMP458TCEitnyLR-Dd8sM11KK7fAeJ1_eV7o2g8BGsdmvUaeov4/s1600-h/19.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 260px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_JkOL6d7DuYu17D5749T6ECQxlOX8cbIyXTXE-TRskhe3LpBFPYc6qToACm6KXL262WaBxp1TovqoGRMiX3wEz9AYdMP458TCEitnyLR-Dd8sM11KK7fAeJ1_eV7o2g8BGsdmvUaeov4/s320/19.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387434506498490322" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>A waterfall inside the cave. We couldn’t get a good picture<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyYpAk19qy6gv2z4Wjxl7abluUP_My9TcH05S_EMprPK3ISoKtHVz3XbDIB_v71DAT6b0sb7FjjPiHPlIrVhcA67S3BYTs6M5z4fqVqRXoMqhdb_38-lSDUENay91_HQZXhBrX2cKBh5Q/s1600-h/20.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhyYpAk19qy6gv2z4Wjxl7abluUP_My9TcH05S_EMprPK3ISoKtHVz3XbDIB_v71DAT6b0sb7FjjPiHPlIrVhcA67S3BYTs6M5z4fqVqRXoMqhdb_38-lSDUENay91_HQZXhBrX2cKBh5Q/s320/20.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387434498923348594" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Quartz in the cave walls<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfjVsOXHRWzD-k8oxwvWls-sLq3771t1bsSGD1vH_gIk-czIBH9zZfIs9o-_E_ekrjgmrtIb4xn9qe09q4XHeQhcKgF6XbULn49qfz_RgXgN1fCw1dEeT_S9ejJEzIqLUc8FNC0cq7Bm4/s1600-h/21.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfjVsOXHRWzD-k8oxwvWls-sLq3771t1bsSGD1vH_gIk-czIBH9zZfIs9o-_E_ekrjgmrtIb4xn9qe09q4XHeQhcKgF6XbULn49qfz_RgXgN1fCw1dEeT_S9ejJEzIqLUc8FNC0cq7Bm4/s320/21.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387434491715417426" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Walking down the mountain side is so much easier that walking up it<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvAIXyMcFczPPo_tO9QBTtsAK0TGqTiaMRWuMRVyDn4cDvI23lNlknsSyxK2A9RMbui5qe70L2RxuyK0kR65YbP5gYjvJ5xY1AVii3qfIKb8t0QcAN34BjwMq38mdYawo_5B8SKzUupf8/s1600-h/22.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvAIXyMcFczPPo_tO9QBTtsAK0TGqTiaMRWuMRVyDn4cDvI23lNlknsSyxK2A9RMbui5qe70L2RxuyK0kR65YbP5gYjvJ5xY1AVii3qfIKb8t0QcAN34BjwMq38mdYawo_5B8SKzUupf8/s320/22.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387434166929454658" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal">After the Ailwee caves we headed to the Cliffs of Moher. We drove along the Atlantic shore, it was so beautiful. </p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjelNAqjWNk4HnIiNCK8GIojw-HApcwrW18HQBIqtg_vHJylFqzXg9c8X9CYAlsM9a3rHMGyQ8FxRRjKHdAO-Q_WLHi6PR0WiMp7Qy7Y3dS0uptefzpBMb677XvB-p1cKe9E24tJmxvX5k/s1600-h/23.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjelNAqjWNk4HnIiNCK8GIojw-HApcwrW18HQBIqtg_vHJylFqzXg9c8X9CYAlsM9a3rHMGyQ8FxRRjKHdAO-Q_WLHi6PR0WiMp7Qy7Y3dS0uptefzpBMb677XvB-p1cKe9E24tJmxvX5k/s320/23.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387434156370392898" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal">We stopped in a little town called Doolin and had lunch at a pub. We have learned that the nicer restaurants do not hold a candle to good pub food. With our bellies full, we made our way to the Cliffs of Moher. It was a lot of uphill/up-steps walking but very much worth it. I have never seen anything so stunning in all my life. </p> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSanRu91qwoLWRaDD6UYijwalQezmu1ZVwMhTEW7nkXpthyvb1lPWhdrGdKAMEgrkW45jBKWO-c5hGUrYH03pLc8o78TPhNkwZiDHRHv5WTkxuvtlnQJMgrc9EgwGhWzgFmFDWosZ5Ai0/s1600-h/35.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 162px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiSanRu91qwoLWRaDD6UYijwalQezmu1ZVwMhTEW7nkXpthyvb1lPWhdrGdKAMEgrkW45jBKWO-c5hGUrYH03pLc8o78TPhNkwZiDHRHv5WTkxuvtlnQJMgrc9EgwGhWzgFmFDWosZ5Ai0/s320/35.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387433388005951154" border="0" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg64bwyxaC4LawtZ-ZRkrLkD_S5d98UBAqy95kkx1FEDcqXZVDS5VJMO1QFsPfez6YNIhdkKdiB3ZcsdagEBvtLsUjrtUZA3YgsPEDqaE0wry1A5VINROFsFUA8HknsFBe1GxJG-zxUujU/s1600-h/36.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg64bwyxaC4LawtZ-ZRkrLkD_S5d98UBAqy95kkx1FEDcqXZVDS5VJMO1QFsPfez6YNIhdkKdiB3ZcsdagEBvtLsUjrtUZA3YgsPEDqaE0wry1A5VINROFsFUA8HknsFBe1GxJG-zxUujU/s320/36.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387433382330211842" border="0" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJPCFb0nTEsgr-RZV3fW1Y-6WGM4F7K0jzUtA6KlDSgXMKobgVdsbv4R5mpDI84yixbAk2SCMohWGIv2APt88SYVpQsFLnt3lBxKBrQugfH-pPGmH8OO55vG3DY58XnBTR27sYDiBUr4c/s1600-h/37.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJPCFb0nTEsgr-RZV3fW1Y-6WGM4F7K0jzUtA6KlDSgXMKobgVdsbv4R5mpDI84yixbAk2SCMohWGIv2APt88SYVpQsFLnt3lBxKBrQugfH-pPGmH8OO55vG3DY58XnBTR27sYDiBUr4c/s320/37.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387432959677748402" border="0" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzttKKeSAcH1SyfZIL0yP6dHX6OVS8gcBTAR00q_zL4R0Hqs0HJw6PYfBXy7woZtpiHGjnHg-ce5gi5PSNAuBfQ8NIYrLMvTd-Kt7VkHdKctmt_YIEaYFGASzr8JF170tA82eN9qeFOws/s1600-h/38.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzttKKeSAcH1SyfZIL0yP6dHX6OVS8gcBTAR00q_zL4R0Hqs0HJw6PYfBXy7woZtpiHGjnHg-ce5gi5PSNAuBfQ8NIYrLMvTd-Kt7VkHdKctmt_YIEaYFGASzr8JF170tA82eN9qeFOws/s320/38.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387432950184472674" border="0" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB2SkBfa_bn52aarNbh56hSilpjckuLhKogIk20fO9p-ScGHylr957RBVo5Rjju5LZV-xvXKuHt6OFbTikNHV0VoMzx1XTyZCnxyVKFAj9owSpwu4NYqTq7PLlZOHdtDM53D-xzwA4WCo/s1600-h/39.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhB2SkBfa_bn52aarNbh56hSilpjckuLhKogIk20fO9p-ScGHylr957RBVo5Rjju5LZV-xvXKuHt6OFbTikNHV0VoMzx1XTyZCnxyVKFAj9owSpwu4NYqTq7PLlZOHdtDM53D-xzwA4WCo/s320/39.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387432942315666674" border="0" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8-Ox2qJ0HRmE_xOQTsqyTg6LEQIf2Kjr_4CjqzdUjd3R39J35eyPLyaPjZ-1RsKrQUmGQiBD2L3iBPw8RR-0w4a3v3d0Y7ceGJw-b_Dp-pTW_WnQaMsB9iNWK57GFHkovs2mRKe-HQXg/s1600-h/40.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8-Ox2qJ0HRmE_xOQTsqyTg6LEQIf2Kjr_4CjqzdUjd3R39J35eyPLyaPjZ-1RsKrQUmGQiBD2L3iBPw8RR-0w4a3v3d0Y7ceGJw-b_Dp-pTW_WnQaMsB9iNWK57GFHkovs2mRKe-HQXg/s320/40.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387432938410826962" border="0" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiolb1l16wlPVLsVa5AM8r2AjDdBH2oAMqd9PsRCbWLlOjHxUXGXB6c2z2SxQecfLgGUshMRzsg_A3XAwVQKoZFPEQibD_6PYep4wjdttSpg5V0MLSm8rnwi1axLUgyiDWZEu4QpYqCazY/s1600-h/41.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiolb1l16wlPVLsVa5AM8r2AjDdBH2oAMqd9PsRCbWLlOjHxUXGXB6c2z2SxQecfLgGUshMRzsg_A3XAwVQKoZFPEQibD_6PYep4wjdttSpg5V0MLSm8rnwi1axLUgyiDWZEu4QpYqCazY/s320/41.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387432929953389074" border="0" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQuAOPx1eVsrY6chpgXeqP6PX1KDwmag-vGYu4HBwqcu0LdqQwHfLZb7tvp6cbE8q5gkExqT1gq-v6rsuLckto2Y-7HD5DcBwqaPHjTmafTIVm6oK3ABsQH5RpxenkbCXpSS6kBasQHlU/s1600-h/42.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQuAOPx1eVsrY6chpgXeqP6PX1KDwmag-vGYu4HBwqcu0LdqQwHfLZb7tvp6cbE8q5gkExqT1gq-v6rsuLckto2Y-7HD5DcBwqaPHjTmafTIVm6oK3ABsQH5RpxenkbCXpSS6kBasQHlU/s320/42.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387432549345265954" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>O’Briens Tower – a look out point on the Cliffs<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ncGSTXMcCgL2Kb5lkVhGNplWXRYd0A6pz7VSRBjbMbHxXBhT4sLm_fjqG7SSDB7pVFfn_PMVh_C-ktZp2-TzYxAlz0pJRTjcxewIPN9li2faLnkC7s6TGB2NMbs8Eqijy3X0yh7G_jg/s1600-h/43.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ncGSTXMcCgL2Kb5lkVhGNplWXRYd0A6pz7VSRBjbMbHxXBhT4sLm_fjqG7SSDB7pVFfn_PMVh_C-ktZp2-TzYxAlz0pJRTjcxewIPN9li2faLnkC7s6TGB2NMbs8Eqijy3X0yh7G_jg/s320/43.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387432544778365906" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal">It was cold and very windy standing at the tops of the cliff. This poor dog was crouched down along the wall trying to shelter him self from the wind. When Ty bent down to tie his shoelace, the dog came over to him. Looks like Ty made a new friend. </p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2_U9V5w3g0PZ4BRWggZsS4rGS6TNGEWqS3fh5RBorniTMyeIxbpvdkmWwEtFzrpTYJhu2suwImk7vHEjafep2WXIg7KZ7f6GEGjYDoZcHNXSI1sedKUp1y68F8N_mSyVxab3AU1LO-6M/s1600-h/44.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 219px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh2_U9V5w3g0PZ4BRWggZsS4rGS6TNGEWqS3fh5RBorniTMyeIxbpvdkmWwEtFzrpTYJhu2suwImk7vHEjafep2WXIg7KZ7f6GEGjYDoZcHNXSI1sedKUp1y68F8N_mSyVxab3AU1LO-6M/s320/44.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387432537475480530" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Chilly Ty and Hope at the Cliffs of Moher<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwjWvECDPUfqFhA2JrvWJo_r7IOBsqWxuamfV87XOIHWOwdpPX6fjLXrBh9_Po2RpJ9wI-9N7EWUhJtRYRe0gcy8OAUfrw6KI8bXeYxju0ge9Stkj2nNRUCwCh7I52IZgJ_lKdqJJcQUg/s1600-h/45.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 258px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwjWvECDPUfqFhA2JrvWJo_r7IOBsqWxuamfV87XOIHWOwdpPX6fjLXrBh9_Po2RpJ9wI-9N7EWUhJtRYRe0gcy8OAUfrw6KI8bXeYxju0ge9Stkj2nNRUCwCh7I52IZgJ_lKdqJJcQUg/s320/45.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387432532178139474" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal">We drove back to the B&B exhausted and sore. We did so much today and really had a great time. I feel fortunate to have almost checked everything off my to-do list, while here. I can’t believe we go home day after tomorrow. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">I leave you with one more picture… of a sign we found amusing (can’t go a day without one). It may not be funny to some, but we thought our kids would get a kick out of it. </p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggu5FUVjMlkveQFggPksPqsWoFp4mruWEBfcKDnEI3FzNOHGfAErjR2g4bXHAjvYSJ2J5NqQb692gbkGVNLhF96DJeb76UBrde9XGWNooC2bKEW-Zgz_Diz9YhrEDJpeigrjwfY0zQkSI/s1600-h/46.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 230px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggu5FUVjMlkveQFggPksPqsWoFp4mruWEBfcKDnEI3FzNOHGfAErjR2g4bXHAjvYSJ2J5NqQb692gbkGVNLhF96DJeb76UBrde9XGWNooC2bKEW-Zgz_Diz9YhrEDJpeigrjwfY0zQkSI/s320/46.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387432531326368338" border="0" /></a>
<br />Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00351631236864954843noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404481066945093431.post-88542443480683305912009-09-30T17:50:00.000-07:002010-01-20T21:50:07.809-08:00DAY EIGHT – GALWAY<meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="time"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal">I awoke this morning in a castle. It was spectacular and I was in good spirits. I wanted to milk the stay as long as possible, so we decided not to leave until check out at <st1:time hour="12" minute="0">noon</st1:time>. I was delighted to finally have internet again so I planned to spend time in the sunroom (online) after breakfast. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Unfortunately Ty woke up in horrible pain and couldn’t turn his head. We think he might have pinched a nerve in his neck somehow. He had a difficult time eating that morning as the pain was making him nauseous. He went back up to the room after breakfast to lie down and I spent some time on the computer. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">We checked out of the castle and started the hour long drive to our Bed and Breakfast in <st1:place>Galway</st1:place>. We stopped at a “Chemist” shop (aka a Pharmacy) and found some Ibuprofen and some kind of muscle cream. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">He was able to get the pain dulled enough to make it to the B&B. We found our B&B with little trouble. We are both getting very used to finding our way around in <st1:country-region><st1:place>Ireland</st1:place></st1:country-region> at this point… and Ty has become a pretty good left-side driver. I hope he remembers how to drive on the right side when we get back home ;-)</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Our B&B is The Bayberry House located just outside of <st1:place>Galway</st1:place> city. </p> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIE487LyDlsxY-TQzKEcaSfR_5E49AzCBExj40HDnRzjm_CduypM6GqG0BzrNyvVbiawWjjTmWP4_sdFRBMVL2L__vR0edhtkpCgxi3RH3cQhyphenhyphenjdAFP_iCmr3y9kmvSas4-VmSuudaxCM/s1600-h/32a.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 206px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIE487LyDlsxY-TQzKEcaSfR_5E49AzCBExj40HDnRzjm_CduypM6GqG0BzrNyvVbiawWjjTmWP4_sdFRBMVL2L__vR0edhtkpCgxi3RH3cQhyphenhyphenjdAFP_iCmr3y9kmvSas4-VmSuudaxCM/s320/32a.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387429730416434738" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>The outside of our B&B (taken at night because I forgot to get one when we arrived)<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCxeW8viZaxqT5L5FmxycWQA8P_NZIq1TCGqMEb5JQLfnT5s_uMFgOFw1QKhmSr7saZK6kkqXFcBBEY6jZpGTqcfk0xwNZYaynM8JRbWJpeyhph7LcjNrXA28bTqxlHkVhrLctbqh9Qso/s1600-h/33.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCxeW8viZaxqT5L5FmxycWQA8P_NZIq1TCGqMEb5JQLfnT5s_uMFgOFw1QKhmSr7saZK6kkqXFcBBEY6jZpGTqcfk0xwNZYaynM8JRbWJpeyhph7LcjNrXA28bTqxlHkVhrLctbqh9Qso/s320/33.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387429725432481362" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>The sitting room<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqovRqGXZjUriJBGZJhG5-U2nNj9aNFcdyhvyWBtA0_xcUBwrDViRmp98teYsOTuN7Vd5LrMdR9LIms2WFeR50hZbEfSIhBLMLnOA_pAH9eimDdiL4IHueLdFgtU93r3UI-LxLj4HzcGk/s1600-h/34.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqovRqGXZjUriJBGZJhG5-U2nNj9aNFcdyhvyWBtA0_xcUBwrDViRmp98teYsOTuN7Vd5LrMdR9LIms2WFeR50hZbEfSIhBLMLnOA_pAH9eimDdiL4IHueLdFgtU93r3UI-LxLj4HzcGk/s320/34.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387429526798851042" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>The dining room<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSyETTixZ-3DKTy1E1AV4RfCrmzwHNqUSBR0AI5-1XGf1LwOW2xMZ4aa95yOPKTO516Qu3QAHABBlcXdH1C8ZhK7BaJIpzMJrt08XE3x_x3R6OkBxGjh92pc2lk7WBnqSEFKHef_jA1jQ/s1600-h/35.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSyETTixZ-3DKTy1E1AV4RfCrmzwHNqUSBR0AI5-1XGf1LwOW2xMZ4aa95yOPKTO516Qu3QAHABBlcXdH1C8ZhK7BaJIpzMJrt08XE3x_x3R6OkBxGjh92pc2lk7WBnqSEFKHef_jA1jQ/s320/35.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387429516991962130" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Sweet Kitty Cat, Molly resides at Bayberry<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVZNbQkEEr29B0MEWpL2hMjG1tOUjO5ljrNaTQ3FnJjr-NYyK_xoQbaUwe-qMz9nwIDMdIFNNj82z4uHTiFqAvEVz7GqbT8kw3gSM5EGyRNDO0SxoQxgnIsNSURnfhHHFVna2gK6-qJAw/s1600-h/36.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 216px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVZNbQkEEr29B0MEWpL2hMjG1tOUjO5ljrNaTQ3FnJjr-NYyK_xoQbaUwe-qMz9nwIDMdIFNNj82z4uHTiFqAvEVz7GqbT8kw3gSM5EGyRNDO0SxoQxgnIsNSURnfhHHFVna2gK6-qJAw/s320/36.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387429509382973458" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal">We were greeted warmly by our hostess, Marie once we arrived. She was very pleasant and LOVES to talk. She noticed Ty’s discomfort right away and went and got him a hot water bottle. She showed us to our room, which is small – but clean and cozy. </p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimuRj96eKN1eiP_cVPxe08np8GgRPjdQ8OoTO0XO-ejWfyWgbjB3_yre5CkZoV3nSgSm8kgmzTvdaABhiMdOCIbTuwNwoBU7OoKnAddvNUMGw2VbVZS0zyMVVPeJ9ZgcbCaKfyVFSPwDQ/s1600-h/37.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 257px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEimuRj96eKN1eiP_cVPxe08np8GgRPjdQ8OoTO0XO-ejWfyWgbjB3_yre5CkZoV3nSgSm8kgmzTvdaABhiMdOCIbTuwNwoBU7OoKnAddvNUMGw2VbVZS0zyMVVPeJ9ZgcbCaKfyVFSPwDQ/s320/37.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387429507696779090" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>The garden view from our room<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha4sKqSzQuCcyZs5IbMHrVXUygCRx2_jWn1oSFJHQZpiRR-zvu-tiCpvILWCRDzJCy3PM2EaCJe5MpGKezwnJ2b6V9LkLH6Eu8kHtPkbR4Gu6ZVBEnYtdjcMvGmuGqh5FM_YLEN9YjnKQ/s1600-h/38.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEha4sKqSzQuCcyZs5IbMHrVXUygCRx2_jWn1oSFJHQZpiRR-zvu-tiCpvILWCRDzJCy3PM2EaCJe5MpGKezwnJ2b6V9LkLH6Eu8kHtPkbR4Gu6ZVBEnYtdjcMvGmuGqh5FM_YLEN9YjnKQ/s320/38.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387429497591749826" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal">All bed and breakfasts in <st1:country-region><st1:place>Ireland</st1:place></st1:country-region> seem to have a full size bed and a twin. We have liked this so far, as we can put our suitcases on the twin. Marie suggested Ty sleep in a separate bed so he can better have more room to get in a position to support his neck. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Here is Ty trying out the twin bed. He titled this picture “Gimped Up in <st1:country-region><st1:place>Ireland</st1:place></st1:country-region>”</p> <blockquote></blockquote><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrqNJME5QbsGn1tFqUBB-mbnZgDAzV5VNW53bccezFBv_YNJYx-Oilf2NgGnO0Nne86wU5-T6H7Ju0RS1us4_5yCp4JFFM6Dd6J0HRUL6uxMP4YBw-DhZjMFVZ-KkLUqcB5dodO8gy1Ts/s1600-h/39.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrqNJME5QbsGn1tFqUBB-mbnZgDAzV5VNW53bccezFBv_YNJYx-Oilf2NgGnO0Nne86wU5-T6H7Ju0RS1us4_5yCp4JFFM6Dd6J0HRUL6uxMP4YBw-DhZjMFVZ-KkLUqcB5dodO8gy1Ts/s320/39.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387429091935107506" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceType"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceName"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="">I </span>really liked our new B&B especially because there was FREE wireless internet. Marie was very sweet and offered to drive us into the city, so we could have lunch and avoid parking charges. She told us it would be cheaper to take a taxi back than to park. During our drive she asked what brought us to <st1:country-region><st1:place>Ireland</st1:place></st1:country-region>. When telling her I am of Irish decent she asked the surnames of my family. I told her <st1:city><st1:place>Murray</st1:place></st1:city>… and she tells me her Grandmother was Elizabeth Murray. I also tell her Allen… and she says “You’re not going to believe this but my great-grandmother’s maiden name was Allen”. I laughed and told her we must be related (didn’t want to burst her bubble by mentioning Murray and Allen are VERY common names in the <st1:country-region><st1:place>U.S.</st1:place></st1:country-region>). She showed me a picture hanging in her hallway, later when we returned to the B&B. It was of her Grandmother, Elizabeth Murray. She insists we look alike, LOL. I don’t see it, but I need to remember to get a picture of the picture to show my mom. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">ANYWAY - <st1:place>Galway</st1:place> is a college town and it is also a growing city. We liked it instantly as we strolled through town centre. We wandered through shops and ate lunch at an Organic sandwich shop.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Streets of </b><st1:place><st1:placename><b>Galway</b></st1:placename><b> </b><st1:placetype><b>City</b></st1:placetype></st1:place> </p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ-CzGaWks87V38pcO4KhNaBv-RVaV2n0oW04hP66oiVea3Rbj6VZDtFO87EI6XcHeVikxwLbrJxY1_2rk2tiQe7d0GQqhRrpUifAn_xvSoHZfodSxm1VQcAk0CHsJq6SY-EzdjBqDsAg/s1600-h/40.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJ-CzGaWks87V38pcO4KhNaBv-RVaV2n0oW04hP66oiVea3Rbj6VZDtFO87EI6XcHeVikxwLbrJxY1_2rk2tiQe7d0GQqhRrpUifAn_xvSoHZfodSxm1VQcAk0CHsJq6SY-EzdjBqDsAg/s320/40.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387429088667005122" border="0" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQBJECkTwnqLA_iwS_gNEebeHF6ue8MNE29E-3vfQ6OCLjPF5uEKV07HE2KIhm72uAomPJ1MTY8IGpR_BAtSY4uf_p3ckufKvNqy6GwebnnbGP0L-fNKWzLRbgRj4JBU-JR-nkIjsDL4k/s1600-h/41.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgQBJECkTwnqLA_iwS_gNEebeHF6ue8MNE29E-3vfQ6OCLjPF5uEKV07HE2KIhm72uAomPJ1MTY8IGpR_BAtSY4uf_p3ckufKvNqy6GwebnnbGP0L-fNKWzLRbgRj4JBU-JR-nkIjsDL4k/s320/41.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387429081809424722" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal">These pictures are of a banquet hall dating back to the 1300’s. They are in the process of excavating and it is currently the oldest ruin they have found in <st1:place>Galway</st1:place>. <o:p></o:p></p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhg7F4xyedAxwiYOcVXhZjakV74OVZCJTMzyHd7FXa4ZkTBr-XJweL9hMEziAr0hXMD8tBtUJZ0f5onRSOQLnpbrRVv_w-PJ2fpaWO3JpYpz0lw4AVVc05VWWMIKzd8qQ7ckHArTwUDNA/s1600-h/42.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjhg7F4xyedAxwiYOcVXhZjakV74OVZCJTMzyHd7FXa4ZkTBr-XJweL9hMEziAr0hXMD8tBtUJZ0f5onRSOQLnpbrRVv_w-PJ2fpaWO3JpYpz0lw4AVVc05VWWMIKzd8qQ7ckHArTwUDNA/s320/42.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387429076766263538" border="0" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrMzsQ6zn8Ji1WZsRxCKfp_dYAkEp6E68M_BS-EBLQJifeUaU2ztnXkKhgoG53geh9DYEdIz7K0K0Gs0Zl1onji0a7DWZdf0VmQuQgm0FZy_VTcPRVC_rufZ6ssE-9KudY0ZJF_pk-tcg/s1600-h/43.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrMzsQ6zn8Ji1WZsRxCKfp_dYAkEp6E68M_BS-EBLQJifeUaU2ztnXkKhgoG53geh9DYEdIz7K0K0Gs0Zl1onji0a7DWZdf0VmQuQgm0FZy_VTcPRVC_rufZ6ssE-9KudY0ZJF_pk-tcg/s320/43.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387429067367817810" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal">We decided to hang out and have dinner there as well. We ate at a sports pub and both had muscles. They were so delicious and one of the best meals we have had in <st1:country-region><st1:place>Ireland</st1:place></st1:country-region>. I believe what made them so good was the butter in the wine/garlic/butter sauce. Butter in <st1:country-region><st1:place>Ireland</st1:place></st1:country-region> (as well as the cream) is like Heaven. I seriously was to bring some home with me if I can figure out how. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Not the prettiest pictures but sooooo yummy!!</p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9JYboW917wEe-POxg1wVX54UKtgn3SK13GcRhmf9a2MVlXbMpdLETDME0ArqbyaFDQQo3IWOIApCClVUFrIqwxNKwzg3HLkrioUBD6hB5c6OzRg5jJ7dP2ZHGFfjZEfyVEghimXIF480/s1600-h/44.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 198px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9JYboW917wEe-POxg1wVX54UKtgn3SK13GcRhmf9a2MVlXbMpdLETDME0ArqbyaFDQQo3IWOIApCClVUFrIqwxNKwzg3HLkrioUBD6hB5c6OzRg5jJ7dP2ZHGFfjZEfyVEghimXIF480/s320/44.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387428593215018226" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal">We strolled around town after dark and there were young musicians everywhere playing instruments and/or singing. A lot of them were very talented, so we stopped to listen to some of them play. </p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwPZ0x9nUCA1qyuhoU3Y34NGHtDW5B0HynGW3g2X0v7ZA-YIR8sXku_zvwclNTvWDMvUNlauFmIpNsar5UcLTVLa0HOeqXHncWK05AzoFyVVyyC6kyUsLQ2j2cuZb-8vphfLWjMt0eMfI/s1600-h/45.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 306px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhwPZ0x9nUCA1qyuhoU3Y34NGHtDW5B0HynGW3g2X0v7ZA-YIR8sXku_zvwclNTvWDMvUNlauFmIpNsar5UcLTVLa0HOeqXHncWK05AzoFyVVyyC6kyUsLQ2j2cuZb-8vphfLWjMt0eMfI/s320/45.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387428587010200258" border="0" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbXpqAbCTqJpx_-FIPPKuwks13GwdhMTSSsw5IaAQLR9iSgxlnAp-16zFNImeAk9X7eICk5c_JzIjuLmF8En03cOhGYBSz2MqhobT4cgdSnWq3vzmGadUJHQoFpA8M3kp62dNc7UlMXCU/s1600-h/46.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 306px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbXpqAbCTqJpx_-FIPPKuwks13GwdhMTSSsw5IaAQLR9iSgxlnAp-16zFNImeAk9X7eICk5c_JzIjuLmF8En03cOhGYBSz2MqhobT4cgdSnWq3vzmGadUJHQoFpA8M3kp62dNc7UlMXCU/s320/46.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387428577505899170" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal">There were also fire breathers/twirlers </p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj95fAFMOXBJSH8ed6FFGZMWMNPJZKVQ7jTPky70wEwO-bKOoL5Sm-er0CqZWO875hjqlkibMNjdLuqftN_Z7vpUK65a9O4hwKsSVf-U_SgSLzKVNfQ77vR073V4loU5P2U6vSorRLqd5Q/s1600-h/47.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj95fAFMOXBJSH8ed6FFGZMWMNPJZKVQ7jTPky70wEwO-bKOoL5Sm-er0CqZWO875hjqlkibMNjdLuqftN_Z7vpUK65a9O4hwKsSVf-U_SgSLzKVNfQ77vR073V4loU5P2U6vSorRLqd5Q/s320/47.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387428572249931554" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><st1:place>Galway</st1:place> has a fabulous feel to it and though we didn’t do too much (and Ty was hurting) it was a nice day. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">We returned to our B&B and I noticed that the moon was shining so brightly. I thought of everyone at home, knowing in a few hours – they would be seeing the same moon. </p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2jl7VfLJeTLqmWE2JXHtzwSoNyjdrlt8p_ac1p9BSazZ5IsRO9PsgHryovDu0kaU3PMEE9Q2HBU1_ZTc_QATEXmvUbK7PfTk2U3Rv85yHg1k_IjyxmGpvFpgyhXhe-xGv1RGvEzOgjU0/s1600-h/48.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi2jl7VfLJeTLqmWE2JXHtzwSoNyjdrlt8p_ac1p9BSazZ5IsRO9PsgHryovDu0kaU3PMEE9Q2HBU1_ZTc_QATEXmvUbK7PfTk2U3Rv85yHg1k_IjyxmGpvFpgyhXhe-xGv1RGvEzOgjU0/s320/48.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5387428565990859042" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal">Upon retiring to our room for the evening, I was delighted to be able to talk to a friend online… and Ty was delighted they had Discovery channel on t.v.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><o:p> </o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Hoping Ty is feeling better tomorrow, we have a busy day planned. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">~~Hope<o:p></o:p></p>
<br />
<br />Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00351631236864954843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404481066945093431.post-44240857118480251902009-09-29T01:53:00.000-07:002010-01-20T21:49:42.854-08:00DAY SEVEN - BALLYNAHINCH CASTLE HOTELThis morning we went down to eat our final breakfast in Killarney. We met a sweet couple form Virginia on their honeymoon. We enjoyed talking with them very much and they told us all about their experiences in Galway (the county we are headed to).<br />I bid a farewell to Rosemary and got ready to make the long drive to Galway.<br />---SIDE NOTE: I did not get a picture, but Rosemary had many large portraits of her husband with an American Bald Eagle around the B&B. As it turns out, her husband had found the young eagle in Ireland back in the 80's. How it got to Ireland is anyone's guess, but her husband nursed it back to health and returned it safely to the USA. There are letters also hanging in the B&B from President Ronald Reagan thanking him for the safe return of the eagle. Very cool!<br />Anyway, we decided to take a car-ferry for part of our journey which cut about two ours off our driving time (still was 4 1/2 hours to the castle). I had never been on one before so I got some pictures:<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The view from the pier while waiting on the ferry:</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLVPQZ8Elo2KC8_h6SADJZ8kj9JX_JJv3ZWpeJ7a-dBgFXaJOVLfoDrm7q9p5jz7Xiv8lwxjMJj_pFq_Vb3uTFxLiS5Xnn3NS51AEHjUbVD4lNaFawfArIXm6RUg0XNGCH6JyMJYnCuUU/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 158px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgLVPQZ8Elo2KC8_h6SADJZ8kj9JX_JJv3ZWpeJ7a-dBgFXaJOVLfoDrm7q9p5jz7Xiv8lwxjMJj_pFq_Vb3uTFxLiS5Xnn3NS51AEHjUbVD4lNaFawfArIXm6RUg0XNGCH6JyMJYnCuUU/s320/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386812149489973490" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Driving on to the ferry:</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihN7y2CvEtMPIsC80iepFH8FVSurBpBQGsthAGeVdHE7HnFiDgMNGlHqyND3iLPGc6wBzfNfPecWIspl_p-BQqUbbcDj6vxKl5ISaJAaNFvy7hO-akebsTdZA3uuE5ZmEh7G2z4kbA4UQ/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihN7y2CvEtMPIsC80iepFH8FVSurBpBQGsthAGeVdHE7HnFiDgMNGlHqyND3iLPGc6wBzfNfPecWIspl_p-BQqUbbcDj6vxKl5ISaJAaNFvy7hO-akebsTdZA3uuE5ZmEh7G2z4kbA4UQ/s320/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386812050268162802" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Lighthouse on our journey across the water</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3-RoqwOro82dtzn0Dm_IxGd3L19BFnZoybMTH8g_5nR01sbvyaZBv6doQyr09B-W39lr4o3vVVuhw4TjrS8kWEs3t_WNkc2Rl3HhIQPu7Vg9zyyj-tdLaFd5ZVMH-XXvz5udc_qIs9ig/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3-RoqwOro82dtzn0Dm_IxGd3L19BFnZoybMTH8g_5nR01sbvyaZBv6doQyr09B-W39lr4o3vVVuhw4TjrS8kWEs3t_WNkc2Rl3HhIQPu7Vg9zyyj-tdLaFd5ZVMH-XXvz5udc_qIs9ig/s320/3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386812038987213586" border="0" /></a>I was really eager to just GET to the castle, as was Ty. we made the decision to drive straight through, no stops (other than a quick lunch). The problem with that is Ireland is SO beautiful. Around every corner is a postcard picture and we couldn't help but stop and snap some pictures.<br />I have taken so many pictures of scenery lately that I should really change my title from "Birth photographer" to "Nature photographer"<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">The mountains on our drive:</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKGlKXUZmDz7NNg3gI0RyUbZXHeFSsv5MC76T0z1QMWupeSABBPWaMfJYrvgBfD1xelI2SYvn_sDnw7SmKI4RyIROYdrwkJlF5cOOUqIkde3MNB3fBikqTkR8UJhsWCjwNQVxZaDs0374/s1600-h/4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhKGlKXUZmDz7NNg3gI0RyUbZXHeFSsv5MC76T0z1QMWupeSABBPWaMfJYrvgBfD1xelI2SYvn_sDnw7SmKI4RyIROYdrwkJlF5cOOUqIkde3MNB3fBikqTkR8UJhsWCjwNQVxZaDs0374/s320/4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386812037487749410" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEDsLWCQQs6HRsnqYO6ttPyTD_gxskzDdUhyGMN75rNs49HPCmgMI4PRE8mOozyt6Zy9mDfRtRxynqxIHSYF3W93aT01DHRMJU_jp7PdvfUoMFNt3Xv9Hdd0mqeRxsobhGCND0Px1_cDw/s1600-h/5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEDsLWCQQs6HRsnqYO6ttPyTD_gxskzDdUhyGMN75rNs49HPCmgMI4PRE8mOozyt6Zy9mDfRtRxynqxIHSYF3W93aT01DHRMJU_jp7PdvfUoMFNt3Xv9Hdd0mqeRxsobhGCND0Px1_cDw/s320/5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386812029369026274" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Little islands in the river:</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLRet2L1258DvZlLRSAY0hRmdssqavd8sQre98Zx4DEfW3eoRYyPKNLn-UvpAhTF6wD1mEDJpIWBpaJFcicjzf-4wldb-Oxnm3ByrN3cmWcjEIsmT_Qf15pXNwYoXWcNMgy75khGeMy9M/s1600-h/6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLRet2L1258DvZlLRSAY0hRmdssqavd8sQre98Zx4DEfW3eoRYyPKNLn-UvpAhTF6wD1mEDJpIWBpaJFcicjzf-4wldb-Oxnm3ByrN3cmWcjEIsmT_Qf15pXNwYoXWcNMgy75khGeMy9M/s320/6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386812024393076018" border="0" /></a>So, it seems my husband is OBSESSED with blackberries. They grow all over the place in Ireland and he stops and pretty much freaks out ever time he sees some.<br />Ty: "OMG Blackberries!!!"<br />Hope: "Yeah??"<br />Ty: "They are everywhere, I can't believe it!! There's more over here!"<br />Hope: "Why, if you know they are everywhere do you still get so excited every time you see them?"<br />Ty: "Because they are EVERYWHERE!!!"<br />*sigh* enough said (this is a daily conversation, BTW)<br />I found it amusing when loading the pics tonight, from camera to computer, that I found this picture:<br />Guess who took it??<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">A man and his great love for blackberries:</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhQtKYp4jjSdwl2y7hPl2XuxB0ZGuwiQRkm948iuCcP4IOQ4O_kCSCHgA8UNG0niE6CBEAscuy4G4HxXkouTB9Yfub_BHPPGt5ak4QXhM4DA51WOPB92QQOZ1V3OK7pElro76ED2QoqhU/s1600-h/7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhhQtKYp4jjSdwl2y7hPl2XuxB0ZGuwiQRkm948iuCcP4IOQ4O_kCSCHgA8UNG0niE6CBEAscuy4G4HxXkouTB9Yfub_BHPPGt5ak4QXhM4DA51WOPB92QQOZ1V3OK7pElro76ED2QoqhU/s320/7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386811776634663554" border="0" /></a>During our drive to County Galway, we finally saw some stray sheep in the road (all of the sheep we have seen previously were behind fences). Autumn is dying for a picture of me walking with the sheep, so Ty and I stopped in attempt to get such a picture. The sheep weren't having it and pretty much walked away from me. Sorry Autumn, this is as good as it gets:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0hn2zr_qSYoMAP8z_sz5McBbVWlLIrFqEdovmYmUxY2vJzzJGTmOGksPn0QG-MZsoyVjp9Xb75ZOjjXvjkz0BLrWHo9PbeKoXy5nQviXLMloVgJqYFfuJ5SgSwittnuwPK0sjt6MaLfM/s1600-h/8.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0hn2zr_qSYoMAP8z_sz5McBbVWlLIrFqEdovmYmUxY2vJzzJGTmOGksPn0QG-MZsoyVjp9Xb75ZOjjXvjkz0BLrWHo9PbeKoXy5nQviXLMloVgJqYFfuJ5SgSwittnuwPK0sjt6MaLfM/s320/8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386811769926487330" border="0" /></a>Ballynahinch castle (dating back to the 1700's) is now a hotel/manor located in Connemara - County of Galway. Here we are pulling up to the entrance (note the stray sheep all over the place)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbQWWJXHTx_-ZyzpSnDCvflDKcPJXFhNf5Y50Ji4K2y5z1BQ0xvJtG6ziwQbXbLOMASp4UX6aQRGFH9zjIgoEweyb2Yb-NLgHijx8yZxWy29eIOhYV2uCjIijnEQw-5JsFpekmKv9WMF8/s1600-h/9.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 201px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbQWWJXHTx_-ZyzpSnDCvflDKcPJXFhNf5Y50Ji4K2y5z1BQ0xvJtG6ziwQbXbLOMASp4UX6aQRGFH9zjIgoEweyb2Yb-NLgHijx8yZxWy29eIOhYV2uCjIijnEQw-5JsFpekmKv9WMF8/s320/9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386811767012589778" border="0" /></a>Ballynahinch Castle:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs3eEGWiVh4yVnsWgkiwUB6TlHf3wUFrGL15P2_bXD8GN2U-XRr6QjiDbXVaSrujnd4aIeYECS0mFuDtgAOM_nEQs5RLqm0s5BGSqGDEVf-9jrW48v9d59MK9OJn0-oeIyBGS9_x2sDQM/s1600-h/10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 216px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhs3eEGWiVh4yVnsWgkiwUB6TlHf3wUFrGL15P2_bXD8GN2U-XRr6QjiDbXVaSrujnd4aIeYECS0mFuDtgAOM_nEQs5RLqm0s5BGSqGDEVf-9jrW48v9d59MK9OJn0-oeIyBGS9_x2sDQM/s320/10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386811757715167314" border="0" /></a>Another view:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3aOQ1hpwi0YUnT3swHLPk0GBLJov1AQ9xZjboS0tEEJQy4IAFJk_6I3TqAiJ0FgWgK24oNIEb7uU7Bi-bn0ndM-HYViJ75_hHVSi7t_tW9SMKx91OWUNdDRaKJfyjfGB4bdvCfsACf24/s1600-h/11.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3aOQ1hpwi0YUnT3swHLPk0GBLJov1AQ9xZjboS0tEEJQy4IAFJk_6I3TqAiJ0FgWgK24oNIEb7uU7Bi-bn0ndM-HYViJ75_hHVSi7t_tW9SMKx91OWUNdDRaKJfyjfGB4bdvCfsACf24/s320/11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386811752095791090" border="0" /></a>Now, I must mention - I am not well traveled. The majority of my hotel stays have been in The Days Inn on trips to amusement parks with the kids... or Florida cities with friends. I have never stayed in a placed where they carry your luggage to your room and serve you a five course meal for dinner. It was lovely to be pampered.<br /><span style="font-weight: bold;">Our room:</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAS6Pb5HY-OJlpDKFGGBnUOTvG0f_YtXVKEWts9h0LAfOxoJ0-pTNWApxBjclKS6f7lp1EABaIHxRbc1DkTuEzRObLdghvYBgOVGjlbkSdKaJx9Wnpg_z6NbLJSab976ucQKfxmLtax3k/s1600-h/12.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiAS6Pb5HY-OJlpDKFGGBnUOTvG0f_YtXVKEWts9h0LAfOxoJ0-pTNWApxBjclKS6f7lp1EABaIHxRbc1DkTuEzRObLdghvYBgOVGjlbkSdKaJx9Wnpg_z6NbLJSab976ucQKfxmLtax3k/s320/12.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386811474306986338" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">The view from our room!</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ1S4DGzGdVfQbY1DmDirfTteeh1kKFSfnQekRGtGp9Nuyj9BiK07y081EMNrlVymmJyzljHk9A_8TBxeS6ko_s8WzzNG1OCDqbFWeqIsfqN0MMYEu13QbWQujWfkrxcf_V1a1p-LDisY/s1600-h/13.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZ1S4DGzGdVfQbY1DmDirfTteeh1kKFSfnQekRGtGp9Nuyj9BiK07y081EMNrlVymmJyzljHk9A_8TBxeS6ko_s8WzzNG1OCDqbFWeqIsfqN0MMYEu13QbWQujWfkrxcf_V1a1p-LDisY/s320/13.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386811464568935266" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">The reception area (real fire blazing)</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnDLcIIdZ6_cXENN9J3XdrRSw2wwVQlr7JW-EvHSJF5DCDdXrkJAqXQ_ri2fWJfVI78dE_ADHq72ypDqKfozrKex9U1cT2P5tF1zA8fhbxWlYvS2LEb07HllcKLgrMEUbb5oY1ksiz59Q/s1600-h/14.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnDLcIIdZ6_cXENN9J3XdrRSw2wwVQlr7JW-EvHSJF5DCDdXrkJAqXQ_ri2fWJfVI78dE_ADHq72ypDqKfozrKex9U1cT2P5tF1zA8fhbxWlYvS2LEb07HllcKLgrMEUbb5oY1ksiz59Q/s320/14.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386811458347316642" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">The lounge (yet another fire blazing)</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3-DB2N0CRHwHBRfHkA9s9zoKlr__wU2j9M_9uxVlOIlhlWmMRIJLDtcE2rkcifOwPS8Dr0xsiG148qBTUKGZchMbkxeeRtdplvVYKeWrI3cM7xrsIhR7YTzHLDk5awMyy0XvmHT1831U/s1600-h/15.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi3-DB2N0CRHwHBRfHkA9s9zoKlr__wU2j9M_9uxVlOIlhlWmMRIJLDtcE2rkcifOwPS8Dr0xsiG148qBTUKGZchMbkxeeRtdplvVYKeWrI3cM7xrsIhR7YTzHLDk5awMyy0XvmHT1831U/s320/15.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386811451708476978" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">The sun room</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8uQatTQ7m4ISf-NXzed444G0vSqr9qSx1_du0zG5oYLjgWXgmUYP6vG8c7KDUt2oXxMfK-lr_O7AW8M2PXt9WaD6LU4cPlc4GHioSGt1dxDZWfg1ihAfemO7XQCok0df4kq5nLtFkue8/s1600-h/16.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj8uQatTQ7m4ISf-NXzed444G0vSqr9qSx1_du0zG5oYLjgWXgmUYP6vG8c7KDUt2oXxMfK-lr_O7AW8M2PXt9WaD6LU4cPlc4GHioSGt1dxDZWfg1ihAfemO7XQCok0df4kq5nLtFkue8/s320/16.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386811443498539138" border="0" /></a>Before dinner, Ty and I went exploring the grounds. They are stunning and there were many trails to follow, along the stream.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_FhkqgdmndIR0PCTbZvjDzFMcpjFjG7yZqmeF7uhAujFY5a5xL60TeQf5cbs4EKDjq1BaiuJr6dBh3-1wzYWHYyCXNS-I09dr6T30hbmxfensJwMiakQC4hOzKbKIsORhS10ESgOi7HM/s1600-h/17.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_FhkqgdmndIR0PCTbZvjDzFMcpjFjG7yZqmeF7uhAujFY5a5xL60TeQf5cbs4EKDjq1BaiuJr6dBh3-1wzYWHYyCXNS-I09dr6T30hbmxfensJwMiakQC4hOzKbKIsORhS10ESgOi7HM/s320/17.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386811191778326674" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPuTKWiY6xEKkrEiSp6-6J5h8OKeALTFdiN-Idek2mvIDUsuhifVBSIvGq7GSBnQ-KnWYfALeAao6Kxp5vd_SB79qHN-J29vwgLhgNsnlVQWDh66e7s0-GcmAiP422yJJiIUARrKd98w8/s1600-h/18.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhPuTKWiY6xEKkrEiSp6-6J5h8OKeALTFdiN-Idek2mvIDUsuhifVBSIvGq7GSBnQ-KnWYfALeAao6Kxp5vd_SB79qHN-J29vwgLhgNsnlVQWDh66e7s0-GcmAiP422yJJiIUARrKd98w8/s320/18.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386811183798249474" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZTf0HQxMqhsFFokuki9BoCG2dq0EFp6LkjIKyeVWfV7TraDs7QTrw3FO60wkRBaM-5s4rkDKgzPlnS7Ss05aS1TyIY51DLF9NU0V6JCzK9UfUYmZpQw-lQz3He1c0S_3U3pcaAzRDYrA/s1600-h/19.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZTf0HQxMqhsFFokuki9BoCG2dq0EFp6LkjIKyeVWfV7TraDs7QTrw3FO60wkRBaM-5s4rkDKgzPlnS7Ss05aS1TyIY51DLF9NU0V6JCzK9UfUYmZpQw-lQz3He1c0S_3U3pcaAzRDYrA/s320/19.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386811176531897490" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4MX9L8O4lJ20_qSG8VKZYI7wWBPiq9sorPA_42kOMs4cZDu1pYfisnKepaPlVFw_llsfyIEX55yLFXNKhRmNh5ZmYHU2iGFlihRAgsLUk2T3R_4Eiz5s-ynuSuQ4zSCVQvk-lZk-xWVg/s1600-h/20.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj4MX9L8O4lJ20_qSG8VKZYI7wWBPiq9sorPA_42kOMs4cZDu1pYfisnKepaPlVFw_llsfyIEX55yLFXNKhRmNh5ZmYHU2iGFlihRAgsLUk2T3R_4Eiz5s-ynuSuQ4zSCVQvk-lZk-xWVg/s320/20.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386811166030424450" border="0" /></a>Ty had to touch the water and reported that it was freezing :-)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiySUS6LBmfrHx5aFwDRMP_9enDkqRG3ti5YjTnLyn97N-RWxBuJSoFb992uZcfkEC895OOVyQ6VuM6iQ2bK7hfw_cK5Af-9_2_eQvK7z_M7_TuTsclZT5aGrpMDmQE0gSj_5LXS4ElEI/s1600-h/21.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 306px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiySUS6LBmfrHx5aFwDRMP_9enDkqRG3ti5YjTnLyn97N-RWxBuJSoFb992uZcfkEC895OOVyQ6VuM6iQ2bK7hfw_cK5Af-9_2_eQvK7z_M7_TuTsclZT5aGrpMDmQE0gSj_5LXS4ElEI/s320/21.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386811154741600114" border="0" /></a>Me by the river (I felt no need to touch the freezing water)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiquBegTZNzQPOvEH6Qd-8oFT3y1z2teUEimoImCQ3uIf9CVrzZVg8fZJJTOLAbewI2Z9pxwrQ6La0u0enc3DjBM1AhPJOzRBjnvys-BC2iCThJ6cggsHH1kXA1gy6dLAH3QZrX_i-DX8U/s1600-h/22.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 206px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiquBegTZNzQPOvEH6Qd-8oFT3y1z2teUEimoImCQ3uIf9CVrzZVg8fZJJTOLAbewI2Z9pxwrQ6La0u0enc3DjBM1AhPJOzRBjnvys-BC2iCThJ6cggsHH1kXA1gy6dLAH3QZrX_i-DX8U/s320/22.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386810879240949890" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDE0wtDOBIv2wcjU7e9aWM9PYId9M5AKFiYL5RTE9-JqW62D8HsoXLxJgjd3y7p6uRG5DX_6Ds-LJm4lKrT_XjHADHN6KQVsMdBG8VMaO38qjpaDdias_OGoPIWlDHJm_VF9imFWwoahg/s1600-h/23.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgDE0wtDOBIv2wcjU7e9aWM9PYId9M5AKFiYL5RTE9-JqW62D8HsoXLxJgjd3y7p6uRG5DX_6Ds-LJm4lKrT_XjHADHN6KQVsMdBG8VMaO38qjpaDdias_OGoPIWlDHJm_VF9imFWwoahg/s320/23.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386810871407329426" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">Dressed for dinner:</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZTO4TeGDALphdgEy-LRmSUn2M1swHMiTRPNWHAuJUZ-OUrQ86AdkS22mStRqDoc8EiMAwU2eSdeBgk7rLqB_erp9xhhkXyoJ0Un6Sq11rBKoVR6EJnJh_gjDy6xculkyM_vzdHJuiZAg/s1600-h/24.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 161px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZTO4TeGDALphdgEy-LRmSUn2M1swHMiTRPNWHAuJUZ-OUrQ86AdkS22mStRqDoc8EiMAwU2eSdeBgk7rLqB_erp9xhhkXyoJ0Un6Sq11rBKoVR6EJnJh_gjDy6xculkyM_vzdHJuiZAg/s320/24.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386810861923855874" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">The dining room:</span><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCgc7LlvA9_2vzTs-AXLEG0uuPlloPg__7Q0jDLC7GPI7jWeIH2VF836mSxY73Rb4yceRZH1VuoJFnCGAgS9gEIzfqed8xkEL8Vx3eR_mwLX41IKIM8pBCMdmpU864iSshJc5TgLfK3ww/s1600-h/25.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCgc7LlvA9_2vzTs-AXLEG0uuPlloPg__7Q0jDLC7GPI7jWeIH2VF836mSxY73Rb4yceRZH1VuoJFnCGAgS9gEIzfqed8xkEL8Vx3eR_mwLX41IKIM8pBCMdmpU864iSshJc5TgLfK3ww/s320/25.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386810855726205394" border="0" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhREM298w9rRi4KfxWPkl-oWvvuQ2Ed5PEXMmAhItyBx8-sL_RiBvhKXMiWEXf7oOrqlBF8S8npM8JLECihpyYv8Y-t3kPfxym-_dB08qQOTEESKq5jrAkRwdk2JzMB28pSAqPIQaiZLGw/s1600-h/26.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhREM298w9rRi4KfxWPkl-oWvvuQ2Ed5PEXMmAhItyBx8-sL_RiBvhKXMiWEXf7oOrqlBF8S8npM8JLECihpyYv8Y-t3kPfxym-_dB08qQOTEESKq5jrAkRwdk2JzMB28pSAqPIQaiZLGw/s320/26.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386810850584567298" border="0" /></a>I took a picture of my salad, because the lettuce was called "Lambs Lettuce" which I had never heard of. It sort of looked like little clovers. It was very tasty.<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi59eZ777ZuqhfnAAbVZJlz2g6kqk761YKvya6tXZ7cU5-EIYIrgEP-oryK1jrYRqarA7KDuTn61AWFanTqqJc17jefuUY-0351rASE43pcwoythWcACLmQCBnhJf0mcUpqUMNopdvKmOU/s1600-h/27.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi59eZ777ZuqhfnAAbVZJlz2g6kqk761YKvya6tXZ7cU5-EIYIrgEP-oryK1jrYRqarA7KDuTn61AWFanTqqJc17jefuUY-0351rASE43pcwoythWcACLmQCBnhJf0mcUpqUMNopdvKmOU/s320/27.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386810520724315842" border="0" /></a>Candle lit dinner:<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWRNenBRNIvJYBefxdeleEOHOkJjFKRKfHBULVxdyR0dGSOWgWhVErIghxptcnitxm_3iavP5csg8vRcYE0V3CXPXg1ElZUotIiEvFEkhEK2DfF8j3jpcXdLvknofhDQ8WbUbS8DwdXt4/s1600-h/28.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 234px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWRNenBRNIvJYBefxdeleEOHOkJjFKRKfHBULVxdyR0dGSOWgWhVErIghxptcnitxm_3iavP5csg8vRcYE0V3CXPXg1ElZUotIiEvFEkhEK2DfF8j3jpcXdLvknofhDQ8WbUbS8DwdXt4/s320/28.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386810509174046258" border="0" /></a>My Ty :-)<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVOTu2W1DxSSgkxwcf7dao19P0pBlBOv-wZtist3blnuT77jSeT5BhyNMZ4B-9dgGjVvOac0-guG4r-TakSztxnkvqMHVjQP-iip6GMUaRjNe22VDFB_xXJRnbZTytwKN5m2q1THScL7c/s1600-h/29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 256px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjVOTu2W1DxSSgkxwcf7dao19P0pBlBOv-wZtist3blnuT77jSeT5BhyNMZ4B-9dgGjVvOac0-guG4r-TakSztxnkvqMHVjQP-iip6GMUaRjNe22VDFB_xXJRnbZTytwKN5m2q1THScL7c/s320/29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386810501280223858" border="0" /></a>Hopee<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnSGll7-YcTpK-D8rNe1_OqxIEUqoeoOs385eIzQS9WKfh1Tsuy0T9KgUkcOOHHuZ25SCdCSv1s1vnvkzBX_irY7ekvGo3pn6m1ckmCmWSTCH71gW54ks1D5gTih8jvoyd36LKdgCEtpg/s1600-h/30.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 278px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnSGll7-YcTpK-D8rNe1_OqxIEUqoeoOs385eIzQS9WKfh1Tsuy0T9KgUkcOOHHuZ25SCdCSv1s1vnvkzBX_irY7ekvGo3pn6m1ckmCmWSTCH71gW54ks1D5gTih8jvoyd36LKdgCEtpg/s320/30.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386810495431643218" border="0" /></a>The dessert was a berry cheescake with fresh cream. It was so pretty I had to take a picture. It was very tasty too!<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-RH04SUlo4TQbl4nbjwvk8ppQYcBUP72LRlN_Fv4kfguDLHh4a5QraHIBprp8Fk8kpsn26y3kZwusxetKoJxQ4T3MtKyLcx8MICsCSjcziSHNE6oQBIgkIz_mMETcbNspIBrP8xQoXjo/s1600-h/31.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-RH04SUlo4TQbl4nbjwvk8ppQYcBUP72LRlN_Fv4kfguDLHh4a5QraHIBprp8Fk8kpsn26y3kZwusxetKoJxQ4T3MtKyLcx8MICsCSjcziSHNE6oQBIgkIz_mMETcbNspIBrP8xQoXjo/s320/31.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386810491149509970" border="0" /></a>We took our tea and petite fours in the lounge, so we could sit by the fire. It was so relaxing and wonderful. Ty read, as I sat and updated the blog /e-mails. We spent hours there... I often kept thinking I wanted someone to pinch me, because it didn't seem real.<br />I loved that when we went to our room to retire for the evening, that we smelled of fire.Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00351631236864954843noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404481066945093431.post-60681205881156089232009-09-28T14:18:00.000-07:002010-01-20T21:49:24.957-08:00DAY SIX – KILLARNEY AND THE DAY OF DOING VERY LITTLE<meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceName"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceType"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal">We decided to skip breakfast and sleep in today. We were exhausted from all of our days of sight seeing and wanted a day of doing as little as possible. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">We strolled in to town centre for lunch and to check out the town Killarney. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Killarney is very much a tourist town and if you are not taking a coach tour… it lacks much to do other than shop during the day and party at night. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">A few pictures of the town:</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><st1:place><st1:placename><b>Celtic</b></st1:placename><b> </b><st1:placename><b>Cross</b></st1:placename><b> </b><st1:placetype><b>Monument</b></st1:placetype></st1:place><b> in front of a hotel:<o:p></o:p></b></p> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUJDUDd2o7LQA8bxYCtn9fBn-hAZiW_Y2IW4JVWNx_WoFiI3y-JUS5WzAV9lDR5gUBkZ_gnPeaZLNloMdjtXbMB9jZ6v2JLWk1OM8667w6YJcGOlV4YRNSBDFnShFJ5QpS87_RQgsAy0Y/s1600-h/149.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 199px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiUJDUDd2o7LQA8bxYCtn9fBn-hAZiW_Y2IW4JVWNx_WoFiI3y-JUS5WzAV9lDR5gUBkZ_gnPeaZLNloMdjtXbMB9jZ6v2JLWk1OM8667w6YJcGOlV4YRNSBDFnShFJ5QpS87_RQgsAy0Y/s320/149.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386632026247991682" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Coming up to town centre, beautiful view of church in background:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUum8ZxiHyusCWU6e5D4fp1u8oDeTjvp3BYGp3j-lCc0sQP_t846sIx5_V1NUT8wary6bCZbUmNFIlMumzALOoACd8vawkBPNtGdjub5g8HDEuZfK2wR0TgzP5gRsKfvOzxBoOWlEUFT4/s1600-h/150.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 185px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUum8ZxiHyusCWU6e5D4fp1u8oDeTjvp3BYGp3j-lCc0sQP_t846sIx5_V1NUT8wary6bCZbUmNFIlMumzALOoACd8vawkBPNtGdjub5g8HDEuZfK2wR0TgzP5gRsKfvOzxBoOWlEUFT4/s320/150.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386632016995735778" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Killarney is in County Kerry, and the colors are green and gold:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3PbfIWiTuPFCC8oEnwUAzbHjex1tLGJppWsVua_VERi0dSiwo2G-j1XHSnp8zQsRgZI4mxBXThVwqPMpmwZXlTje055CwjvSrLPJWjC6dqQUX5lIZGF1_fSaxOVBP4J1zID12ToIgCCY/s1600-h/151.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 250px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3PbfIWiTuPFCC8oEnwUAzbHjex1tLGJppWsVua_VERi0dSiwo2G-j1XHSnp8zQsRgZI4mxBXThVwqPMpmwZXlTje055CwjvSrLPJWjC6dqQUX5lIZGF1_fSaxOVBP4J1zID12ToIgCCY/s320/151.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386632013354524082" border="0" /><p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p></o:p></b></p> </a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>The beautiful church again:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1-4Rrxgcb5lpNuS8zQ5_Og0Doze5cB_vdnJbm4MdypNi8ZEoEj94OO2GObIymBlRlVn7awH2bZGC1Vi5W88h9utMPhQOhLCVWrp24QTawVirpRdAj_LoWWKPTbi6qxkPEB7S-GCpU1ts/s1600-h/152.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1-4Rrxgcb5lpNuS8zQ5_Og0Doze5cB_vdnJbm4MdypNi8ZEoEj94OO2GObIymBlRlVn7awH2bZGC1Vi5W88h9utMPhQOhLCVWrp24QTawVirpRdAj_LoWWKPTbi6qxkPEB7S-GCpU1ts/s320/152.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386632002312589570" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal">I took a picture of this tree while driving by… which stands in front of the church. The church served as a hospital for sick children during the great potato famine. This tree was placed as a monument to all the children who died there during the famine. They estimate about 3,000 children are buried beneath that tree. <span style=""></span>So unbelievably sad. <o:p></o:p></p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJnR8AA6Yduh8H-xjqdYnhzRlxoP8Dwdeb3EOJeIpqMH8eNfmNoRMlAHFXK2od8Aq9Zmj6_vwM4bIaj5JSKbSqn_Xq2G3t0Q7tt67UX8K4p_H51YMM92sXcXKmGVs6udFR3kdqiDSQIzQ/s1600-h/153.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJnR8AA6Yduh8H-xjqdYnhzRlxoP8Dwdeb3EOJeIpqMH8eNfmNoRMlAHFXK2od8Aq9Zmj6_vwM4bIaj5JSKbSqn_Xq2G3t0Q7tt67UX8K4p_H51YMM92sXcXKmGVs6udFR3kdqiDSQIzQ/s320/153.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386631998811004258" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:12;" >Killarney sits with mountains in the background</span></b>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPWDbFxZ7utpFTEXiTUh7sbWkCZ0kMUm29SFxbYYvNAmAZgo1blpXqdsJQBiLD8qZyb4PQbFHUf2stgZpT4zPFhyphenhypheneGp7CEWHA7luN7n_BOYjY2qm4DXWTr4InufKkkjt1uCe0uUFVcNDc/s1600-h/154.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPWDbFxZ7utpFTEXiTUh7sbWkCZ0kMUm29SFxbYYvNAmAZgo1blpXqdsJQBiLD8qZyb4PQbFHUf2stgZpT4zPFhyphenhypheneGp7CEWHA7luN7n_BOYjY2qm4DXWTr4InufKkkjt1uCe0uUFVcNDc/s320/154.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386631662285772466" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Horse and buggy rides<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivVrNMEva1dal432lPMj8j3l1WTJ0xjNW4BxKP_ZTQUmlK1fS_cWcoqtG6CRaqVVBn5geatppLKuC0gHgoKm66uMAAWg5uqIx16h1Tme3Lusa1H-yuwECdHsyOb4p96aCXhQIZDp3RO8w/s1600-h/155.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 185px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivVrNMEva1dal432lPMj8j3l1WTJ0xjNW4BxKP_ZTQUmlK1fS_cWcoqtG6CRaqVVBn5geatppLKuC0gHgoKm66uMAAWg5uqIx16h1Tme3Lusa1H-yuwECdHsyOb4p96aCXhQIZDp3RO8w/s320/155.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386631653624096626" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Crazy decorated car on side of the road<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEraHUl8nqrxtnLD-kNtVUkmkO4iDlsOMkUlbrpl2Cot1TmFBacalBAMh6gF7DnSOpz-8ynUu6KLcM-DDQUfgwMCousuYqzVQdbTTtmoCDBIidzCcQQfGDje-LXxqv9UywH5UAxsQK1sk/s1600-h/156.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEraHUl8nqrxtnLD-kNtVUkmkO4iDlsOMkUlbrpl2Cot1TmFBacalBAMh6gF7DnSOpz-8ynUu6KLcM-DDQUfgwMCousuYqzVQdbTTtmoCDBIidzCcQQfGDje-LXxqv9UywH5UAxsQK1sk/s320/156.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386631649204538690" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p> </o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>I never knew there was such a thing as a Tobacconist!!! Neither did Ty.... boggles the mind:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp3vBRWri8kxLyridjcDEc0nv4P-WNdE9MFPJKtGrkejXVE7h37NTRdIiXjccxBUs8m-IZYCrpQ2G5nyQLtYIv9ce9U2vfI4K51D3_2lm9KTjwPV4FN9-HKWYIF1fJz1YGt-SMFUKPkxU/s1600-h/157.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgp3vBRWri8kxLyridjcDEc0nv4P-WNdE9MFPJKtGrkejXVE7h37NTRdIiXjccxBUs8m-IZYCrpQ2G5nyQLtYIv9ce9U2vfI4K51D3_2lm9KTjwPV4FN9-HKWYIF1fJz1YGt-SMFUKPkxU/s320/157.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386631645934667730" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal">We ate dinner at Four Star Pizza… which has one less star than our hometown pizza place, but it was still tasty<o:p></o:p></p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUp8SDVSgWehhGHMnMUWFRHyPrbVOevQTmWupy97zmDQ9L80e90zQ-6yEOBwjtwmrA4NM__knLN9oLe01kdm6Z1ziqVlPARI5EVw7aHNk-P5kuhbr0r7glfb06hWvJPli00BiI-CLK5VM/s1600-h/158.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUp8SDVSgWehhGHMnMUWFRHyPrbVOevQTmWupy97zmDQ9L80e90zQ-6yEOBwjtwmrA4NM__knLN9oLe01kdm6Z1ziqVlPARI5EVw7aHNk-P5kuhbr0r7glfb06hWvJPli00BiI-CLK5VM/s320/158.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386631644262205986" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal">Finally we decided to see a movie before heading back to the B&B for the night. We saw “The Surrogate” which wasn’t too bad. I never thought I would go to <st1:country-region><st1:place>Ireland</st1:place></st1:country-region> to see a movie, but it was actually very nice and relaxing. The perfect end to our day of doing very little. </p> Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00351631236864954843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404481066945093431.post-30791842117279750872009-09-28T14:00:00.000-07:002010-01-20T21:49:01.820-08:00DAY FIVE – KILLARNEY B&B, THE RING OF KERRY & IRELAND NIGHT LIFE<meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal">Just as I feared our new B&B doesn’t hold a candle to our Kilkenny B&B. I don’t want to be totally negative, so let me say – It is a really pretty house on the outside. The gardens are beautiful and everything inside is very clean. </p> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR5vqOHmXY4zKWVs5O58iIwlKMihyphenhyphenauOehHUt4dFLmU_Jonlgm8s4B7_KasOjtlCSOuX4bDWBGnhIGLxOaxsa299-6wQjoq3VHCcaMJpohYaD1Khb8OQwi4l9h_qt1U3_eOGt7ezX75-0/s1600-h/122.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 265px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR5vqOHmXY4zKWVs5O58iIwlKMihyphenhyphenauOehHUt4dFLmU_Jonlgm8s4B7_KasOjtlCSOuX4bDWBGnhIGLxOaxsa299-6wQjoq3VHCcaMJpohYaD1Khb8OQwi4l9h_qt1U3_eOGt7ezX75-0/s320/122.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386628866012196114" border="0" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbhQkxHmkdX_29iiILy4SI9nsE0YmDGPjYbMCYTggMEThdgGhBSZ7rBqOoFT7QSKTILTF-5CQK_R1HuhuwONwIw5XRfrxtxICby8EtiQAQdJkpAYuNdR7KJOIzpCVsc0cnhQ8M0Lq7cvw/s1600-h/123.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 163px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbhQkxHmkdX_29iiILy4SI9nsE0YmDGPjYbMCYTggMEThdgGhBSZ7rBqOoFT7QSKTILTF-5CQK_R1HuhuwONwIw5XRfrxtxICby8EtiQAQdJkpAYuNdR7KJOIzpCVsc0cnhQ8M0Lq7cvw/s320/123.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386628852645198738" border="0" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgld62PR1ZCcjVTjLF8Rl6Y4dpLiJ9SaZExr-lcCdXl7myKiH7ia_Z5WfAbMGmEbq8GYUNQLwoKnt4JVuqIhyphenhyphen-g_hLkpCgneXUvUjRXy9QzzakA4mRxuQVBBZDAR4v0oAD6WS32kAaHKcI/s1600-h/124.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgld62PR1ZCcjVTjLF8Rl6Y4dpLiJ9SaZExr-lcCdXl7myKiH7ia_Z5WfAbMGmEbq8GYUNQLwoKnt4JVuqIhyphenhyphen-g_hLkpCgneXUvUjRXy9QzzakA4mRxuQVBBZDAR4v0oAD6WS32kAaHKcI/s320/124.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386628680948210194" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal">Our bedroom is very plain and our bed is two very hard twin beds put together. </p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzmOaT6opqn-n8axciLvGFHaFoqc7FvdFaxn9SYj4PhYYVO7u2XqdwOrqowoV1iBU1dnEihwoJdMvBmXf0GSbCPR-2Mz3lEgGQ_0QGgDvzWJ8psBfoMFxsFP6K_ifeCZp2cL6dn6SAuiI/s1600-h/125.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzmOaT6opqn-n8axciLvGFHaFoqc7FvdFaxn9SYj4PhYYVO7u2XqdwOrqowoV1iBU1dnEihwoJdMvBmXf0GSbCPR-2Mz3lEgGQ_0QGgDvzWJ8psBfoMFxsFP6K_ifeCZp2cL6dn6SAuiI/s320/125.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386628673485940162" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal">Rosemary, our hostess, is nice enough… but not nearly as warm and personably as Val and Tom were.<span style=""> </span></p> <p class="MsoNormal">There was no wireless connection like I originally thought there would be. This bugs me a bit as feel really out of touch especially regarding my children. The walls are paper thin and you can hear everything going on in the neighbor’s rooms. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">We went down to breakfast this morning and sat in the only two available seats. We shared a table with a couple from <st1:country-region><st1:place>Canada</st1:place></st1:country-region>. I am going to stop complaining now as the woman at our table was griping constantly… and I don’t want to sound like her. So… attitude check – onto more pleasant topics…</p> <p class="MsoNormal">After breakfast Ty and I walked the few blocks into town and met our bus for our couch tour of the Ring of Kerry. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">We wanted to see the Ring of Kerry, but it is an all day drive. We chose the couch tour to give Ty a break from driving and we are glad we did. It was a nice day (a bit over cast, but no rain).</p> <p class="MsoNormal">The Ring of Kerry is a journey through some of <st1:country-region><st1:place>Ireland</st1:place></st1:country-region>’s most beautiful scenery. I am posting some of the best pictures we took (we once again took a ton).</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Ring of Kerry Tour:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeOs7Oj5kT_AjSYjfXA6iHHTvhbRhTNphMU_LY3o4mmgmwUjG9VSLbVlrKxTnEvU26Fglm6L__ZZPKUItH4TGM1J6nmxKMpNSzFNDTkuGtRQdQ_XFq6xyEzu9vED0UOK56vB_TGHWuIlg/s1600-h/126.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 193px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgeOs7Oj5kT_AjSYjfXA6iHHTvhbRhTNphMU_LY3o4mmgmwUjG9VSLbVlrKxTnEvU26Fglm6L__ZZPKUItH4TGM1J6nmxKMpNSzFNDTkuGtRQdQ_XFq6xyEzu9vED0UOK56vB_TGHWuIlg/s320/126.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386628664652093666" border="0" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxIKW95-eeBi_8h5kRBfOr9d3CX_MrHzbPbkN9S_qNiL6mXCSgnQwqkc9S8dXh31AphSSAY692oQ36DHSzY6VTpb1fuZbPqSv2DszS4wwxnIxPU-qcVFHFiYdiy6TX5NJaVavVzWeDSBo/s1600-h/127.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxIKW95-eeBi_8h5kRBfOr9d3CX_MrHzbPbkN9S_qNiL6mXCSgnQwqkc9S8dXh31AphSSAY692oQ36DHSzY6VTpb1fuZbPqSv2DszS4wwxnIxPU-qcVFHFiYdiy6TX5NJaVavVzWeDSBo/s320/127.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386628656619451602" border="0" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz1nsouwRQWFfIHVb_ZhSHPlu4lgjofakbAoSlZnU4qK05obZ_2gRtoQIiLu6bvg69Tat_IHin97_9kxtVysBCmzDd-cLJGol1oz9aIjL25fb_YLGh0I9r_rwVmBgr6vXqH68UOn3quPQ/s1600-h/128.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 313px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhz1nsouwRQWFfIHVb_ZhSHPlu4lgjofakbAoSlZnU4qK05obZ_2gRtoQIiLu6bvg69Tat_IHin97_9kxtVysBCmzDd-cLJGol1oz9aIjL25fb_YLGh0I9r_rwVmBgr6vXqH68UOn3quPQ/s320/128.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386628655153862274" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>The water was so clear, you could see the pebbles on the bottom<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0tIJUcidMojlHG99I9BnM_UU-zrWfPBZdRYMymzTW1ms99k_Ig8Befj_zQJV8mkEKIomPdjP5MA_qCO0F5sMSrwmLbveFWYuOUCkMYc4b87rUz-Ez_uLbDtYvk4MCWn0-iq9dgGAZXds/s1600-h/129.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0tIJUcidMojlHG99I9BnM_UU-zrWfPBZdRYMymzTW1ms99k_Ig8Befj_zQJV8mkEKIomPdjP5MA_qCO0F5sMSrwmLbveFWYuOUCkMYc4b87rUz-Ez_uLbDtYvk4MCWn0-iq9dgGAZXds/s320/129.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386628301963706386" border="0" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh20qvb2cU-LaqHoLfzB64whHn7m5m-_ByWukIcXOTAiFnX1sgsLVSMxX34P6ZUJjWpfChiavePH0lTjb42Nujq3EPaRaoWsKbOR_Nf5StfevzW0Gay8ekGRndCQkoYJDW5JIGsIJjO4Lk/s1600-h/130.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 247px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh20qvb2cU-LaqHoLfzB64whHn7m5m-_ByWukIcXOTAiFnX1sgsLVSMxX34P6ZUJjWpfChiavePH0lTjb42Nujq3EPaRaoWsKbOR_Nf5StfevzW0Gay8ekGRndCQkoYJDW5JIGsIJjO4Lk/s320/130.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386628296630404402" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Artist on the side of the road selling paintings. <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG6PYuJoxyTK6TH9sHJ_-1ncFcRjCYWGm7YPlIKOQOypbTcotRZ6fFnMIORk0sLG1zAdVqLQL1eI86eETP1cNdHxGXYTSnZvUZMI2qyPI2xxUSBOME10lJGe73FZ3_4nZTs1QF2tQixpY/s1600-h/131.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjG6PYuJoxyTK6TH9sHJ_-1ncFcRjCYWGm7YPlIKOQOypbTcotRZ6fFnMIORk0sLG1zAdVqLQL1eI86eETP1cNdHxGXYTSnZvUZMI2qyPI2xxUSBOME10lJGe73FZ3_4nZTs1QF2tQixpY/s320/131.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386628286668207266" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Met some friends along the way (Bog ponies!)<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-qmq_mqHHHAi8CXrmHJ4pXOo0RgU47fdWQstpE1iMmbdX1ezFo9z7Ykzg_TUomnEl0-dIyyBt7I45h35QXvbtn-_Q4q-fnObZdqhvn5hjtSMrCkpOplniEAGrBC__JPgv8f99nCzEgCs/s1600-h/132.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 225px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-qmq_mqHHHAi8CXrmHJ4pXOo0RgU47fdWQstpE1iMmbdX1ezFo9z7Ykzg_TUomnEl0-dIyyBt7I45h35QXvbtn-_Q4q-fnObZdqhvn5hjtSMrCkpOplniEAGrBC__JPgv8f99nCzEgCs/s320/132.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386628278161122690" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Ty and I on the Ring of Kerry Tour<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmIMP6MJ3zNMcYM0pDIG8-i43pq6ikM-I_4BjtFEI9w72koMwh142LGF_zMAFs-fBD7OFfYVShTKW-3e-72NV5SZ-73kTob1wJragzMuh2WpOVGLkLddW7s7eQ1egP-3Q2hpmk3F-X-lU/s1600-h/133.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhmIMP6MJ3zNMcYM0pDIG8-i43pq6ikM-I_4BjtFEI9w72koMwh142LGF_zMAFs-fBD7OFfYVShTKW-3e-72NV5SZ-73kTob1wJragzMuh2WpOVGLkLddW7s7eQ1egP-3Q2hpmk3F-X-lU/s320/133.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386628275434051794" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>AUTUMN – THIS PICTURE IS FOR YOU!!!<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQfyhCEj0cX_WyVjosX-s0fOy6u3a_eq6LKhS7hmNsWd4fiLHZ9Mxy8QwTFgqjGuWjXg6uxUDXiXvdAwB0CJ5tb5-bduERssU2EVNB8dzerEmUmvyl8XGjvi8JXBmLU0Ax_7bbKlZ0pwU/s1600-h/134.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 248px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjQfyhCEj0cX_WyVjosX-s0fOy6u3a_eq6LKhS7hmNsWd4fiLHZ9Mxy8QwTFgqjGuWjXg6uxUDXiXvdAwB0CJ5tb5-bduERssU2EVNB8dzerEmUmvyl8XGjvi8JXBmLU0Ax_7bbKlZ0pwU/s320/134.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386627867532537826" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>I think he likes me<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9OtIPi80Sh6kXErNnPS9WjMh24fzNiiDXDow95wyRiGgmcwtjHP-EF0Z9vIdh_SucSHryBQS4jMTAGMK99d1h9cbdRIfdGrRMINQae6g0sT3L2Izp74rlM37WFuAME1DHNzZVGn6-22I/s1600-h/135.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 280px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9OtIPi80Sh6kXErNnPS9WjMh24fzNiiDXDow95wyRiGgmcwtjHP-EF0Z9vIdh_SucSHryBQS4jMTAGMK99d1h9cbdRIfdGrRMINQae6g0sT3L2Izp74rlM37WFuAME1DHNzZVGn6-22I/s320/135.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386627863111256226" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Stopped for lunch and saw this sign (aka Coffee to go)<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNg4SEM52-mqFiz7N6_k2f527TROiFZA1aQPk25Y2iXQBoeDyUbO2DBXQ_A77otSPSkxhiTMNqewZY2o1-Rb-oF7fonnf4jzK_feV-9RsY9V1GXwm3xs8_XGNOhye3Rg9jRpJ2AVbd-5E/s1600-h/136.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 175px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjNg4SEM52-mqFiz7N6_k2f527TROiFZA1aQPk25Y2iXQBoeDyUbO2DBXQ_A77otSPSkxhiTMNqewZY2o1-Rb-oF7fonnf4jzK_feV-9RsY9V1GXwm3xs8_XGNOhye3Rg9jRpJ2AVbd-5E/s320/136.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386627853162548946" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>The Following are more pics from the Ring of Kerry. I feel so fortunate to have witnessed such beauty, it really took our breath away.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEB85HkWV4SbPWyAvH1ZKKlixt-ALCsEm6XR3gnvQGd1yOBWLFfzQumMAz6wtzkzqpyMk9SENKQFaB7f7VJ2wZIN7NFgVp74p9SRg5G_rBYehHweEOiMHWtCAdpneHpMxhNz7TK81yvdE/s1600-h/137.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjEB85HkWV4SbPWyAvH1ZKKlixt-ALCsEm6XR3gnvQGd1yOBWLFfzQumMAz6wtzkzqpyMk9SENKQFaB7f7VJ2wZIN7NFgVp74p9SRg5G_rBYehHweEOiMHWtCAdpneHpMxhNz7TK81yvdE/s320/137.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386627849761532002" border="0" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWRhzJL9oEAkGN6PZAJr55Wk481mO6xzsu7lOoNM3SYDaH19-wX56sgz2ArxEYT38uIGFMu6XUceLzZnBSHetQ2MZrRxzsznUO1Fa4b2IhlPIaCdcOwoz-xzqnYj8pwrkgnnfwLmiVeiw/s1600-h/138.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 191px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWRhzJL9oEAkGN6PZAJr55Wk481mO6xzsu7lOoNM3SYDaH19-wX56sgz2ArxEYT38uIGFMu6XUceLzZnBSHetQ2MZrRxzsznUO1Fa4b2IhlPIaCdcOwoz-xzqnYj8pwrkgnnfwLmiVeiw/s320/138.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386627842312151202" border="0" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiCFb8ioIf7mDFS6KNqDgUf7d1livZv4tXnLCLR4Cll5jLS68EpJhQkrj3K8FX9XHzs0X4dbdRt9yeRYX4cdRPwRXh2mL7ROq3T8e8DKvIYjSH6fbeeoC01EgBSZM2ZeiKBGMssCp4Dcg/s1600-h/139.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhiCFb8ioIf7mDFS6KNqDgUf7d1livZv4tXnLCLR4Cll5jLS68EpJhQkrj3K8FX9XHzs0X4dbdRt9yeRYX4cdRPwRXh2mL7ROq3T8e8DKvIYjSH6fbeeoC01EgBSZM2ZeiKBGMssCp4Dcg/s320/139.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386627261530898738" border="0" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1C7CQ-2oSmcS0IGNQ-UtPomwwDiLStpR06ZGuskIXybvjhYPxpMyQL5HPZBr6fsge9-vQ86Ze5SFjXHNVuSkCcqkZ4EsXcT7JV10LHqOHydp554Bh6DJp9l3_8HEqbn1Whx3fAy31Oes/s1600-h/140.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj1C7CQ-2oSmcS0IGNQ-UtPomwwDiLStpR06ZGuskIXybvjhYPxpMyQL5HPZBr6fsge9-vQ86Ze5SFjXHNVuSkCcqkZ4EsXcT7JV10LHqOHydp554Bh6DJp9l3_8HEqbn1Whx3fAy31Oes/s320/140.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386627256968390946" border="0" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbFwcxi7hVEyqd41wb1a18xrWnZo_KsMSiAfxsBjIIYuEIz4sNuvTh7XXs3fdZWF6Iq7WbTw3nwK3c-hj49FVp1m0wBYsHS4eCkQu7R_fy93R_7GLtKPiAkolkd_hBvt2buH1a3iBH9ms/s1600-h/141.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 182px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbFwcxi7hVEyqd41wb1a18xrWnZo_KsMSiAfxsBjIIYuEIz4sNuvTh7XXs3fdZWF6Iq7WbTw3nwK3c-hj49FVp1m0wBYsHS4eCkQu7R_fy93R_7GLtKPiAkolkd_hBvt2buH1a3iBH9ms/s320/141.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386627252152958818" border="0" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlxdxDII3GYnimW9lm807D9LlOhGvnBl7aXu4FWmPaswbiQ0KXjQ236XQtPM4GbjDNEQcqdY4uKWRMvAxQsf5l-mMNaqyD0TBNlRjHEhXfqr8EtNj4WPCkd7Sr1hiyvdAe2KSTLurcIk0/s1600-h/142.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 182px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjlxdxDII3GYnimW9lm807D9LlOhGvnBl7aXu4FWmPaswbiQ0KXjQ236XQtPM4GbjDNEQcqdY4uKWRMvAxQsf5l-mMNaqyD0TBNlRjHEhXfqr8EtNj4WPCkd7Sr1hiyvdAe2KSTLurcIk0/s320/142.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386627248876080050" border="0" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG2wA8wUFSKB2o2RICqF2uFzj6ZsatI8TejoBOmE-O2pxJxQKr9JfhiGJg0UR7jh-p65JcFvGILbRDlEXs_OM8XmtcIv9g88jVc_bA2JeAtdZREKlU1bexg2R7sk2x3aGQftbWyo_ZSmw/s1600-h/143.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 130px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiG2wA8wUFSKB2o2RICqF2uFzj6ZsatI8TejoBOmE-O2pxJxQKr9JfhiGJg0UR7jh-p65JcFvGILbRDlEXs_OM8XmtcIv9g88jVc_bA2JeAtdZREKlU1bexg2R7sk2x3aGQftbWyo_ZSmw/s320/143.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386627240746794866" border="0" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjm2RTmUyGBTbmN8xPQi8jtsAjU0aXdGBcICZfYw1pgnrdLjs0UTkFMkOr5f96pJf-iqhfpND-V-X50eKHXXF4U4Y9fJibZpFKarCpTT8AJfBde3M2lnJEsp4FRWYBiz6CH77J0hMvOPc/s1600-h/144.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjm2RTmUyGBTbmN8xPQi8jtsAjU0aXdGBcICZfYw1pgnrdLjs0UTkFMkOr5f96pJf-iqhfpND-V-X50eKHXXF4U4Y9fJibZpFKarCpTT8AJfBde3M2lnJEsp4FRWYBiz6CH77J0hMvOPc/s320/144.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386626892468671826" border="0" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPj7OwJmiMGP96nBA01-WyelLzBwb-afdwcnxE4Fu9cG6s77dn3B1EzK82alfUA-7rw1rvU1ZZgdEGBj2y-HfMjpxf1bj042dui-vo_kqUh1RfkTdThCNXtdTT27WWkVjAqXotBUdbgP4/s1600-h/145.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 206px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPj7OwJmiMGP96nBA01-WyelLzBwb-afdwcnxE4Fu9cG6s77dn3B1EzK82alfUA-7rw1rvU1ZZgdEGBj2y-HfMjpxf1bj042dui-vo_kqUh1RfkTdThCNXtdTT27WWkVjAqXotBUdbgP4/s320/145.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386626889318383858" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="time"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal">We got back to the B&B around <st1:time hour="17" minute="30">5:30pm</st1:time>. It was a long day but we enjoyed the tour so much. We changed clothes and decided walked into Killarney town centre for dinner. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>On our way to dinner (Ty’s expression cracks me up)<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibjUUDo9zPd34BqFRw2UE13OFRJIHtxdxcozVuriMGSaC0Hn3IfmrTrdVztlPqy2mExczDwFj6TK6IZLjtNmMTIz1gqO6hflqVbRFt1rh9VxM0FQQKrMKZBKnTUURZWGnwFm1ublAOKoM/s1600-h/146.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibjUUDo9zPd34BqFRw2UE13OFRJIHtxdxcozVuriMGSaC0Hn3IfmrTrdVztlPqy2mExczDwFj6TK6IZLjtNmMTIz1gqO6hflqVbRFt1rh9VxM0FQQKrMKZBKnTUURZWGnwFm1ublAOKoM/s320/146.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386626882953110946" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="time"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal">We noticed Killarney is a very touristy place and has quite the night life. Ty and I had yet to have a true Irish Pub experience, so we decided tonight would be the night to do so. We wandered into an Irish pub that played live Irish music. The Irish music started about <st1:time hour="21" minute="0">9 pm</st1:time> and the pub started filling pretty quickly. People were clapping and singing along and it was very close to how I had always pictured it. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">What I didn’t picture was the nite club in the back of the pub which opened at 11pm. Ty and I wandered back there to see what it was like and we were met with some very familiar electronica music. It was a cute little club and everyone inside was dancing. There was very little sitting or just standing around going on. Ty has never been one to dance very much at clubs, so I was shocked to see him out on the dance floor. I guess he figured, why not – we were in another country where no one knows him. ;-) It was awesome to see him having a great time. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">I promised I wouldn’t post any pics of him dancing. Here is a cool one of the lights on the dance floor:</p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHbtfqGPDaPRTcWEemTVy5z5MxSpvGGYZMQhHM7iOHZ6Zxoj5_Bta8b2bpF5LoI2vEaX58OqixxcD5lhc7DAitdHbs4xPi9bv2G830waPhsgD8j4ZFy5Fbl-LqCf-fylGjID7JbKfLGwA/s1600-h/148.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhHbtfqGPDaPRTcWEemTVy5z5MxSpvGGYZMQhHM7iOHZ6Zxoj5_Bta8b2bpF5LoI2vEaX58OqixxcD5lhc7DAitdHbs4xPi9bv2G830waPhsgD8j4ZFy5Fbl-LqCf-fylGjID7JbKfLGwA/s320/148.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386626877069844082" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal">We then made our way back to the pub side which by then was wall to wall people. A new live band was now on. We walked in as they were playing Garth Brooks “Friends in Low Places” The whole pub was singing along and I found the whole scene to be hysterically funny. </p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtaCl946-L9h0Y6wVVMENRndhXq4oIY8SEAWRMTPsrHBqUz6zdT_edhM1_vgHbcQOSY2P5adu7xR62hehFHtn-68LB0SEH0YJ1TcKRWqs_h_yVfEhUQKaCWfBjFumpSnrlWtmtSUsv-6I/s1600-h/147.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjtaCl946-L9h0Y6wVVMENRndhXq4oIY8SEAWRMTPsrHBqUz6zdT_edhM1_vgHbcQOSY2P5adu7xR62hehFHtn-68LB0SEH0YJ1TcKRWqs_h_yVfEhUQKaCWfBjFumpSnrlWtmtSUsv-6I/s320/147.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386626869963304258" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">We left and walked back to the B&B. It was definitely an experience, and though we had a great time, one night of pub-ing is enough for us</span>Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00351631236864954843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404481066945093431.post-36606204511944717062009-09-28T13:32:00.000-07:002010-01-20T21:48:27.337-08:00DAY FOUR – DEPART KILKENNY FOR KILLARNEY<meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal">This morning was our final breakfast at Dunromin B&B. We shared our table with a nice couple from <st1:state><st1:place>Connecticut</st1:place></st1:state>. Their daughter had just come to <st1:country-region><st1:place>Ireland</st1:place></st1:country-region> to finish school in <st1:city><st1:place>Belfast</st1:place></st1:city> and they decided to see <st1:country-region><st1:place>Ireland</st1:place></st1:country-region> while visiting her. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">After breakfast we packed our bags and went down to say goodbye to Val and Tom. It was kind of sad leaving as they were so wonderful. Ty and I felt they set the bar really high and we hoped the other B&B’s didn’t pale in comparison.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Here is a farewell pic of us with Val and Tom:<o:p></o:p></b></p> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfOcApjP5In-FPnRIeBp1x-1ra-16IhMHbkQK4pRAoOdQaO-yVKTKme_n-tJvMSf3rB_G2ktVlokcLXRSXPuvv1ZTK-6Yo0H1lRF9zhNd8P7j5b2v_LkNQn7VCrBpweOsKI5hpnPORCrM/s1600-h/83.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjfOcApjP5In-FPnRIeBp1x-1ra-16IhMHbkQK4pRAoOdQaO-yVKTKme_n-tJvMSf3rB_G2ktVlokcLXRSXPuvv1ZTK-6Yo0H1lRF9zhNd8P7j5b2v_LkNQn7VCrBpweOsKI5hpnPORCrM/s320/83.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386622355230409762" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal">My dear friend Kristin loaned us her suitcase for our trip and as promised here is a picture of her suitcase in <st1:country-region><st1:place>Ireland</st1:place></st1:country-region>:</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Shout-out to Kristin G.<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNwXUXw01C94LWeXSEFUmnYGnmiNSusuOhyM3Yhm6R_0J8YoCGH-jXAuJWb1bAF_Ex5Wqxvr0TCxyjAfQ_Oo3XqFSHohrDob5k4b_eqn8VPwFICEH6P79us8kJMNAC7-Y03Ww9HwnzhL0/s1600-h/84.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 299px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiNwXUXw01C94LWeXSEFUmnYGnmiNSusuOhyM3Yhm6R_0J8YoCGH-jXAuJWb1bAF_Ex5Wqxvr0TCxyjAfQ_Oo3XqFSHohrDob5k4b_eqn8VPwFICEH6P79us8kJMNAC7-Y03Ww9HwnzhL0/s320/84.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386622354649594066" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceName"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceType"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal">We decided to take a couple of detours on our way to Kilarney. We stopped by The Rock of Cashel in <st1:place><st1:placetype>county</st1:placetype> <st1:placename>Tipperary</st1:placename></st1:place> which was breathtaking!! We took so many pictures… too many to post, but here are some of our favorites. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Statue of Irish Dancers in the parking area<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl37cfGKDcOcf0chgeU0mU8u8TNkoF-pOHP-sMo3ChrKTJoJ453FcuN_IgVZbm_6tv6NuFQeolvyzhhp-i18c4EVir8TdiXSmxfpPJ25Vy_ueWZIRGQKI2M50gwXq-eFiGj3qkKrzvjy8/s1600-h/85.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjl37cfGKDcOcf0chgeU0mU8u8TNkoF-pOHP-sMo3ChrKTJoJ453FcuN_IgVZbm_6tv6NuFQeolvyzhhp-i18c4EVir8TdiXSmxfpPJ25Vy_ueWZIRGQKI2M50gwXq-eFiGj3qkKrzvjy8/s320/85.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386622342622623874" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Information plaque on the Rock of Cashel<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCTy2QV9jsnE_O5u1bFq7obSwhcLOnnEsb55DcMHhIAWuAcwrqTxVitUWjLokODnmvBr957twXVAWlDUUTdgCvddBG_clJvBKQlb16O9V2TgoIZT0cOz0u0CG8KMkQOmzpTWnhoQ9Z42k/s1600-h/86.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCTy2QV9jsnE_O5u1bFq7obSwhcLOnnEsb55DcMHhIAWuAcwrqTxVitUWjLokODnmvBr957twXVAWlDUUTdgCvddBG_clJvBKQlb16O9V2TgoIZT0cOz0u0CG8KMkQOmzpTWnhoQ9Z42k/s320/86.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386622338957266034" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>The Rock of Cashel as we were walking up to it<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig2HRdapDMitMfBlmYcpqp4rg4fiIwNEAm73qf_f2jGq_090IQI7GDEXicsGKLIBpryV1JuXc6ZIKGhm4rd1jX9XZ9EzIhpNPqgxDAogjJkkr5ig8ooap2ij5k9SJqXHxF577qcCyAd64/s1600-h/87.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEig2HRdapDMitMfBlmYcpqp4rg4fiIwNEAm73qf_f2jGq_090IQI7GDEXicsGKLIBpryV1JuXc6ZIKGhm4rd1jX9XZ9EzIhpNPqgxDAogjJkkr5ig8ooap2ij5k9SJqXHxF577qcCyAd64/s320/87.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386621993640893026" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>MATTHEW THIS PIC IS FOR YOU – it is a carving of St. Matthew<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMm6mboEYiUYkOkVGz0MDGC_pxzkhCrpxi5ETu3KSuuXwZgmqKaarRPzyuhljFJreD2dTG3O2jdCPjqBrJ-0uHoh5al-r6zQGNLujqrWWLIaYLdykoy8-ipg3VTHz1PxaEbvEcl8vnCpE/s1600-h/88.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 210px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgMm6mboEYiUYkOkVGz0MDGC_pxzkhCrpxi5ETu3KSuuXwZgmqKaarRPzyuhljFJreD2dTG3O2jdCPjqBrJ-0uHoh5al-r6zQGNLujqrWWLIaYLdykoy8-ipg3VTHz1PxaEbvEcl8vnCpE/s320/88.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386621984659110930" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Inside the visitors center<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjejObmA_WGmlHe7t6hBwC19hCBX37D-k9xWYtmiEBp6qt3ZskQO_F6tY6Dvm9SUikvGtkRcuuqqy4NEI-xYzCWozmwJCPP4tFQgsPTiuV6ouOKZ17nBaNiEiD9N02kWrmqVVew3_KDGCc/s1600-h/89.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjejObmA_WGmlHe7t6hBwC19hCBX37D-k9xWYtmiEBp6qt3ZskQO_F6tY6Dvm9SUikvGtkRcuuqqy4NEI-xYzCWozmwJCPP4tFQgsPTiuV6ouOKZ17nBaNiEiD9N02kWrmqVVew3_KDGCc/s320/89.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386621974306654498" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>What remains of St. Patrick’s Cross <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl6YvTFSGSa8CK_1029Wk3AwltgNiDdX4CLDYKolkmoT3tIaUVHrCmCnirNdOIGb5qnx50capapcrki_fQ_WFVB5RPuJ4kYVS50RkRFxlT76JYcsKLGtpJ25Ln3IjNaw9VGIex_dEuoW0/s1600-h/90.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhl6YvTFSGSa8CK_1029Wk3AwltgNiDdX4CLDYKolkmoT3tIaUVHrCmCnirNdOIGb5qnx50capapcrki_fQ_WFVB5RPuJ4kYVS50RkRFxlT76JYcsKLGtpJ25Ln3IjNaw9VGIex_dEuoW0/s320/90.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386621964985759538" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">The cathedral was so amazing!!</span></b>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF5yWkQr9Xk7YBZIqvcmeg7ZkWcyObmczAqUfoyb2sD6aUOCEud__o7cv2Lmq2bbaHlawixvjFZUD-XccWTSfcKnTJY2v_MbG7kMUMNEX1HoSt5pdvJV2yZP1JP2vVhvL2IxWMSxtwzU0/s1600-h/91.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 251px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiF5yWkQr9Xk7YBZIqvcmeg7ZkWcyObmczAqUfoyb2sD6aUOCEud__o7cv2Lmq2bbaHlawixvjFZUD-XccWTSfcKnTJY2v_MbG7kMUMNEX1HoSt5pdvJV2yZP1JP2vVhvL2IxWMSxtwzU0/s320/91.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386621959175109234" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Same view with Ty and I in the Archway <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivizfgnPGSd6IBWceQ675gq4M68bLwmKloej05b3Yt6RPoRwJ9S87XU8qD5Bir5RcMK3k1mN0kQ7NyMNGv-4_Je9GLlWqcsjMZE5rpCL_TmCn_gNgo6_I0lZdhrWpfjYkGLAWzQ67NcGc/s1600-h/92.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivizfgnPGSd6IBWceQ675gq4M68bLwmKloej05b3Yt6RPoRwJ9S87XU8qD5Bir5RcMK3k1mN0kQ7NyMNGv-4_Je9GLlWqcsjMZE5rpCL_TmCn_gNgo6_I0lZdhrWpfjYkGLAWzQ67NcGc/s320/92.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386621581329522546" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>The chapel<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP-HgvePk4hVyhVtaTo53ycbDD9i6U6gv1IvEEjLqd4hiB1QTI7Pqtab91wOVPf72VV1q_xJnqjwwn7dVO24L2zaCLXBfr_bn1k38YKNO0VHG2i29GDLruqw9pDNZaU80rHYbPi13Q_MI/s1600-h/93.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgP-HgvePk4hVyhVtaTo53ycbDD9i6U6gv1IvEEjLqd4hiB1QTI7Pqtab91wOVPf72VV1q_xJnqjwwn7dVO24L2zaCLXBfr_bn1k38YKNO0VHG2i29GDLruqw9pDNZaU80rHYbPi13Q_MI/s320/93.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386621577356628274" border="0" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7lnPwY-9XHIDXVXdDVP2NbrGE86w7ry_6dKVJnKQmf9aBM9eocV8w1bUKdASCDwF43cOowVICjnRDomBJPypW4nNIqNy6j9mFUIVEqP-rZlyl9LWoj7-o4IuLeF8XOrW_GmCoJDGUY1U/s1600-h/94.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh7lnPwY-9XHIDXVXdDVP2NbrGE86w7ry_6dKVJnKQmf9aBM9eocV8w1bUKdASCDwF43cOowVICjnRDomBJPypW4nNIqNy6j9mFUIVEqP-rZlyl9LWoj7-o4IuLeF8XOrW_GmCoJDGUY1U/s320/94.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386621566802686850" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Taking a rest<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-kv8CXkqRXs6dFn95qwthFVRzAEAQIcN8_mW0gvb3g9DJno8hKTs4x-7U7bOMtNf0W2_8rH9d5dih4bdrpwXysxVogF2u94pGQPW9wL_OFCQprm5Se2p2Ytl8jXu7Z9KkaejlvX6IiPU/s1600-h/95.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-kv8CXkqRXs6dFn95qwthFVRzAEAQIcN8_mW0gvb3g9DJno8hKTs4x-7U7bOMtNf0W2_8rH9d5dih4bdrpwXysxVogF2u94pGQPW9wL_OFCQprm5Se2p2Ytl8jXu7Z9KkaejlvX6IiPU/s320/95.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386621564528894130" border="0" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzL3BI1zdQauoaee230tO0Uvm-abAH2qNP2flcY7qc7aVhIsGdbG5td9-Nt9Rl1mDuVnfsX8VzV-n8cdiKcjynDvswIHuN4Ro75qFcFh2I__X-HOE9VyGhg6nXYoulyKzRlbt2M8EKoRs/s1600-h/96.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzL3BI1zdQauoaee230tO0Uvm-abAH2qNP2flcY7qc7aVhIsGdbG5td9-Nt9Rl1mDuVnfsX8VzV-n8cdiKcjynDvswIHuN4Ro75qFcFh2I__X-HOE9VyGhg6nXYoulyKzRlbt2M8EKoRs/s320/96.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386621555355181122" border="0" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">View around back of cathedral</span>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWgNdSpCnrzVUopiKlUCcFi3mivZm1OJbuOjU2jk-vHF7hRHQN1a-Y_RnHVxwxGRzheD6m3bMyWlSdFNRJSYEcZITLUzIcX5aOiugUdE-EjmxOYJ_MG2J6h6_-_uaJkyfwDM4NeYu8yBk/s1600-h/97.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWgNdSpCnrzVUopiKlUCcFi3mivZm1OJbuOjU2jk-vHF7hRHQN1a-Y_RnHVxwxGRzheD6m3bMyWlSdFNRJSYEcZITLUzIcX5aOiugUdE-EjmxOYJ_MG2J6h6_-_uaJkyfwDM4NeYu8yBk/s320/97.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386621124695821538" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal">The tombstones in Irish cemeteries fascinate me. They list so many different family members on each one. I have yet to figure out if they act as a multiple memorial for the one family member buried there… or if every member on the tombstone is buried in that single spot. </p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic5wQTi8DwMaoIaQdEVOQkbWe-hONXkyNBnohLpmgKadphDMAS4Kht7ZBrlXqRKlxHwfCCMJb2vifnQS5z8kQ0EjZrqItRIpWVlTQE3hrjv4ucN5Ed6BPZV0-U1DFkUPyPH3VTf2MClZ4/s1600-h/98.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 218px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEic5wQTi8DwMaoIaQdEVOQkbWe-hONXkyNBnohLpmgKadphDMAS4Kht7ZBrlXqRKlxHwfCCMJb2vifnQS5z8kQ0EjZrqItRIpWVlTQE3hrjv4ucN5Ed6BPZV0-U1DFkUPyPH3VTf2MClZ4/s320/98.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386621116171172674" border="0" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNTG-HNxYYY4cRUowAf7E1vp12IvnTyCw1IO-MzicnleG4xJ8saWG9MYWnKcu8Iiy7hrEhkp_ekfics8qZ5Dz8mNOVbji8fB5vp5b4bzJgRJ7C28gJewXjmai4PHNycfjTSKTYoq8Vd7U/s1600-h/99.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNTG-HNxYYY4cRUowAf7E1vp12IvnTyCw1IO-MzicnleG4xJ8saWG9MYWnKcu8Iiy7hrEhkp_ekfics8qZ5Dz8mNOVbji8fB5vp5b4bzJgRJ7C28gJewXjmai4PHNycfjTSKTYoq8Vd7U/s320/99.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386621111165417298" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>View of the town of </b><st1:city><st1:place><b>Cashel</b></st1:place></st1:city><b> from the Rock <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje6CoBaZ-sQ2hNO4fZGzoPmdlpDIrQ6omqSMKkaG8xqXOV6rPgSD5xcqTNHRjfguKeYG6ODw5we69qregGno5UARS1UdDEqBVu7-eRUo0qp6gCF_C8NXYht6-Au-lVil6Z5r7Wsb22JKk/s1600-h/100.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEje6CoBaZ-sQ2hNO4fZGzoPmdlpDIrQ6omqSMKkaG8xqXOV6rPgSD5xcqTNHRjfguKeYG6ODw5we69qregGno5UARS1UdDEqBVu7-eRUo0qp6gCF_C8NXYht6-Au-lVil6Z5r7Wsb22JKk/s320/100.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386621106049369826" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Ty and I at the Rock of Cashel (pic by Ty)<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjbA8y09MJoq6j_FcllD6HFVLbLWC6n0d6o9pwlLeG0e5JF5k9GWWGsSiJ8uoC2it-HCmtXjwPcb7-rMk2KkgnD-9Rkw92pCM7FkO_hyQViDqDBMsJnv5DACC6yi3HISrCOHbqfGySaeU/s1600-h/101.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhjbA8y09MJoq6j_FcllD6HFVLbLWC6n0d6o9pwlLeG0e5JF5k9GWWGsSiJ8uoC2it-HCmtXjwPcb7-rMk2KkgnD-9Rkw92pCM7FkO_hyQViDqDBMsJnv5DACC6yi3HISrCOHbqfGySaeU/s320/101.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386621104380591586" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceName"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceType"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal">After leaving Cashel we decided to head down to the Jameson’s Old Middleton distillery in <st1:place><st1:placetype>county</st1:placetype> <st1:placename>Cork</st1:placename></st1:place>. We were en route to Cork when we saw there was a castle just a few miles south of Cashel. Ty’s driving is much better, seems like he is getting the hang of it. My navigating is getting better too as I am actually able to figure out the maps and road signs. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Cahir castle just inside the small town of <st1:city><st1:place>Cahir</st1:place></st1:city> was pretty impressive and well preserved. Once again we took a ton of pictures, here are some of my favorites:</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>View of </b><st1:place><st1:placename><b>Cahir</b></st1:placename><b> </b><st1:placetype><b>Castle</b></st1:placetype></st1:place><b> as we were walking up to it<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI2q9mEsJwwfpFkC7e0KFXFwSd-JdRN8V8jakRzfFlM-yOnPEGqkhi-0-rYzsykLa7s28b1a9DWafqBhSGIlW4BhQZV6bnEQlmt3ylSCNZ-NDIfwZK83EBqsXJEsm_haX3-oLRh0mSxTk/s1600-h/102.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhI2q9mEsJwwfpFkC7e0KFXFwSd-JdRN8V8jakRzfFlM-yOnPEGqkhi-0-rYzsykLa7s28b1a9DWafqBhSGIlW4BhQZV6bnEQlmt3ylSCNZ-NDIfwZK83EBqsXJEsm_haX3-oLRh0mSxTk/s320/102.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386620694122315586" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Inside the castle walls <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3qZLgaAWe4pMBeA-YAMgO8kNDigoF3R8cQCcnfQgCi8uji9rzxQ3uqunofIsDE17e-b-6WXRijod-wKPY6clevGuqCqABjMOwDPVzf7Fp_p-Cs3Q1Be66_5oou2R_RhVWw35hk1A5_Ow/s1600-h/103.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh3qZLgaAWe4pMBeA-YAMgO8kNDigoF3R8cQCcnfQgCi8uji9rzxQ3uqunofIsDE17e-b-6WXRijod-wKPY6clevGuqCqABjMOwDPVzf7Fp_p-Cs3Q1Be66_5oou2R_RhVWw35hk1A5_Ow/s320/103.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386620690127860962" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>One of the towers, which had several rooms inside that we were able to see<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBugCqWj5Qp5CksPtsWlHy35JFbk7lOqg_9Qq35O9dI9-YzXnl73TS1HOwAYZ7VXeNH_ILd8ibmwD2urrmirMpkQTDfKTOb4xQBP5ZqKZYLs7CiBoG2-gCVnIAKFH6eRNqDORgZ89-ysE/s1600-h/104.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgBugCqWj5Qp5CksPtsWlHy35JFbk7lOqg_9Qq35O9dI9-YzXnl73TS1HOwAYZ7VXeNH_ILd8ibmwD2urrmirMpkQTDfKTOb4xQBP5ZqKZYLs7CiBoG2-gCVnIAKFH6eRNqDORgZ89-ysE/s320/104.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386620685183783026" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Nice view from the court yard<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-HkTzNh1v7kXk9oAaYCQHiD1g2ZloxE0qpD0lTAYkdxbIBPeNMR_sB9WSZ4gbjX8O_N1slixW65RI9yVo-tMm2UfXnSgEn2UBCp5XCPPLgdYCs8wPxsaq5FreTNF_U92tHQxzkEgQV5Q/s1600-h/105.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi-HkTzNh1v7kXk9oAaYCQHiD1g2ZloxE0qpD0lTAYkdxbIBPeNMR_sB9WSZ4gbjX8O_N1slixW65RI9yVo-tMm2UfXnSgEn2UBCp5XCPPLgdYCs8wPxsaq5FreTNF_U92tHQxzkEgQV5Q/s320/105.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386620680871308114" border="0" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiogbU_GEX5pKsTn5CmabAGMekwWJhoXYqTERjYV0tP5nVONgSzVbl59zrQu16HsIc5-kIhimst4wEWW6JS3MZ4hNqk9Mnd6tdM0CZmYFUa3b8dGSFTUID_dj3fUSo2JRh8xq_9R54aaHw/s1600-h/106.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiogbU_GEX5pKsTn5CmabAGMekwWJhoXYqTERjYV0tP5nVONgSzVbl59zrQu16HsIc5-kIhimst4wEWW6JS3MZ4hNqk9Mnd6tdM0CZmYFUa3b8dGSFTUID_dj3fUSo2JRh8xq_9R54aaHw/s320/106.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386620677111918450" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>View of the River Suir from one tower<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie39uk68-WnbEpmrbBQ1yYBJidKeBZ7HmrjXbfaF_-iEEejKqKY7OICNVXsG3MJxKLcMovpswVtE42h8xFPEpUrU7OjuMzCiZlMsMkLxNohM6hXGjWoYorYrLqiC1bWJ_oTFTm5foT8Yg/s1600-h/107.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEie39uk68-WnbEpmrbBQ1yYBJidKeBZ7HmrjXbfaF_-iEEejKqKY7OICNVXsG3MJxKLcMovpswVtE42h8xFPEpUrU7OjuMzCiZlMsMkLxNohM6hXGjWoYorYrLqiC1bWJ_oTFTm5foT8Yg/s320/107.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386620280101661906" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Model of the siege upon the Castle<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqAOiKKSsSD3LzFw6rltnJ4qj7zy4l_ie90FNe0Wklzy8rdNcv_sEw-RzdLdjG2SDfuBKTURgOa-FybFlijXpw9cgQUgFcx9jIW2Jc0mDeOjNJL_oedn6gPK4dO_fb_IaDdtkzmRe_Uuc/s1600-h/108.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqAOiKKSsSD3LzFw6rltnJ4qj7zy4l_ie90FNe0Wklzy8rdNcv_sEw-RzdLdjG2SDfuBKTURgOa-FybFlijXpw9cgQUgFcx9jIW2Jc0mDeOjNJL_oedn6gPK4dO_fb_IaDdtkzmRe_Uuc/s320/108.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386620272305937266" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceName"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceType"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal">We ate lunch at a cute little place across the street from the castle. Ty and I were talking about what a nice day we were having and I got very emotional. I knew I needed this trip to <st1:country-region><st1:place>Ireland</st1:place></st1:country-region>, but I didn’t realize how <b>much</b> I needed this vacation until right that very second. I can’t go into all of it, for reasons that are very personal and reasons I don’t think I could even put into words. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">I can say this: That even during times one needs to get away from it all… they still carry all that they love with them. Not a moment has gone by since being on this trip that I have not thought about all of those that I love. Being here has touched something very deep inside of me. I am so unbelievably blessed. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">ANYWAY… we left Cahir for <st1:place><st1:placetype>County</st1:placetype> <st1:placename>Cork</st1:placename></st1:place> (shout out to my friend Josh O’Brien as his people came from <st1:city><st1:place>Cork</st1:place></st1:city>. BTW, their county colors are red and white, and every time I turned around I saw some business with the name O’Brien in it!)</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Ty had wanted to go to the Jameson’s distillery… it was his one request for this trip. I figured it would be boring, but it actually was a very interesting tour. Our tour guide, Fiona, was a riot which made the tour even more pleasant. </p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji_6V5VMoiWo-ieQwQXpIBriC1GwWlle4h2pJhBBFO4tdsEen4phs15anBIgPT011Opa3XMdahNE6Bwe1_a7f2gvC_mZb4d2iQF_apGIWqHtcnT2b5ByZvTaByWCSiniBVlm5lW3NxTh0/s1600-h/109.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 282px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEji_6V5VMoiWo-ieQwQXpIBriC1GwWlle4h2pJhBBFO4tdsEen4phs15anBIgPT011Opa3XMdahNE6Bwe1_a7f2gvC_mZb4d2iQF_apGIWqHtcnT2b5ByZvTaByWCSiniBVlm5lW3NxTh0/s320/109.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386620265521399746" border="0" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj46JUMOEL902awSIOza1Ls1weQ-TJhHjuwk8SKIPrL7ZFihCFD90oO6B_GoVO0EbkGhDmiuQG70ZOsiIVSnLdtR6BoJoLyQ_fAqb6ufw_gIyuputVZyQVE5jy1zmoE81KCH_jJRTDd4I/s1600-h/110.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 172px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjj46JUMOEL902awSIOza1Ls1weQ-TJhHjuwk8SKIPrL7ZFihCFD90oO6B_GoVO0EbkGhDmiuQG70ZOsiIVSnLdtR6BoJoLyQ_fAqb6ufw_gIyuputVZyQVE5jy1zmoE81KCH_jJRTDd4I/s320/110.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386620256287963602" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">We started the tour with a movie that explained the history of Jameson’s whiskey. I love the captivating music in the background of these films which makes one feel even more passionate about the journey of a man and his whiskey-making-dreams. Then Fiona took us on the tour explaining the process of whiskey making then and now. We walked through the old distillery as she explained the process</span>.
<br /><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>They had these guys everywhere working in the old distillery… this guy is making barrels to age the whisky in:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihQYbGe2QLQyUBFbISTJpqnyALIqhpgSQbmy6ekVHOlyCuNk29WwDzoLRU68vt7xj8slU1XXVGS5Jmq3KiI8hkLb_-CpWk92xLdt7ruaKcv94OKO6VT4MdjzTsdA6JcY3Dy-T_U1aKbhg/s1600-h/111.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 249px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEihQYbGe2QLQyUBFbISTJpqnyALIqhpgSQbmy6ekVHOlyCuNk29WwDzoLRU68vt7xj8slU1XXVGS5Jmq3KiI8hkLb_-CpWk92xLdt7ruaKcv94OKO6VT4MdjzTsdA6JcY3Dy-T_U1aKbhg/s320/111.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386620252952613938" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Generations of Master distillers have lived in this 25 room “cottage” on the premises. The master distiller that lives here today was born in this house as was his father (Yay for home birth!!)<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTBi9I59gUcXHl4JDxQckFewhR6OBqouzdg3IQV4KqhHydV73TS_baqgsi7pJ2TgjFAbHojlssqFRJfT9eWbWwciLsXcPfy0Lh83CBzOUpKj9Ciz8trrWdzyii8Z_f-3dyEXMNtn7HNto/s1600-h/112.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTBi9I59gUcXHl4JDxQckFewhR6OBqouzdg3IQV4KqhHydV73TS_baqgsi7pJ2TgjFAbHojlssqFRJfT9eWbWwciLsXcPfy0Lh83CBzOUpKj9Ciz8trrWdzyii8Z_f-3dyEXMNtn7HNto/s320/112.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386619889123510546" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>The watermill still in working order<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgIsHAkEZBqw-LWq12vQeZ-DzQOEtfcu0Uw7-3wBRXcqL5-fgFxZiMkzGHNq02KiYTm30dwYDlw8rFY_q9FP211VP962gdalutpxxayt5zuwyiSOGkTu79qk6wHL8q5FA2lG3Jq6LSSBA/s1600-h/113.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgIsHAkEZBqw-LWq12vQeZ-DzQOEtfcu0Uw7-3wBRXcqL5-fgFxZiMkzGHNq02KiYTm30dwYDlw8rFY_q9FP211VP962gdalutpxxayt5zuwyiSOGkTu79qk6wHL8q5FA2lG3Jq6LSSBA/s320/113.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386619883112759666" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Storage building for all of the barley<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf0FNA1IKFQtLv7LTRTTpFShgGuYT-z_8hUD3uB6FMUFohx-CBqScfcDcpp1FMz4Fw8G5HUVy3bPxlqpE65pT_A3fCoWWfRcyxEFvOMjrPoSkE5jOVoAt4dNLiqFZS1TuhkuogXjCRVuA/s1600-h/114.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgf0FNA1IKFQtLv7LTRTTpFShgGuYT-z_8hUD3uB6FMUFohx-CBqScfcDcpp1FMz4Fw8G5HUVy3bPxlqpE65pT_A3fCoWWfRcyxEFvOMjrPoSkE5jOVoAt4dNLiqFZS1TuhkuogXjCRVuA/s320/114.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386619874860560018" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal">We got to the end of the tour and Fiona explained what parts of the process made Irish whisky different from Scottish and American whisky. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">She asked for 8 volunteers to participate in a whisky tasting test. Ty never volunteers for anything, and I really knew he wanted to do it… so I politely volunteered him. OK, OK – I pushed him into the volunteer line while shouting “He’ll do it!”</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Ty waiting in the volunteer line<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFbmRaKpqRbCBFcQ1y7MaFQhcTtl1fVsDNja5qW41VeEexmkXdA_owgYa3B-FSjI7zg08UirOk-uenRvaC06JsH4F43a06eeRNQrEtpgrwz8CJhsOVFRt2d8sTcYUmf_62I7_fsRFQKHI/s1600-h/115.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiFbmRaKpqRbCBFcQ1y7MaFQhcTtl1fVsDNja5qW41VeEexmkXdA_owgYa3B-FSjI7zg08UirOk-uenRvaC06JsH4F43a06eeRNQrEtpgrwz8CJhsOVFRt2d8sTcYUmf_62I7_fsRFQKHI/s320/115.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386619872341003650" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Here is Fiona giving the whisky tasters their instructions<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCztb6FZXsY92wGHS6pCpTzsmu6cWyWCvnJatD_xjrOnqmSNyuj2l3cgrRvDn7LO23LNe2-fy6sakT2T9noIJ96_DPs8ZNMEUc4bTa1PoY_iK0Biq6_JXPwIxd8WJi-DqqsIu8U3zdIIY/s1600-h/116.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 269px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjCztb6FZXsY92wGHS6pCpTzsmu6cWyWCvnJatD_xjrOnqmSNyuj2l3cgrRvDn7LO23LNe2-fy6sakT2T9noIJ96_DPs8ZNMEUc4bTa1PoY_iK0Biq6_JXPwIxd8WJi-DqqsIu8U3zdIIY/s320/116.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386619866130820578" border="0" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_5Hc5caWFT3SXVOZzlz5Twv9AJifcd6qPFudicJNLLpy_Kiyji8Xr7OyeTbF0JbW7INbedcJQpstw3PfAmVp8a4F9AfIf5DRKPPSBkqAlRUYa00b2Ie6iO91He5u61PAxtlwWBaUk7Jw/s1600-h/117.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 198px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg_5Hc5caWFT3SXVOZzlz5Twv9AJifcd6qPFudicJNLLpy_Kiyji8Xr7OyeTbF0JbW7INbedcJQpstw3PfAmVp8a4F9AfIf5DRKPPSBkqAlRUYa00b2Ie6iO91He5u61PAxtlwWBaUk7Jw/s320/117.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386619515582637746" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Happy Ty was having a great time. (BTW, he agreed that the Irish, or Jameson’s whisky, was the smoothest) <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXcDjw2g3v2xcuAX9dhgnZZW3D9uWLSEv1lTBgMXZgTB5Wj-8nuFxV6lOtihhyzvJrRIV66nwMj7o1ydtamjFVH4ZF8mDU8-hpNLpKs_JgwnHDK3LiPmYeAbLX_fyaBbKzulduquHk6Fk/s1600-h/118.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXcDjw2g3v2xcuAX9dhgnZZW3D9uWLSEv1lTBgMXZgTB5Wj-8nuFxV6lOtihhyzvJrRIV66nwMj7o1ydtamjFVH4ZF8mDU8-hpNLpKs_JgwnHDK3LiPmYeAbLX_fyaBbKzulduquHk6Fk/s320/118.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386619511513395522" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal">Fiona gave each of the 8 volunteers official whisky tasting expert certificates and we all enjoyed a complimentary glass of Jameson’s whisky. I do not care for whisky, but it wasn’t bad mixed with cranberry juice and a bunch of ice (just an FYI).<o:p></o:p></p> <p class="MsoNormal">Then we were off to Killarney which was another two hours away. By the time we got there it was 9pm. The directions the travel agent gave me were old as was the B&B’s phone number, so we got lost AGAIN. The important thing is we made it safely. I really think, other than getting lost, that this was our best day in <st1:country-region><st1:place>Ireland</st1:place></st1:country-region> yet. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">I close this blog entry with more pictures of signs that I found amusing. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Cute Irish Blessing they had hanging at the Jameson’s distillery<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdMiPmQGXED5rVbgrZJrXaEEe-1m96xpLppn6yOXBsqqNtgBVQt840FInU2dzx7ZhT68IO53inQGRpvigf4GDE108ni5-gTIFN_uVJlh-ZQc13JyGtm5E1V6Ffsag5_MIL6r_eWAQ5p1k/s1600-h/119.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 188px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhdMiPmQGXED5rVbgrZJrXaEEe-1m96xpLppn6yOXBsqqNtgBVQt840FInU2dzx7ZhT68IO53inQGRpvigf4GDE108ni5-gTIFN_uVJlh-ZQc13JyGtm5E1V6Ffsag5_MIL6r_eWAQ5p1k/s320/119.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386619505687423922" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Tyres = Tires (that’s just the way they spell it)<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY7Nk-iSwX62iLLHhZC7SE6PIcOWoTi9RYJ2RcD7CFM3OrRBsQ991VV4_RbVN3jnWtgpWyEY3GGrq05OJUxbSlfv0gKTPE9Rx-67PCOlPW4EkowgsTyg9HvA9fetQ103kAOY80vM5JQfc/s1600-h/120.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 294px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgY7Nk-iSwX62iLLHhZC7SE6PIcOWoTi9RYJ2RcD7CFM3OrRBsQ991VV4_RbVN3jnWtgpWyEY3GGrq05OJUxbSlfv0gKTPE9Rx-67PCOlPW4EkowgsTyg9HvA9fetQ103kAOY80vM5JQfc/s320/120.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386619498082493106" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Every exit in </b><st1:country-region><st1:place><b>Ireland</b></st1:place></st1:country-region><b> has this stick figure running toward a door. They crack me up<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEkUjps4U7IyWI1TFNHGYQCxGI19ceIbE6EEtjF761PxeQZWbTxzKopw_T8dCvuApxxCCl1s5Schiheozqm9HnkHAobHfFara6hUqtr9qUigml3Dm4aWvI4kHCTCh1zsUqS7hGoXGI-dU/s1600-h/121.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 118px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgEkUjps4U7IyWI1TFNHGYQCxGI19ceIbE6EEtjF761PxeQZWbTxzKopw_T8dCvuApxxCCl1s5Schiheozqm9HnkHAobHfFara6hUqtr9qUigml3Dm4aWvI4kHCTCh1zsUqS7hGoXGI-dU/s320/121.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386619493431527106" border="0" /></a>
<br />Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00351631236864954843noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404481066945093431.post-69889105380059087632009-09-28T12:55:00.000-07:002010-01-20T21:47:36.789-08:00DAY THREE – IRISH KARAOKE BREAKFAST AND “AUNT” GINGER<meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="State"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="metricconverter"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal">Today was such an awesome day. We woke up and went downstairs to breakfast this morning. This time we shared a table with a newly married couple from <st1:state><st1:place>North Carolina</st1:place></st1:state>, in <st1:country-region><st1:place>Ireland</st1:place></st1:country-region> for their honeymoon. They shared with us stories from their wedding, which was football themed. They said that as they were walking into their reception, the DJ played the Monday night football theme song and everyone started to cheer. They said it was very exciting and though I am not a football fan… it really did sound like a lot of fun. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">While swapping stories about our stays thus far in <st1:country-region><st1:place>Ireland</st1:place></st1:country-region>, the subject of driving came up. <st1:country-region><st1:place>Ireland</st1:place></st1:country-region> roads, as I have said before are extremely narrow and winding. It is not unusual for the speed limit on these roads to be 80 to <st1:metricconverter productid="100 kilometers">100 kilometers</st1:metricconverter> per hour, so cars are flying down the road! </p> <p class="MsoNormal">The two couples at the other breakfast table heard our stories (they are also from the <st1:country-region><st1:place>USA</st1:place></st1:country-region>) and joined in on the conversation. It was like a support group therapy session as everyone had the driving-on-the-left-side-of-the-crazy-Irish-roads woes.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">We were all laughing and carrying on, when Val and Tom (the B&B owners) came in and asked if we would like to have a sing along. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">I kid you not! Tom broke out the accordion and foot drum and passed out song sheets. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Tom the One Man Band<o:p></o:p></b></p> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT9pACsCNs9WB9FbfSccAfDyKnErnJnpmPmLWdHyUXElJzLrZHihQfZW06NRoa1SZWfWZo_3fNw-2FDhENjgBdHyzGShh-_X3tZHi7szyAp92WK_Hsa2gs9cmLGdWCt-7_28mzMemr9p4/s1600-h/55.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 202px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiT9pACsCNs9WB9FbfSccAfDyKnErnJnpmPmLWdHyUXElJzLrZHihQfZW06NRoa1SZWfWZo_3fNw-2FDhENjgBdHyzGShh-_X3tZHi7szyAp92WK_Hsa2gs9cmLGdWCt-7_28mzMemr9p4/s320/55.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386613197311813842" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Val and Guest singing<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgroaf0G5TpNjrsA1llIW5W-xZajLMNL1oLCoNp3XcXz8Tto5x_Zipv-7BsyxcvZ3cD7363V3C5_hzbFkzSn52r07WSiXDJ4y6hLqz_d2lncI2SgAuDxRq9HrgfCwHAzUu1Jkj_Qy0SUzw/s1600-h/56.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 307px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgroaf0G5TpNjrsA1llIW5W-xZajLMNL1oLCoNp3XcXz8Tto5x_Zipv-7BsyxcvZ3cD7363V3C5_hzbFkzSn52r07WSiXDJ4y6hLqz_d2lncI2SgAuDxRq9HrgfCwHAzUu1Jkj_Qy0SUzw/s320/56.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386613189098894594" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal">We sang three traditional Irish songs and I only knew one of them, O Danny Boy:</p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJAUGdDPB-OyQOkqErHPVdZoPoIWgTKYg0Ddd_PrlEZ6zWaU5xsm6iZ9D6KgiSmNU5WutYMiAnRb2OBy-KM8U6ElWXr4MA5qrUFmf7MhLFSGk9KuWswdoBX_gIcsD_K4ogdl4_LdQsHC8/s1600-h/57.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 234px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJAUGdDPB-OyQOkqErHPVdZoPoIWgTKYg0Ddd_PrlEZ6zWaU5xsm6iZ9D6KgiSmNU5WutYMiAnRb2OBy-KM8U6ElWXr4MA5qrUFmf7MhLFSGk9KuWswdoBX_gIcsD_K4ogdl4_LdQsHC8/s320/57.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386613178703798786" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal">So, much like I sing Karaoke when I don’t know the words - I made up words, hummed and mumbled through the other two songs. This had Ty and I bursting into a fit of giggles.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">It was so much fun!! </p> <p class="MsoNormal">After breakfast we went to our room to relax. I checked my e-mails and updated my blog. We were going to dinner at 5 that evening to “Aunt” Ginger’s house. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">My dear friend Colleen (aka Rayvnn) had always spoke of her Aunt Ginger living in <st1:country-region><st1:place>Ireland</st1:place></st1:country-region>. When I booked our trip, Colleen’s mother put me in touch with Ginger, who then invited us to dinner. She only lived about thirty minutes from our B&B and we were very excited to meet her and her daughter Maureen.</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Since we had some time to kill, Ty and I decided to walk into town. We stopped at a small restaurant and had some soup to hold us over until dinner.</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Here we are with our yummy potato soup:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOjd0Zstd-m5lwf4l-1gyo7nlIMQtYLfyQLYyZ22IsFz55mbHENQb_8Cj_eIYExfCw1uV2feWzWjrDFtHYykiXPQfvIOhCkLgB_uck0AqU7wyQG4C2Ko0EUkuHqY4kibctyQCASixPs6Q/s1600-h/58.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 271px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOjd0Zstd-m5lwf4l-1gyo7nlIMQtYLfyQLYyZ22IsFz55mbHENQb_8Cj_eIYExfCw1uV2feWzWjrDFtHYykiXPQfvIOhCkLgB_uck0AqU7wyQG4C2Ko0EUkuHqY4kibctyQCASixPs6Q/s320/58.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386612923884434306" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal">While in town we noticed that this year marked the 400<sup>th</sup> anniversary of the town of <st1:city><st1:place>Kilkenny</st1:place></st1:city>. </p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibUifjDqhCklYVd7ntAhTRDYoSTWXjLnrQWAUrSVbbAFwy770iPrlMtMyTHx0WHmOQyyIb3qYbr9XtMoPFKDLNxVKuorjAOs2k5RUyKsB1LhmaiCsSx7KQS0WDI1KcQfOIJZMud2bS8DY/s1600-h/59.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 143px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibUifjDqhCklYVd7ntAhTRDYoSTWXjLnrQWAUrSVbbAFwy770iPrlMtMyTHx0WHmOQyyIb3qYbr9XtMoPFKDLNxVKuorjAOs2k5RUyKsB1LhmaiCsSx7KQS0WDI1KcQfOIJZMud2bS8DY/s320/59.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386612919955981602" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal">Kilkenny is a charming place and we were really starting to feel like we were really getting to know our way around. We noticed little checkered flags hanging around all around town. I assumed they represented a sports team, but we learned later that they were county flags. Each county was represented by a different colored checkered flag, for instance Kilkenny is yellow and black. </p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgik-HWSPQ7pQ7hyn8nNkM2KbauhVug0PBV6aVAzqM05CTFRUoQQhQmhMYp7v5E68kuDPW5h4NiZRrEtIXPAwsTmxjvg-X6BCSJ-MN7JVHPrycBnoscNVvKQw7Xrxi28w6FUsFG_Vwpa24/s1600-h/60.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 199px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgik-HWSPQ7pQ7hyn8nNkM2KbauhVug0PBV6aVAzqM05CTFRUoQQhQmhMYp7v5E68kuDPW5h4NiZRrEtIXPAwsTmxjvg-X6BCSJ-MN7JVHPrycBnoscNVvKQw7Xrxi28w6FUsFG_Vwpa24/s320/60.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386612910858883618" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal">I also love how all of the road signs are posted in both English and Irish (once known as Gaelic) </p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkjq25Etol7rxtdnRZoHv6O6XmV0H7nW61GJeewaKDfmLEb2G5mAZyKTWmdeimeIkvdghoeD_rQDVbHGYI6R0WP-ZMfqb9aHv_Emp2z69Ue-OZVjRuwPOYD_tdE7eg84QWn8Lx1HG9sYE/s1600-h/61.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 274px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjkjq25Etol7rxtdnRZoHv6O6XmV0H7nW61GJeewaKDfmLEb2G5mAZyKTWmdeimeIkvdghoeD_rQDVbHGYI6R0WP-ZMfqb9aHv_Emp2z69Ue-OZVjRuwPOYD_tdE7eg84QWn8Lx1HG9sYE/s320/61.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386612903544831490" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal">This day (September 24<sup>th</sup>) was a very important day in Irish history. It was the 250<sup>th</sup> birthday of Guinness and everyone was gearing up for the big celebration that evening. (Seriously… the Irish DO love their Guinness, that is not just a stereo type)</p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1NBgXA8d7WLd71tTSiZHX3fJBhNsPSjeWB00a3Bwt2aWsOuNZbdfK6I4xOPj47gvagOoLayT3jj-AY9tfzUg2OKkZN74ohEBRhV8rJi8Zw8TcK6Z7XK-Qb-D0iZHdizNa6ig0WbcxZuE/s1600-h/62.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1NBgXA8d7WLd71tTSiZHX3fJBhNsPSjeWB00a3Bwt2aWsOuNZbdfK6I4xOPj47gvagOoLayT3jj-AY9tfzUg2OKkZN74ohEBRhV8rJi8Zw8TcK6Z7XK-Qb-D0iZHdizNa6ig0WbcxZuE/s320/62.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386612898178218242" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal">We were not going to partake in the big celebration so we had one pint of Guinness with our soup just to pay our respects ;-p</p> <p class="MsoNormal">We walked back to the B&B to get our car and make our way to Aunt Ginger’s. En route I saw this sign that so amused me. Not every building has both a Daycare center AND a Mortuary:</p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqpFKeSn9Wkl0WvvQZopsa9FrS_PUMene4i0IwFSNiK54QYS-Bvhoq47RzBlO_mtylmraNQoxjXr31XrxsnLjd6IecEf4A9mJmkuUWQs2voMkIx_CeQDoXC26NSJuDV0sPoX7AxNZdRMc/s1600-h/63.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqpFKeSn9Wkl0WvvQZopsa9FrS_PUMene4i0IwFSNiK54QYS-Bvhoq47RzBlO_mtylmraNQoxjXr31XrxsnLjd6IecEf4A9mJmkuUWQs2voMkIx_CeQDoXC26NSJuDV0sPoX7AxNZdRMc/s320/63.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386612540180793026" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal">When we turned on the little side road to Aunt Ginger’s house, the scenery took our breath away. We got out to take a couple of pictures, which again - don’t do the view justice. </p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6K7ZbGFZ7cfItskWBG8oV_kzZEzjIGL4KERG1pNvPppoKrtafkSLYmiF4MeNV3afhD0DCMquj0tKJU00EwA9ZNi_PrcwNTHBto2VdpJHE0PKnxgtz6WRh7YdpnBnrVHgbdV6X_DsWy-4/s1600-h/64.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 317px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6K7ZbGFZ7cfItskWBG8oV_kzZEzjIGL4KERG1pNvPppoKrtafkSLYmiF4MeNV3afhD0DCMquj0tKJU00EwA9ZNi_PrcwNTHBto2VdpJHE0PKnxgtz6WRh7YdpnBnrVHgbdV6X_DsWy-4/s320/64.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386612536185378370" border="0" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4MhcajJwVX4G21wHJdFEqVv4J6x9IL-q_-KweHCBYHvwBLpURo_S1EC-CUGK-cfOjYxnpdl_husWFkc25auyxMbqP-Iy87dd5PDwrHm94ybIKHxv68ym-os194ple8cglmgHDMG5qhQw/s1600-h/65.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4MhcajJwVX4G21wHJdFEqVv4J6x9IL-q_-KweHCBYHvwBLpURo_S1EC-CUGK-cfOjYxnpdl_husWFkc25auyxMbqP-Iy87dd5PDwrHm94ybIKHxv68ym-os194ple8cglmgHDMG5qhQw/s320/65.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386612523660621458" border="0" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJUfV8JmjM2WXHuicYQPgR_si8Xtqk2sCkNI2Uy4Vn2JxYQQIaLqnkdSeAuoXZXLdWrWDvUtoYM7Z1OkmamhAC5HKcmYG-55-oIPMqGpHtkDY18ADJCPPYr5yLeiDu-nRKdnxIUPaUfPk/s1600-h/66.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJUfV8JmjM2WXHuicYQPgR_si8Xtqk2sCkNI2Uy4Vn2JxYQQIaLqnkdSeAuoXZXLdWrWDvUtoYM7Z1OkmamhAC5HKcmYG-55-oIPMqGpHtkDY18ADJCPPYr5yLeiDu-nRKdnxIUPaUfPk/s320/66.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386612516629114994" border="0" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYV0SIiVEcUNpM_Hj9zubJRPUaxtbhjfc6v5KDK3RybG4IbchRZPDu4xNvXbciaG1qIJwzRhOuYzgfPoCvTsEqtMrR1weByDtrVxPzYTB__YAd74uZ6SoWZv0q00hw2nWQCy1Z_IO8JA8/s1600-h/67.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjYV0SIiVEcUNpM_Hj9zubJRPUaxtbhjfc6v5KDK3RybG4IbchRZPDu4xNvXbciaG1qIJwzRhOuYzgfPoCvTsEqtMrR1weByDtrVxPzYTB__YAd74uZ6SoWZv0q00hw2nWQCy1Z_IO8JA8/s320/67.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386612507767459378" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal">Aunt Ginger and her daughter Maureen were wonderful hosts. We were greeted with hugs and warmth as if we were longtime friends. I had always assumed Ginger was a native of <st1:country-region><st1:place>Ireland</st1:place></st1:country-region>, however she is actually a <st1:country-region><st1:place>US</st1:place></st1:country-region> citizen. She moved to <st1:country-region><st1:place>Ireland</st1:place></st1:country-region> 10 years ago due to having personal issues with the socio and political affairs in our country. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">She purchased property which held ruins and used the ruins to construct her home. Her home is breathtaking and I was so amazed. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Aunt Ginger and Maureen:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI4rqJQAhtwtsx1XR6o3kakRV7g2oRtD1LiyLLw_VpIvY5EglaAuMIBa1z18BoliCIvwWcTSInYBIVdmMJroMrwMQP9VPDQ4OmnhrVcfJUv4AntX1RqVTWCYLLTxUl5RCHQFGw58GQEJ8/s1600-h/68.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiI4rqJQAhtwtsx1XR6o3kakRV7g2oRtD1LiyLLw_VpIvY5EglaAuMIBa1z18BoliCIvwWcTSInYBIVdmMJroMrwMQP9VPDQ4OmnhrVcfJUv4AntX1RqVTWCYLLTxUl5RCHQFGw58GQEJ8/s320/68.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386611858820551106" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--><b><span style=";font-family:";font-size:12;" >Their dog Higgens</span></b>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghjgegspCUuaDhH7PkqIH3u6uq2kaVXdmlyS_QeHC2CmwGPj3xevlJlyYXHfygXwLImAzslwoVw4fAgyAWEmrqHl_ok49z1BxsL0EIDeKwQF3gAadBtYmtRxO_v8MjJU_8x7lEXUe9Ch8/s1600-h/69.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 287px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghjgegspCUuaDhH7PkqIH3u6uq2kaVXdmlyS_QeHC2CmwGPj3xevlJlyYXHfygXwLImAzslwoVw4fAgyAWEmrqHl_ok49z1BxsL0EIDeKwQF3gAadBtYmtRxO_v8MjJU_8x7lEXUe9Ch8/s320/69.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386611849761588610" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>The outside of the main house:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibEDcXpNxCP_6zGayUqoETHLCigFif5wdZ49A38fwGWd6SbcKDMCaIOdDV_zE9HoJE_Vn2CC5b8E98Vbra-5LBKqQ0gtV9WQa_PFP1M15HnzaRgtLMpCZYnLsISxajCnUilhnJZ1QqKa0/s1600-h/70.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEibEDcXpNxCP_6zGayUqoETHLCigFif5wdZ49A38fwGWd6SbcKDMCaIOdDV_zE9HoJE_Vn2CC5b8E98Vbra-5LBKqQ0gtV9WQa_PFP1M15HnzaRgtLMpCZYnLsISxajCnUilhnJZ1QqKa0/s320/70.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386611846413303186" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>View of driveway from front door:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikRs1-tbPo6VHD3HaVLVbeUJP8DyBRtLGvzOZut5SjW15unAxK07rkFknOiq7uw825IvVh2DEnz2ElfZGCTt3fFZnndSjK2zGDw1Ba6kIx-V3jvwPm7Jqp_lC7X5g2GNnSE1eAR6a4vWY/s1600-h/71.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikRs1-tbPo6VHD3HaVLVbeUJP8DyBRtLGvzOZut5SjW15unAxK07rkFknOiq7uw825IvVh2DEnz2ElfZGCTt3fFZnndSjK2zGDw1Ba6kIx-V3jvwPm7Jqp_lC7X5g2GNnSE1eAR6a4vWY/s320/71.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386611838600918226" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal">She kept some of the ruins in their actual state and designed a garden within it:</p> <p class="MsoNormal">This is a pic of the entrance to the garden occupied by their cat “Daddledo”. When I asked about the cats unusual name, they told me they got Daddledo after loosing their cat Lulu. Lulu disappeared and they had signs up everywhere looking for her. Someone offered them a little black cat (Lulu was also black) and they took her. Her full name is: “Still searching for Lulu but Daddle-do” </p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0IdnQTFcgeJC3LHbufE6Kls9lUGnPz0seo6pLAE79Jr_Mexy1dIH8p7WGDl5XmJ3Kqm8R4uUE4gYs2EYHL5xF4nmWUx6_N4Rg8RA0cyHyV9Mwfy5G0QsXcSaMbouDvKspbsv7YF6OzFk/s1600-h/72.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh0IdnQTFcgeJC3LHbufE6Kls9lUGnPz0seo6pLAE79Jr_Mexy1dIH8p7WGDl5XmJ3Kqm8R4uUE4gYs2EYHL5xF4nmWUx6_N4Rg8RA0cyHyV9Mwfy5G0QsXcSaMbouDvKspbsv7YF6OzFk/s320/72.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386611832284883954" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Little nook inside the garden:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLzP15YkOFqFCl8SDN6OzBkDuOR4vqngykQSXvYwFGGvLVuGxKuFRpOEKzbfxeDtJ0QODSVm8Ebm6q2jgxRweqUMkdOH2RBT16TqCt_9h1cEP6K50vOgZJs2spHk4fOzNHexjSrCkxUSs/s1600-h/73.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLzP15YkOFqFCl8SDN6OzBkDuOR4vqngykQSXvYwFGGvLVuGxKuFRpOEKzbfxeDtJ0QODSVm8Ebm6q2jgxRweqUMkdOH2RBT16TqCt_9h1cEP6K50vOgZJs2spHk4fOzNHexjSrCkxUSs/s320/73.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386611480435643122" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Ty and Ginger inside the garden:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyCmYSOVPz4atEGrHmKJWcJ5N4jL09aAOZDqyimYsGUiStSEDJ04rMjkQynbPDHv6IR3N_WAkgY_gFuztRu-5O8vRvCTFyg4nrdE5R7sGJu9U-umM5C4KdAyrfoKa_wSCBLjSXQNNUhGA/s1600-h/74.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyCmYSOVPz4atEGrHmKJWcJ5N4jL09aAOZDqyimYsGUiStSEDJ04rMjkQynbPDHv6IR3N_WAkgY_gFuztRu-5O8vRvCTFyg4nrdE5R7sGJu9U-umM5C4KdAyrfoKa_wSCBLjSXQNNUhGA/s320/74.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386611472118041986" border="0" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicbxnu2x2mVH1tzIAJ9bgRJfZ6QMsiRcG8PgiAMU2LupxWC1pd0XYGMbVuWBl5lnrYmYfNJ2_ZsRChUSZP4Uh98e4iyNBL1PD6sh01Z2tBusD8BQxWSyq6AZadETxKue16fH4WZZjKO4Y/s1600-h/75.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicbxnu2x2mVH1tzIAJ9bgRJfZ6QMsiRcG8PgiAMU2LupxWC1pd0XYGMbVuWBl5lnrYmYfNJ2_ZsRChUSZP4Uh98e4iyNBL1PD6sh01Z2tBusD8BQxWSyq6AZadETxKue16fH4WZZjKO4Y/s320/75.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386611466429713618" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Ginger showing us some unfinished work. She wants to make this building a chapel. <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgENZW5ItI2HGx3QGtVAb23XaKxLV3migf1CID4zB8cRggx2-Tlj9c4PSDl3Im2Bs4fQXHsHI0390zuZV7acj759zZCad8XyU4BR0oamra8Z1lygH7BHg6NxzeWqiZ5D_lDcb9EJqNaUys/s1600-h/76.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgENZW5ItI2HGx3QGtVAb23XaKxLV3migf1CID4zB8cRggx2-Tlj9c4PSDl3Im2Bs4fQXHsHI0390zuZV7acj759zZCad8XyU4BR0oamra8Z1lygH7BHg6NxzeWqiZ5D_lDcb9EJqNaUys/s320/76.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386611461297908882" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Outside<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqdlSd-sGHp8IxiN8Roi2LDzhILwooIOXv3KLY69K8bQXxvOslIBTAfHE4YRc4OC7FHWuJAKlOGpscI87juw91RDUeYBXWqykdOai76TVzUh2FfdIXtIqONmTJrOaE4EURbu-rofdruOE/s1600-h/77.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgqdlSd-sGHp8IxiN8Roi2LDzhILwooIOXv3KLY69K8bQXxvOslIBTAfHE4YRc4OC7FHWuJAKlOGpscI87juw91RDUeYBXWqykdOai76TVzUh2FfdIXtIqONmTJrOaE4EURbu-rofdruOE/s320/77.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386611455385390578" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>She built the house up against the hill, so when you look out the back windows – they are covered with foliage and flowers. It was so unusual and we loved it!<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Inside the kitchen/dining area:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzlFNzbjFXmlPHZA_iDiI6xaXoHTC-TBIU5Jkui23jgpZ9UUQgnFzAsIKWtKZ382CF5dWgIO16OEIe8IA07phdpcGyCfFfl83E7lzoSKa05QNaL_75s1GibAGHDeAMzR4-1Y2DOTFkci4/s1600-h/78.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 308px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgzlFNzbjFXmlPHZA_iDiI6xaXoHTC-TBIU5Jkui23jgpZ9UUQgnFzAsIKWtKZ382CF5dWgIO16OEIe8IA07phdpcGyCfFfl83E7lzoSKa05QNaL_75s1GibAGHDeAMzR4-1Y2DOTFkci4/s320/78.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386610975962306418" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Living room fireplace<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrLnUjrEPW-OoVaK3FI8IWlewTRdxPnDGuADuyNoqflHF8lf7vAZSwIrQkP31IpOgDa0ZXoRg1XRukHL5yrTIE8xdVEB4OYUikqX5soRi7kCcqfqq1rA3KeI29FVq3sSs-qjYK1DjHKjY/s1600-h/79.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 262px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrLnUjrEPW-OoVaK3FI8IWlewTRdxPnDGuADuyNoqflHF8lf7vAZSwIrQkP31IpOgDa0ZXoRg1XRukHL5yrTIE8xdVEB4OYUikqX5soRi7kCcqfqq1rA3KeI29FVq3sSs-qjYK1DjHKjY/s320/79.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386610967128008530" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Gingers bedroom upstairs<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPofqCksq74MwcTETQrlYjA1HDFoGNnhDbTCJpwE44vifIkGlVv2ZFQMauKNsB0uW7xQ8fxx4ltnSHQruOSK1xVa0pUKZBRQAL1902TRsUqo9VWGjSBNo_iX_Y9fuHCfL_eZqzA5_J7rM/s1600-h/80.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgPofqCksq74MwcTETQrlYjA1HDFoGNnhDbTCJpwE44vifIkGlVv2ZFQMauKNsB0uW7xQ8fxx4ltnSHQruOSK1xVa0pUKZBRQAL1902TRsUqo9VWGjSBNo_iX_Y9fuHCfL_eZqzA5_J7rM/s320/80.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386610963379249874" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Me on the “tour” <o:p></o:p></b></p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_KXDPrdiVuS53fAXcCcUrQnocvmWdcMMHRgLuq2Q48dHReHhgMmXiRn2gnVcjfx9A_hoycJZMG1wjgCaWpMZiQtwyMGOfeH89LZFeYOxT4zfztMfR_01GMrwc1dnnKUCq_r8WD4tMYWk/s1600-h/81.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_KXDPrdiVuS53fAXcCcUrQnocvmWdcMMHRgLuq2Q48dHReHhgMmXiRn2gnVcjfx9A_hoycJZMG1wjgCaWpMZiQtwyMGOfeH89LZFeYOxT4zfztMfR_01GMrwc1dnnKUCq_r8WD4tMYWk/s320/81.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386610959416706418" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Maureen’s bedroom upstairs<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQP3eAQfoSSRQIAT6H5w_JZBiECGfog7wa-ZjdvjkWOyT8dRXbP9l63HRDEWZ4t5FSOfUp3eN1N9ViOJOdU1_EY1vaT59dllLtHFtfL9E-l8TkmbCdNvtRJyWnpFC_GW0sVzIsYIJY13U/s1600-h/82.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQP3eAQfoSSRQIAT6H5w_JZBiECGfog7wa-ZjdvjkWOyT8dRXbP9l63HRDEWZ4t5FSOfUp3eN1N9ViOJOdU1_EY1vaT59dllLtHFtfL9E-l8TkmbCdNvtRJyWnpFC_GW0sVzIsYIJY13U/s320/82.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386610950209202242" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="time"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal">Ginger fed us a fabulous dinner and we sat around the table with her and Maureen talking. We discussed philosophy, politics, raising children, food and <st1:country-region><st1:place>Ireland</st1:place></st1:country-region> for hours and hours. We all had so many similar views and so much in common. We really enjoyed our visit and we are both so grateful to Mrs. Dowd for putting us in touch with Ginger and Maureen!</p> <p class="MsoNormal">We left their house after <st1:time hour="22" minute="0">10pm</st1:time> to find our way back to the B&B in the dark. Ty had yet to try driving in the dark and it didn’t go too bad until we hit Kikenny. We were over confident in thinking we now knew the town so well… as everything looks different in the dark. We got a bit lost but not for long and went to sleep for our last night in Kilkenny. <o:p></o:p></p> Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00351631236864954843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404481066945093431.post-49199202287303814172009-09-24T05:46:00.000-07:002010-01-20T21:46:58.365-08:00DAY TWO – KILKENNY IRELAND<meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]-->
<br /><span style="font-family: times new roman;">We woke this morning after a decent nights sleep to birds singing and a chill in the air. The weather here is beautiful, averaging in the 60’s during the day with some cloud coverage (though no rain) and the smell of fall in the air. </span> <p class="MsoNormal">After we showered and dressed, we went downstairs for our first “Irish breakfast”. There was so much delicious food, it was unbelievable! Coffee, Tea, Juice, Bread with butter, cheese, yogurt, fruit, nuts, cereals, eggs, bacon, sausage, black pudding (not your everyday Jello pudding, blah!!), mushrooms, tomatoes and toast. Seriously, after eating a bit of everything (minus the black pudding) we were good until dinner time.</p><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>In the dining room after breakfast<o:p></o:p></b></p> <a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgILLQi8JjX1WxKtKzsCapjKxU_d6o7QMCPeW4XvnejauFfcj8RigDpyjr6620fHt4aet-aT2RVyH3R4T5vY-ufhIT20hn8-QCMYerhV49GeBYF3h073SaTuaD1L8vyK3fMYbbpob_oW_w/s1600-h/27.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgILLQi8JjX1WxKtKzsCapjKxU_d6o7QMCPeW4XvnejauFfcj8RigDpyjr6620fHt4aet-aT2RVyH3R4T5vY-ufhIT20hn8-QCMYerhV49GeBYF3h073SaTuaD1L8vyK3fMYbbpob_oW_w/s320/27.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385019249004105954" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:Wingdings; panose-1:5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0; mso-font-charset:2; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:0 268435456 0 0 -2147483648 0;} @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal">We shared a table with a sweet young couple from <st1:country-region><st1:place>Germany</st1:place></st1:country-region>. We exchanged stories about our home countries, currency exchange rates, politics (minus the animosity as when talking politics back home) and our experiences in <st1:country-region><st1:place>Ireland</st1:place></st1:country-region> thus far. We so enjoyed their company and were sad to hear they were moving on to another county that morning. It would have been lovely to speak with them some more. </p> <p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-weight: bold;">----side note---</span> Our lovely friend Kelly is the owner of “Otto” the monkey. Kelly sends Otto on vacation with her friends and had asked if we could bring him to <st1:country-region><st1:place>Ireland</st1:place></st1:country-region>. Otto has been to Burning Man several times and just recently got back from Dragon Con. Here are a couple of pictures of Otto chilling in our room. We are delighted he has joined us <span style="font-family: Wingdings;"><span style="">:-)
<br /></span></span></p> <meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]-->
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrMSl1Q-_JoKXL0PtKa7jg_aZSPA89MPuz_cloUazlMUTjjvrb80ubusEPIxKUqTPST44cRNJPTtJx45bTfK_Wtm-pJgykpl9p9S2qAu_t9x2bqgFhk1ENNa4NzRLar7YbLBQjS7vqcMk/s1600-h/28.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrMSl1Q-_JoKXL0PtKa7jg_aZSPA89MPuz_cloUazlMUTjjvrb80ubusEPIxKUqTPST44cRNJPTtJx45bTfK_Wtm-pJgykpl9p9S2qAu_t9x2bqgFhk1ENNa4NzRLar7YbLBQjS7vqcMk/s320/28.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385017856650202498" border="0" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgYcZGwc0XVIT23U09AxMiukZS3irCV_pQxEofKWoSF8JBaovnLRAoR5ZI83Er_2OwZgtIZAw3c_sFowfUH0nl9zYp6X0JuKsrlxqjmTPWudY75cgrrgb-VvxbzjQ5Jp9Gf89GhvSVEAc/s1600-h/29.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgYcZGwc0XVIT23U09AxMiukZS3irCV_pQxEofKWoSF8JBaovnLRAoR5ZI83Er_2OwZgtIZAw3c_sFowfUH0nl9zYp6X0JuKsrlxqjmTPWudY75cgrrgb-VvxbzjQ5Jp9Gf89GhvSVEAc/s320/29.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385017852068158898" border="0" /><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="time"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--><p class="MsoNormal"><b><o:p></o:p></b></p> </a>
<br /><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="time"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal">After breakfast Ty and I set off on a walk into town in search of an electronics adaptor. Our electronic devices are 110 and in <st1:country-region><st1:place>Ireland</st1:place></st1:country-region> they are 220. I tried to purchase one in the <st1:country-region><st1:place>U.S.</st1:place></st1:country-region> before we left, but the lady at Radio Shack sold me the wrong thing. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">I could not use my laptop and I desperately wanted to e-mail my mom to let her know we made it safely. Val and Tom (our B & B hosts), had different suggestions of where to go to get one. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Our walk took us to Kilkenny center. Neither of their suggested stores had what we needed, but we still had a pleasant experience trying to find one.
<br /></p><p class="MsoNormal">The Irish are funny people, always with a story to tell and eager to help. They interrupt, skip around to various subjects and come back again… all during a single conversation. Their sense of time is always “ish” – for example breakfast is served at <st1:time hour="9" minute="0">9-ish</st1:time>. (“<st1:city><st1:place>Sharon</st1:place></st1:city>, I will be to work at <st1:time hour="9" minute="0">9-ish</st1:time> sharp!”)</p> <p class="MsoNormal">Ty says he now knows I get these traits honestly and that I am <b>not</b> ADHD, just Irish. HA!! They all say Ty is quite the "jokster" too. Hmmm - all this time I just thought he was sarcastic. LOL
<br /></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><st1:country-region><st1:place><b>Irelands</b></st1:place></st1:country-region><b> version of the Dollar Store (downtown Kilkenny):<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGjLx4dORIE7KoD0NuMQLF7N5_ylYoCE9fUs5j-0mIsJ-UDNWas8RjR1mWtwlHmEpzwzbkI_1KOJ4kfKZVGGVpnRNkvsUz3c5YoZAOMk8qjDy9sFmkZYf4lXoDSLT_Qj8tnghTJ8HFpy0/s1600-h/30.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 164px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgGjLx4dORIE7KoD0NuMQLF7N5_ylYoCE9fUs5j-0mIsJ-UDNWas8RjR1mWtwlHmEpzwzbkI_1KOJ4kfKZVGGVpnRNkvsUz3c5YoZAOMk8qjDy9sFmkZYf4lXoDSLT_Qj8tnghTJ8HFpy0/s320/30.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385017847062811890" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal">We finally found a store with the correct adaptor and then decided to just mill around and take in the sights…</p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Kilkenny center:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA8R-8Tb0HeLHescczYl-f4qCGYpD9-t9Xe_Hc1YfQC-0kyZUDtz8qj5Ve7O4Eu1gnVLc1FmPcMSaYU5if8wYGDh-73i56h4QALgcEVH5WLTLjaM2sU6PO8AEcvIVWdiQYSDRJtqCYQgI/s1600-h/31.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgA8R-8Tb0HeLHescczYl-f4qCGYpD9-t9Xe_Hc1YfQC-0kyZUDtz8qj5Ve7O4Eu1gnVLc1FmPcMSaYU5if8wYGDh-73i56h4QALgcEVH5WLTLjaM2sU6PO8AEcvIVWdiQYSDRJtqCYQgI/s320/31.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385017838578904258" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Beautiful flowers on all the streets:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt2Id51o_wFbKK9bkynXXDLrTYJTyT2boS6YUQ4OhhsrUfevtr347AUtFAKPgfIk9yCa0mxJEyYuKHwRWek3yhG48Qf2R-cslpICfn2b8xmfMU-fEj8q1s78ziY9k0omB46LDWoPD4XHM/s1600-h/32.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt2Id51o_wFbKK9bkynXXDLrTYJTyT2boS6YUQ4OhhsrUfevtr347AUtFAKPgfIk9yCa0mxJEyYuKHwRWek3yhG48Qf2R-cslpICfn2b8xmfMU-fEj8q1s78ziY9k0omB46LDWoPD4XHM/s320/32.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385017833786739330" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Ruins along the River:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpNPT4LUCrFnUkf8SVhBicFxoctepT55UgHXncfTK9Imb7u6ZS_PMIaXFc-3WbsmkR90mGuIhLONwf4NTwfZMNWOyjRvifk8KJb8kbSPEUL-Ql7yzrybbDx6xnAFxbb1NdXROQxnkrCwI/s1600-h/33.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjpNPT4LUCrFnUkf8SVhBicFxoctepT55UgHXncfTK9Imb7u6ZS_PMIaXFc-3WbsmkR90mGuIhLONwf4NTwfZMNWOyjRvifk8KJb8kbSPEUL-Ql7yzrybbDx6xnAFxbb1NdXROQxnkrCwI/s320/33.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385017367630690162" border="0" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYbfOQLeZbm5CUvpqHeuRMHt6_W9uRU7CL47ASHV6eHkExiSGBMNg_ldumdqbIoH5pL7Hu7y8Zz-0jBWLa4w6JD8_Y0Oyslf877EFc43ZVOna4ZBT7KRYzMv5ztW5WYePhBYJ2YoIUwDM/s1600-h/34.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYbfOQLeZbm5CUvpqHeuRMHt6_W9uRU7CL47ASHV6eHkExiSGBMNg_ldumdqbIoH5pL7Hu7y8Zz-0jBWLa4w6JD8_Y0Oyslf877EFc43ZVOna4ZBT7KRYzMv5ztW5WYePhBYJ2YoIUwDM/s320/34.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385017361666144050" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Stairs leading down the path to Kilkenny castle:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZMxEHOKkkxidpK0mw4ql6W2zq3Yas8xpuOBUiCTJlPJt3FqABKH-fn8XpCQI72n57Bb-hiI5KsVtMCBg7fgNm_E4sAzSjCrW1F5kRGLeVu4Z2LD1z1xtPdG_RjYses_2-GHVy4IoWcUI/s1600-h/35.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhZMxEHOKkkxidpK0mw4ql6W2zq3Yas8xpuOBUiCTJlPJt3FqABKH-fn8XpCQI72n57Bb-hiI5KsVtMCBg7fgNm_E4sAzSjCrW1F5kRGLeVu4Z2LD1z1xtPdG_RjYses_2-GHVy4IoWcUI/s320/35.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385017354447590434" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceName"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceType"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><st1:place><st1:placename><b>Kilkenny</b></st1:placename><b> </b><st1:placetype><b>Castle</b></st1:placetype></st1:place><b>:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPGWToPaa5j7cdtViFoYgaU46txJDVSOgbo1iT5if0Bq8pYoqFSp4K3NnCnLMPoAQ1F6Lp_MQRy1IV4ddXlY95lWrCFwSI5nvyYQLRedZb3aSwRTmjdvUVxOI7G8LIgg5j1V40H_Efvmo/s1600-h/36.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjPGWToPaa5j7cdtViFoYgaU46txJDVSOgbo1iT5if0Bq8pYoqFSp4K3NnCnLMPoAQ1F6Lp_MQRy1IV4ddXlY95lWrCFwSI5nvyYQLRedZb3aSwRTmjdvUVxOI7G8LIgg5j1V40H_Efvmo/s320/36.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385017344501111522" border="0" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxtBaGjfVO126MZTX7G7JxG8ftWTn3QIleWb3T_lZMK0kWyBWywGz2Ksv5EjYd1SeTsVtc6qymrINIeNWXgd85HMUIjYw_86Ev_aUP0beHgraXU8eGHHuTk3h11GcezkoZLggD10EsTFw/s1600-h/37.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhxtBaGjfVO126MZTX7G7JxG8ftWTn3QIleWb3T_lZMK0kWyBWywGz2Ksv5EjYd1SeTsVtc6qymrINIeNWXgd85HMUIjYw_86Ev_aUP0beHgraXU8eGHHuTk3h11GcezkoZLggD10EsTFw/s320/37.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385017339496457682" border="0" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhph_728agZrM-vXALt22RixJPi4XYCrALHLtwzedq97rvzWhbrof292xEYUs5JRhIECRDsTyl1hBeGKV8T1lpMsFxrg9jbshDzN9sePmyaVK09pSATtvrE5t5j1rJ1pxMUYaimAOC728A/s1600-h/38.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhph_728agZrM-vXALt22RixJPi4XYCrALHLtwzedq97rvzWhbrof292xEYUs5JRhIECRDsTyl1hBeGKV8T1lpMsFxrg9jbshDzN9sePmyaVK09pSATtvrE5t5j1rJ1pxMUYaimAOC728A/s320/38.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385016764806482194" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--><b><span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: "Times New Roman";">Hope in front of Kilkenny Castle</span></b>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGVNEhxOQj-Fei0eBhZXCnQ0SieTN7T0LmFRHbrRLIu_q-V1wiFObKPcwnGyUxboX9IWeC_Z1TdS99oOjcpkaPpiUulQQTi9b-WVpxZdM7R4HQv-LUjw685YhmFxH5qR3fN9qCZO0peSw/s1600-h/39.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhGVNEhxOQj-Fei0eBhZXCnQ0SieTN7T0LmFRHbrRLIu_q-V1wiFObKPcwnGyUxboX9IWeC_Z1TdS99oOjcpkaPpiUulQQTi9b-WVpxZdM7R4HQv-LUjw685YhmFxH5qR3fN9qCZO0peSw/s320/39.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385016758647659826" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Ty in front of Kilkenny Castle<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr7Lu5mlNbsukaJKVWffWc_A5RItU099KMrpH3fTQWXVoC6_hpZzqcJCGEU12flgtT7BEKKkG_uwhayPT-ohggH1nE6s2ZVuwO_5Fum-370_NazPynXcfyg5cAW7P2I4FbDp0FmEJPgpQ/s1600-h/40.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjr7Lu5mlNbsukaJKVWffWc_A5RItU099KMrpH3fTQWXVoC6_hpZzqcJCGEU12flgtT7BEKKkG_uwhayPT-ohggH1nE6s2ZVuwO_5Fum-370_NazPynXcfyg5cAW7P2I4FbDp0FmEJPgpQ/s320/40.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385016755996493442" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>---SIDE NOTE: wanted to give a shout out to my friend Josh O’Brien (aka Sketch):<o:p></o:p></b></p> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Hope’s shout out:<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFugJH1l3kpzKCdHkSoHEqskiNcyYZWakjwhZcA8zw2_8XEh4yhqcGsBCmvzSJDzf2k1pDAt-B4iztnHqDTwb5EjA5Zd3RfVIwNf6fq7lFf_-Kk3PBfoc7vv7lRrMGn8eTd1PwLDmt7E8/s1600-h/41.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFugJH1l3kpzKCdHkSoHEqskiNcyYZWakjwhZcA8zw2_8XEh4yhqcGsBCmvzSJDzf2k1pDAt-B4iztnHqDTwb5EjA5Zd3RfVIwNf6fq7lFf_-Kk3PBfoc7vv7lRrMGn8eTd1PwLDmt7E8/s320/41.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385016747732408018" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal"><b>Ty’s shout out (yes, it is part of a tomb stone... you know from Ty the Jokster):<o:p></o:p></b></p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj057j9q67BnAfR6RmSiphKNv7u-cD1GcES3VG8vH-2H_H4P_iMcsTbRBv9UpaJWe66dXZHQw2AGLUIqStFJN9KMdPF9UHGYdjrdZp_tguV7dxJ_Z80R0Cnhtgf56JdFLegHAzBgZ3kw1I/s1600-h/42.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj057j9q67BnAfR6RmSiphKNv7u-cD1GcES3VG8vH-2H_H4P_iMcsTbRBv9UpaJWe66dXZHQw2AGLUIqStFJN9KMdPF9UHGYdjrdZp_tguV7dxJ_Z80R0Cnhtgf56JdFLegHAzBgZ3kw1I/s320/42.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385016741617470482" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal">We decided to take a tour of the “craft circle” upon Val’s suggestions (plus we were tired of walking). So we hopped in the car and took off, destination, craft circle. Of course we got lost, because the roads are not well marked. Seriously, driving here is scary – cars fly down the road at ridiculous speeds and the roads are so narrow and winding. More about that later…</p> <p class="MsoNormal">We popped into a candle shop where they pour their own wax. Then a pottery store where we could watch them spin clay to make pottery. It was cool to see the whole process, even the hand painting. I desperately wanted to go by the glass shop to watch the glass blowing. It was off the main road and so we once again got lost. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">Bonus though, as we came across this really cool church and ancient grave yard :</p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt2ctc_loraAG62iHpgI8oeXul7xzbsySpRs60U4-4DHZYUb1AjfmCcHjaBhIJnE8j4W99qsx8m5u5Jj9oNI4BlGh3GXjNMUQ5reXrfzkN_gv1yHjlivJak3lWtJOVC6QzPEt8D3iaQ1Y/s1600-h/44.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjt2ctc_loraAG62iHpgI8oeXul7xzbsySpRs60U4-4DHZYUb1AjfmCcHjaBhIJnE8j4W99qsx8m5u5Jj9oNI4BlGh3GXjNMUQ5reXrfzkN_gv1yHjlivJak3lWtJOVC6QzPEt8D3iaQ1Y/s320/44.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385016271471984770" border="0" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj79C02C8O09y7U6oULZl33o0m4uRj7kQYXsQNSGuAZYltCo_MpDHOgNkCYjgp-YuH1jwe8DhoPe0UD3iDiPf_Nh0g5MZF6njYf74VT-VKkSU30Kl8R9UfKAUXuiqllMdp_MPHvrcpaLV4/s1600-h/45.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj79C02C8O09y7U6oULZl33o0m4uRj7kQYXsQNSGuAZYltCo_MpDHOgNkCYjgp-YuH1jwe8DhoPe0UD3iDiPf_Nh0g5MZF6njYf74VT-VKkSU30Kl8R9UfKAUXuiqllMdp_MPHvrcpaLV4/s320/45.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385016268098408322" border="0" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWvNw8VXx_EvTdXfJhX5ekpubYL9dkV9G28Td0P3mGgFe23J-e6JNfhSzzhbt4x0G-Z3jOUcjDeHwoiZxF79j7JxPMnFcYgMKlY1Xv6lLq93Rmg2W72w4LqxYLsih9BGhcKn__9oLdOeQ/s1600-h/46.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWvNw8VXx_EvTdXfJhX5ekpubYL9dkV9G28Td0P3mGgFe23J-e6JNfhSzzhbt4x0G-Z3jOUcjDeHwoiZxF79j7JxPMnFcYgMKlY1Xv6lLq93Rmg2W72w4LqxYLsih9BGhcKn__9oLdOeQ/s320/46.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385016261459058562" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"></o:smarttagtype><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal">We also saw some beautiful landscape and some SHEEP!!! (Autumn is obsessed with us walking with the sheep in <st1:country-region><st1:place>Ireland</st1:place></st1:country-region>.) We didn’t get to walk with them as they were confined to somebody’s land. We took a picture though. </p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3j32OK1Z3XWeBqMWKvpAOREbsQ2RxZ-gELMLN5lOKXyJAO6rSk66vV0UrGKu_-biwGjc20BZTEhSs8jIvtBy07Qrh1Fpbd4iR-znJxktamBzfvXTbbfoV0m-sXsO00GYzxeZbF5nZz4E/s1600-h/47.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3j32OK1Z3XWeBqMWKvpAOREbsQ2RxZ-gELMLN5lOKXyJAO6rSk66vV0UrGKu_-biwGjc20BZTEhSs8jIvtBy07Qrh1Fpbd4iR-znJxktamBzfvXTbbfoV0m-sXsO00GYzxeZbF5nZz4E/s320/47.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385016252748450114" border="0" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilgcAGktePJSF-izkhwLQOlYqaB6b5nSHMLCVb0AG3RJ6Hv1jmtGyp1ktO9XxMWT2yMe1OMJOHfSpp4-ngA7xH_sgK_BDNgkrby9Hyqk4aoiXW93PDab78mpzMvZ6Si39hDcAsC4HHleE/s1600-h/48.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEilgcAGktePJSF-izkhwLQOlYqaB6b5nSHMLCVb0AG3RJ6Hv1jmtGyp1ktO9XxMWT2yMe1OMJOHfSpp4-ngA7xH_sgK_BDNgkrby9Hyqk4aoiXW93PDab78mpzMvZ6Si39hDcAsC4HHleE/s320/48.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385016250639860130" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal">We then came across another old cemetery and had to stop and look around again:</p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbsUx5Dt3PwouBL8QE9mBgdPu8IDbCJZP2_I6t9cNHA5VnaZNUpUTlLyCnkm3Fl9N8AsnvGldsNal35izKsCHFxQ1gAprKh97VFlR38qtfMJpUpiXbc8av9YVZIB4CLQl_LvuK2kOnElk/s1600-h/49.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgbsUx5Dt3PwouBL8QE9mBgdPu8IDbCJZP2_I6t9cNHA5VnaZNUpUTlLyCnkm3Fl9N8AsnvGldsNal35izKsCHFxQ1gAprKh97VFlR38qtfMJpUpiXbc8av9YVZIB4CLQl_LvuK2kOnElk/s320/49.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385015698182221362" border="0" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEbS_a4P7lViWyu86kje0HjrQtqSfdGpBALUxkw1JwEHHOHyvSBGsLuQV8sV1kmLiunrg6eARyDeSnNR08uaOGR89hclXEhWIaO2N3s0czUcDLJIPYGgc8Q2ZJ7x4MEGleQkuTozvr89M/s1600-h/50.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEbS_a4P7lViWyu86kje0HjrQtqSfdGpBALUxkw1JwEHHOHyvSBGsLuQV8sV1kmLiunrg6eARyDeSnNR08uaOGR89hclXEhWIaO2N3s0czUcDLJIPYGgc8Q2ZJ7x4MEGleQkuTozvr89M/s320/50.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385015692287754882" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal">FINALLY, we arrived at the glass shop. They had finished with the glass blowing demonstrations for the day, but we enjoyed the shop anyway. I purchased a lovely item for my favorite girl and we headed back to the B&B.</p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkw2Ei_XrNybl5_lXyyr4-ufaYFH90OSiMS6nySW7YVMfl_BOAnQ9z_YhaqL7Xyw8IaBjVI9VV_Dk-7wf1uJOF1cAo-wfS72DDXyXmcT-gfy-mVlqmerL5kMIwDAAWUSv6HVqL-DczMbY/s1600-h/52.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 198px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkw2Ei_XrNybl5_lXyyr4-ufaYFH90OSiMS6nySW7YVMfl_BOAnQ9z_YhaqL7Xyw8IaBjVI9VV_Dk-7wf1uJOF1cAo-wfS72DDXyXmcT-gfy-mVlqmerL5kMIwDAAWUSv6HVqL-DczMbY/s320/52.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385015688040967458" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal">We walked to town for dinner and ate at a pub called “The Playwright”. I had French onion soup and Shepard’s Pie. Ty had French onion soup and Beef Stew. Once again we drank a pint of Guinness and took these silly pictures as requested by our friend Henry:</p>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqMNOh_KM_s9kIeVLpwbvtUjcuzYurNt1bkgsUsUiMHdFKBKhPbFOnaklI8Mm7Q7KF9DF_i_Edgplg8_u1pt_llHHf43mHFswn8O1RibF5Xq-0elV8tfwPVmgAX3mwUPcYjkmaxP_bMFw/s1600-h/53.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 294px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiqMNOh_KM_s9kIeVLpwbvtUjcuzYurNt1bkgsUsUiMHdFKBKhPbFOnaklI8Mm7Q7KF9DF_i_Edgplg8_u1pt_llHHf43mHFswn8O1RibF5Xq-0elV8tfwPVmgAX3mwUPcYjkmaxP_bMFw/s320/53.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385015677980524290" border="0" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv0WA0VPYFHTpMB75ZQ53QwVtGTfT9RUFo4T56PMWa7QtvvfkdlG6drvSv4_RR89g7PlIHw3Mzv7hS96aYxZjUdhuawFQW6ilraoBTglSwJNK2l2VHy_Yo04Fky9n6TVXxxumWdxby-Io/s1600-h/54.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgv0WA0VPYFHTpMB75ZQ53QwVtGTfT9RUFo4T56PMWa7QtvvfkdlG6drvSv4_RR89g7PlIHw3Mzv7hS96aYxZjUdhuawFQW6ilraoBTglSwJNK2l2VHy_Yo04Fky9n6TVXxxumWdxby-Io/s320/54.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385015675302088562" border="0" /></a><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p class="MsoNormal">We arrived back at the bed and breakfast sore and tired from all the walking. We were extremely happy though and really enjoyed our day. Our bed and breakfast is so relaxing, that arriving here each night is like a home away from home. </p> <p class="MsoNormal">~~Hope<o:p></o:p></p> Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00351631236864954843noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404481066945093431.post-68650533672263962792009-09-24T04:36:00.000-07:002010-01-20T21:46:19.035-08:00DAY ONE KILKENNY, IRELAND (PLUS FLIGHT)<span style="font-family: times new roman;font-size:100%;" ><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"></o:smarttagtype></span><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> <p style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">We left for Jacksonville Int’l airport on Monday evening. Our spirits were high and we were beyond excited. Once we got in line to board our airplane to <st1:city><st1:place>Atlanta</st1:place></st1:city>, we were hit with bad news. <st1:city><st1:place>Atlanta</st1:place></st1:city> had horrible storms with rain and severe flooding the last several days. The flights to <st1:city><st1:place>Atlanta</st1:place></st1:city> were backed up and it looked as if our flight would be delayed at least 7 hours. Many people were being rescheduled for the next day and I began to get very nervous. We waited in line to speak with the people at Delta to see what our options were. Our layover in <st1:city><st1:place>Atlanta</st1:place></st1:city> was only supposed to be for three hours before catching our plane to <st1:city><st1:place>Dublin</st1:place></st1:city>. </span></p><div style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;"> </div><p style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">After standing in line for some time and speaking to everyone around us (including a Delta staff member) it looked as though we were not going to make it to Atlanta that evening as we were the fourth flight in que to leave (once flights were again permitted to travel to Atlanta). </span></p><div style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;"> </div><p style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">I was, to say the least very panicked. I had waited so long for this day and it really looked as though our trip was going to be delayed. Once we reached the service desk we explained our situation. The woman at the ticket counter told us there were a couple of seats left on the first flight in que to <st1:city><st1:place>Atlanta</st1:place></st1:city> and she would put us on that plane instead. </span></p><div style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;"> </div><p style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;font-family:arial;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">She has no guarantee when we would leave and if we would catch our connecting flight, but it was our best chance.</span><span style=";font-size:100%;" > </span></p><div style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;"> </div><p style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Luckily it only took about 45 more minutes and we then boarded the plane to <st1:city><st1:place>Atlanta</st1:place></st1:city>. </span></p><div style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;"> </div><p style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">I was still very stressed wondering if the bad weather would be too dangerous to fly in or if it would keep our plane headed to Dubling from leaving.</span></p><div style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;"> </div><p style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Once we took off I looked out the window and noticed the double rainbow. I knew at that very moment that everything was going to be OK… and I would make it to <st1:country-region><st1:place>Ireland</st1:place></st1:country-region> safely and on time. </span></p><div style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;"> <span style="font-size:100%;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXiV3olEExGnr42DgZPfurS0D799ai9-oBAdVA6bS3Ka22hyphenhyphenzgzUatfI9u7o5EoKP1jADxq_-z_IqftQPk7U7X5QqKrF79W-5igiAHhWZZKI34l9oiSol1Mksa2UjCW2F24T7MFcurbCg/s1600-h/1.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhXiV3olEExGnr42DgZPfurS0D799ai9-oBAdVA6bS3Ka22hyphenhyphenzgzUatfI9u7o5EoKP1jADxq_-z_IqftQPk7U7X5QqKrF79W-5igiAHhWZZKI34l9oiSol1Mksa2UjCW2F24T7MFcurbCg/s320/1.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385004813545384578" border="0" /></a></span><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceName"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="PlaceType"></o:smarttagtype></span><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> </div><p style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">The rest of the flight went smooth and we left for <st1:city><st1:place>Dublin</st1:place></st1:city>, from <st1:city><st1:place>Atlanta</st1:place></st1:city>, right on schedule. </span></p><div style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;"> </div><p style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">We did not sleep well on the overnight flight as it was horribly uncomfortable. When we got close to <st1:country-region><st1:place>Ireland</st1:place></st1:country-region> I momentarily forgot my fatigue as I could not contain my excitement. </span></p><div style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;"> </div><p style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">We flew over <st1:country-region><st1:place>Ireland</st1:place></st1:country-region> and circled around off the east coast to land in <st1:city><st1:place>Dublin</st1:place></st1:city>. My first sight of <st1:country-region><st1:place>Ireland</st1:place></st1:country-region> was <st1:place><st1:placename>Lambay</st1:placename> <st1:placetype>Island</st1:placetype></st1:place> just off the coast. </span></p><div style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;">
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiicpxnQVV6Lc7l0Hv6FF0GkNJWmmT9LId_geOk-F2UrSxXSQ1veSe0gSSCOtvdf_B_MlwMOmSa7_tVLESMmqMJ2nAElyuaLGjVX_YKCCpnbb93vT_V7p0doAGsf98HyLGWBZ_3GlmgYsg/s1600-h/2.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiicpxnQVV6Lc7l0Hv6FF0GkNJWmmT9LId_geOk-F2UrSxXSQ1veSe0gSSCOtvdf_B_MlwMOmSa7_tVLESMmqMJ2nAElyuaLGjVX_YKCCpnbb93vT_V7p0doAGsf98HyLGWBZ_3GlmgYsg/s320/2.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385004614358287218" border="0" /></a></span><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"></o:smarttagtype></span><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> </div><p style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">I then saw <st1:country-region><st1:place>Ireland</st1:place></st1:country-region> and my first thought was “WOW, it really IS very green!!”. It was such a beautiful sight, pictures can't do it justice. </span></p><div style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;">
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYm1OV11t5nGigoeznE9747puuMxPSZ_5T-f_RsxYGL7cTm-dpjFYA6xJRTKGnMS-bO72MrKVulql90maQixc1RvJm4acWGPp1QW4PSqXvktBXIZDfBck9VtgZDb_C9u82Wr4dCPk8adY/s1600-h/3.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiYm1OV11t5nGigoeznE9747puuMxPSZ_5T-f_RsxYGL7cTm-dpjFYA6xJRTKGnMS-bO72MrKVulql90maQixc1RvJm4acWGPp1QW4PSqXvktBXIZDfBck9VtgZDb_C9u82Wr4dCPk8adY/s320/3.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385004610082430050" border="0" /></a></span><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="time"></o:smarttagtype></span><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> </div><p style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">We landed at <st1:time hour="9" minute="45">9:45 am</st1:time> (<st1:country-region><st1:place>Ireland</st1:place></st1:country-region> time) and our plan was to hang around <st1:city><st1:place>Dublin</st1:place></st1:city> for awhile before heading to Kilkenny. We were due to check in to the bed and breakfast at <st1:time hour="16" minute="0">4pm</st1:time>… so we had plenty of time. </span></p><div style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;"> </div><p style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">By the time we got our rental car, picked up our luggage and withdrew our Euros, our lack of sleep hit us like a ton of bricks. We tried finding our way around <st1:city><st1:place>Dublin</st1:place></st1:city>… then decided to just get OUT of Dublin and head to Kilkenny.</span></p><div style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;"> </div><p style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Ty was having a hard time acclimating to driving in the right side of the car on the left side of the road. We also had a manual which he has to shift left handed.</span></p><div style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;">
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1w7lL5liZJ_jiYG9afUVUM2vfnerT6mIe5QetKRUx4zfa8Z6QfV8yf9CPaGr4BtQ7dHx2VAKn-jUy9IWB9oUzK13AmYzhIcECaIIzO31ohfoTvHQ0PqR3oBLt4LRsfgXKM3nZsSERehE/s1600-h/4.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi1w7lL5liZJ_jiYG9afUVUM2vfnerT6mIe5QetKRUx4zfa8Z6QfV8yf9CPaGr4BtQ7dHx2VAKn-jUy9IWB9oUzK13AmYzhIcECaIIzO31ohfoTvHQ0PqR3oBLt4LRsfgXKM3nZsSERehE/s320/4.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385004602296259666" border="0" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9fQAffTwcnw5stC06Dvl7CFB0M_lyI4pdwuhmLwef1FHA5BzRZethbsms04DGc4CbZaRF1m5XkctRhyphenhyphenZJdmR7xWud6VkoyJR5YVOWJ_jVd50kKPp8lKwcCxqEeqOr0RMrpwrXloQLv60/s1600-h/6.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9fQAffTwcnw5stC06Dvl7CFB0M_lyI4pdwuhmLwef1FHA5BzRZethbsms04DGc4CbZaRF1m5XkctRhyphenhyphenZJdmR7xWud6VkoyJR5YVOWJ_jVd50kKPp8lKwcCxqEeqOr0RMrpwrXloQLv60/s320/6.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385004598893346194" border="0" /></a></span><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="address"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="Street"></o:smarttagtype></span><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> </div><p style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;"><st1:street><st1:address>Dublin street</st1:address></st1:street> signs were very confusing and there are “roundabouts” every other corner. It was very stressful and we just wanted to get out of the big city. </span></p><div style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;"> </div><p style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">SIDE NOTE----We did see this store which was very amusing… only in <st1:country-region><st1:place>Ireland</st1:place></st1:country-region></span></p><div style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;">
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3pS4qxzwkeQO2krxk1954a_ICorrHw5xM_irJuYw2B0fxGMxAo78NfcPV2mRj7qXZR37Lj_saM4cUd2V0RHrqFrjSC2X_SmyXgE6JoKQGdecSvcnqfMGHLijk8rQerbGTUHk50-5m-P0/s1600-h/5.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj3pS4qxzwkeQO2krxk1954a_ICorrHw5xM_irJuYw2B0fxGMxAo78NfcPV2mRj7qXZR37Lj_saM4cUd2V0RHrqFrjSC2X_SmyXgE6JoKQGdecSvcnqfMGHLijk8rQerbGTUHk50-5m-P0/s320/5.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5385004590406998690" border="0" /></a></span><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"></o:smarttagtype></span><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> </div><p style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Needless to say we took the wrong road out of <st1:city><st1:place>Dublin</st1:place></st1:city> and ended up very lost. No sleep combined with being in an unfamiliar country made for a very tense situation. Ty and I had always said if we were in another country, we would not eat at American food places. We are all about experiencing the culture… however, being so lost – we came across a beautiful sight. There, like a beacon in the night, was MCDONALDS!!!! </span></p><div style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;">
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9XhJMqGHkrVaDPqcOVc_cLiCA7ormatYU6ZPgdZP7Rq5KTIvVYwbHfVA08jBMZxo7CCqDIdP_DT0Qr7mPmweMgALjOw1QxB-xceN-onqLxi4Ral1o_xPPBsml-oja1_mJ3nIUxwgWlhg/s1600-h/7.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 298px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9XhJMqGHkrVaDPqcOVc_cLiCA7ormatYU6ZPgdZP7Rq5KTIvVYwbHfVA08jBMZxo7CCqDIdP_DT0Qr7mPmweMgALjOw1QxB-xceN-onqLxi4Ral1o_xPPBsml-oja1_mJ3nIUxwgWlhg/s320/7.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384998842844172498" border="0" /></a></span><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"></o:smarttagtype></span><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> </div><p style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">We went inside and were instantly comforted by the familiarity (though it really looked like a McDonalds of the 80’s). OH, and BTW… the big and tasty had some weird sauce on it and was not so tasty. ANYWAY, we asked for the manager who was soooooo friendly and drew us a map with directions to Kilkenny. </span></p><div style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;"> </div><p style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">So, we arrived at the B & B an hour before our check in time. Tom and Val (the owners) were very sweet and let us go ahead and check in. We were so wiped out that we decided to nap and shower before anything else. </span></p><div style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;"> </div><p style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Our nap was a life saver and we woke up a couple of hours later refreshed and ready to actually ENJOY being in <st1:country-region><st1:place>Ireland</st1:place></st1:country-region>. </span></p><div style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;"> </div><p style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Our B & B is comfy and charming and our host and hostess are amazing.
<br /></span></p><div style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;"><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> </div><p style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Our room:</span></p><div style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;">
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicZhrwpWjqnFUUjp9FX8LrjGF8F44FxqZ9zLxgw_hSTbrOBCnu2uLAAAtC1yvye2pWN6KGOluDKZB5289YB1Tt6yslpRINMW-f5xXLRNbZN7C9j4_CDKtx1IN0kHkIu072GVgGeiMMbRA/s1600-h/8.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEicZhrwpWjqnFUUjp9FX8LrjGF8F44FxqZ9zLxgw_hSTbrOBCnu2uLAAAtC1yvye2pWN6KGOluDKZB5289YB1Tt6yslpRINMW-f5xXLRNbZN7C9j4_CDKtx1IN0kHkIu072GVgGeiMMbRA/s320/8.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384998838751141714" border="0" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8iLtztIFI_5i8b1xUzHISe0gAbga8Q9zohxzqJF5_VcTTkV_9vZ6txo5_yyQaN6DI92EeWAKuH74kYhr8YRCN_AfbwyKrRsY1gimP4YFsRMdhR-ERq7qdodwZSDARfnTcrkPAmB6LoV4/s1600-h/9.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg8iLtztIFI_5i8b1xUzHISe0gAbga8Q9zohxzqJF5_VcTTkV_9vZ6txo5_yyQaN6DI92EeWAKuH74kYhr8YRCN_AfbwyKrRsY1gimP4YFsRMdhR-ERq7qdodwZSDARfnTcrkPAmB6LoV4/s320/9.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384998831804792802" border="0" /></a></span><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> </div><p style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">upstairs hallway:</span></p><div style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;">
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-VZOcFwZ3dcvFSmM6XryWJoLrd3TgK1b_2aFry49AY81bHKEclrUvRebEIM1oWIG6gOuB3KY1gkNeav-EWWtzZh6ms7V_MEZrMSvh6v2FHIL1IfY9ctr2m1D1sGcUVrFGgML0zRuuj9I/s1600-h/10.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg-VZOcFwZ3dcvFSmM6XryWJoLrd3TgK1b_2aFry49AY81bHKEclrUvRebEIM1oWIG6gOuB3KY1gkNeav-EWWtzZh6ms7V_MEZrMSvh6v2FHIL1IfY9ctr2m1D1sGcUVrFGgML0zRuuj9I/s320/10.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384998824431661826" border="0" /></a></span><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> </div><p style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">B&B sign:</span></p><div style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;">
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7VWLrnEpNb9K-Rb0wohJYo7NMFfRii6VTewU44BgqrSAqAYLuyXuKqu6MRBiRn3YKnpgdigjfPrc9RAyiSkzHIOqu8r_6GNlRaxjkZEX8Kv14webGS6ursn06fvDeKNTzGx9ki9pAzGY/s1600-h/11.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 317px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi7VWLrnEpNb9K-Rb0wohJYo7NMFfRii6VTewU44BgqrSAqAYLuyXuKqu6MRBiRn3YKnpgdigjfPrc9RAyiSkzHIOqu8r_6GNlRaxjkZEX8Kv14webGS6ursn06fvDeKNTzGx9ki9pAzGY/s320/11.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384998820802062914" border="0" /></a>front entrance:
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcEvP0tGF4nuGbeRiSrAcnj6RVx2DNe2isDwSHnmV6DJi9If-HzjUSnlcjOBsMGbkvZll153OHm2NoyyQ1h6jmbQnUXWTROB1ltc_jwb-HMzBZlIUpCQ4zByHMEDKORe7HSbvgt1tfeeI/s1600-h/12A.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhcEvP0tGF4nuGbeRiSrAcnj6RVx2DNe2isDwSHnmV6DJi9If-HzjUSnlcjOBsMGbkvZll153OHm2NoyyQ1h6jmbQnUXWTROB1ltc_jwb-HMzBZlIUpCQ4zByHMEDKORe7HSbvgt1tfeeI/s320/12A.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384998223904431906" border="0" /></a>side of B&B (love the red ivy, it is everywhere here):
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRAoBqhPFj2Yza0eWo-zvKKcO8VwcVP1pf6eFlYqF_hyphenhyphen1_VvYeGLfCzKloMHAJ_q-XmYPAgAA-hvDPU7-EoR58kkIktJ7w2bVquQTkL9NsFio5T4WJ4ehBt5EEZOfiIOfryZpqBShmXxw/s1600-h/13.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRAoBqhPFj2Yza0eWo-zvKKcO8VwcVP1pf6eFlYqF_hyphenhyphen1_VvYeGLfCzKloMHAJ_q-XmYPAgAA-hvDPU7-EoR58kkIktJ7w2bVquQTkL9NsFio5T4WJ4ehBt5EEZOfiIOfryZpqBShmXxw/s320/13.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384998216265449170" border="0" /></a>Back garden (note the clothes line. they dry linens here)
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYyU3AIJ1o09Xjp5jom0Axvj5uIGHRIu5SqMXZecQAlHcJKCjSuhDbwQ2GVfFZLnlRS87KR0IdmS3D0N-bM07dub-5C37evkWXVcdSQnbEDB1sMteX_lrTudpAc0g1TJBr6Ugs9Z2vfO4/s1600-h/14.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhYyU3AIJ1o09Xjp5jom0Axvj5uIGHRIu5SqMXZecQAlHcJKCjSuhDbwQ2GVfFZLnlRS87KR0IdmS3D0N-bM07dub-5C37evkWXVcdSQnbEDB1sMteX_lrTudpAc0g1TJBr6Ugs9Z2vfO4/s320/14.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384998209387524882" border="0" /></a></span><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="City"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"></o:smarttagtype></span><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> </div><p style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">With suggestions from Val, we headed out by foot to have dinner in the town of <st1:city><st1:place>Kilkenny</st1:place></st1:city>. We were walking along the path and it finally struck me that I was HERE in <st1:country-region><st1:place>Ireland</st1:place></st1:country-region>. I found myself getting a bit weepy and my heart swelled. I was doing that laughing-crying-at-the-same time thing...
<br /></span></p><div style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;"> </div><p style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">As promised, Ty took a picture of me with my first real reaction to being in <st1:country-region><st1:place>Ireland</st1:place></st1:country-region>. Our dear friend, Josh, requested this picture. Though not too flattering, here is said pictures in all their/my emotional glory:</span></p><div style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;">
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQI24d-iA8QGB8X8_tWGGMTU3KgrHhioTHAxTntDUKkOw028qsr0jXxABw_YcpzoDBXBy9eS9S8cSoUCdpv6BXwGXjVdD7im77jv5DIxeuKSHukDmPrIDFkr_jDa4f7llWmhMo-RfBejU/s1600-h/15.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhQI24d-iA8QGB8X8_tWGGMTU3KgrHhioTHAxTntDUKkOw028qsr0jXxABw_YcpzoDBXBy9eS9S8cSoUCdpv6BXwGXjVdD7im77jv5DIxeuKSHukDmPrIDFkr_jDa4f7llWmhMo-RfBejU/s320/15.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384998206168761426" border="0" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg53J_romH2LwpZQN4pCOT9PgZYT7awhvWkNIJyi82yiSgOpVnQrnrzZKW6b8wmU-fY2ci9WXlG6u3VGUavxyfeB9VhOlS8ZmRyUlUOO7rFRUBf7frXGbqHb6Par8pgKKaRESwUCjJmDY0/s1600-h/16.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg53J_romH2LwpZQN4pCOT9PgZYT7awhvWkNIJyi82yiSgOpVnQrnrzZKW6b8wmU-fY2ci9WXlG6u3VGUavxyfeB9VhOlS8ZmRyUlUOO7rFRUBf7frXGbqHb6Par8pgKKaRESwUCjJmDY0/s320/16.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384998195949693586" border="0" /></a></span><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--><span style="font-size:100%;">The walk into Kilkenny town is amazing, with a nice view of some ruins, the river and Kilkenny castle
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXXJphNONhKEuEspKmh2x3uPCSwC795kTbbRNq_g1c6_Yv0ZG2C9mcPvnCtDOjd2oReU66gfqNbAdBLhuPS8H-jpPjHxUqfkDvkpc58VGfCbrP1y2HKWCnEtvxDbZDlIbxXEjouvmnS_I/s1600-h/17.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXXJphNONhKEuEspKmh2x3uPCSwC795kTbbRNq_g1c6_Yv0ZG2C9mcPvnCtDOjd2oReU66gfqNbAdBLhuPS8H-jpPjHxUqfkDvkpc58VGfCbrP1y2HKWCnEtvxDbZDlIbxXEjouvmnS_I/s320/17.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384997669908395682" border="0" /></a></span><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--><span style="font-size:100%;">This is like a post card. A picture you see and say, “Oh I wish I was there”. We could not believe we actually WERE standing there
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrLFNqvis1SDkRUbKobCCklflkcQscEpoWWZCeJO4kY5IMfGuYFBzMP1JGZpo8_qx4u9MnDNn35jpmq3886IsS0B4vpKTM_IzQgnV08VQSRVCYGpsMVJWqZVEbmlfKPjVXxUy1s4nWc0E/s1600-h/18.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrLFNqvis1SDkRUbKobCCklflkcQscEpoWWZCeJO4kY5IMfGuYFBzMP1JGZpo8_qx4u9MnDNn35jpmq3886IsS0B4vpKTM_IzQgnV08VQSRVCYGpsMVJWqZVEbmlfKPjVXxUy1s4nWc0E/s320/18.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384997661650058098" border="0" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsz9pKl7KeaRcgLAtXgHm_TR6NzLyu58MiQ3gvvfPQfgmb-YwR91m_WWkKQpmuCfGGzIlUAnYwE4YEGHOll2-Dh-wg9LYf5EkJ-fq0E2ycai2SIN0lEAhE58Df2rq6FpxbisTR8hiGjw8/s1600-h/19.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhsz9pKl7KeaRcgLAtXgHm_TR6NzLyu58MiQ3gvvfPQfgmb-YwR91m_WWkKQpmuCfGGzIlUAnYwE4YEGHOll2-Dh-wg9LYf5EkJ-fq0E2ycai2SIN0lEAhE58Df2rq6FpxbisTR8hiGjw8/s320/19.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384997655134791362" border="0" /></a></span><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--><span style="font-size:100%;">The grass is so unbelievably green, pictures do not do it justice
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9D68SB1PUsllxKP68FbiZRUonoGWIoz-79VYtwFhw5QDG5jF3TfNNMJSUUTFoXOQzuvaIISZJbby-GfNMHVhuOXsSR7TByXG1vb6VdcL-SYy3ShYEsTGa5F6dHsEdCttNmIp08fMWh-U/s1600-h/20.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9D68SB1PUsllxKP68FbiZRUonoGWIoz-79VYtwFhw5QDG5jF3TfNNMJSUUTFoXOQzuvaIISZJbby-GfNMHVhuOXsSR7TByXG1vb6VdcL-SYy3ShYEsTGa5F6dHsEdCttNmIp08fMWh-U/s320/20.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384997648846577042" border="0" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq75_-wyu0sZroH8fWepaX8P9w0E9P9UIux-UVemXr3Uzlsm3AVHElKnJAlTsSls1bi5EPCsBZi2anySfmDAoakHNmmq8cT0oCVrwGt4kp8Svmwtt7Xxpugah-XZEblbxXtIkM0rUM0XY/s1600-h/21.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjq75_-wyu0sZroH8fWepaX8P9w0E9P9UIux-UVemXr3Uzlsm3AVHElKnJAlTsSls1bi5EPCsBZi2anySfmDAoakHNmmq8cT0oCVrwGt4kp8Svmwtt7Xxpugah-XZEblbxXtIkM0rUM0XY/s320/21.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384997639481511218" border="0" /></a></span><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> </div><p style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">A side street of houses, just before the center of town:</span></p><div style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;">
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghl-hG_oU_OQgqDYacse08JFILklKlymvLumB2bQSJqfaHr6ZK_H21Z1x9bNrgaRvS-a60OCDEdsd5Vvnb_yFRi7-omYW18-WzCnNTDmJvd3KsaCou0U0Qhje3OkPw_NVpsFWWP5GHzlc/s1600-h/22.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEghl-hG_oU_OQgqDYacse08JFILklKlymvLumB2bQSJqfaHr6ZK_H21Z1x9bNrgaRvS-a60OCDEdsd5Vvnb_yFRi7-omYW18-WzCnNTDmJvd3KsaCou0U0Qhje3OkPw_NVpsFWWP5GHzlc/s320/22.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384996970871683890" border="0" /></a></span><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> </div><p style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">As we neared the restaurant, we passed this beautiful church and cemetery sitting on the corner:</span></p><div style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;">
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRCt7jkFf08nM-_-l0MSip5dHGKuuDsZSw_sffHe5AWRTiTmvX6DB9PaP3fbZrk5MEf-sH8XmtQc67pzIQU4yV6FJ-EI66p3HrMRwNYTxqfZfqSUStJ7tkaLYe6n4CiR47GKrPXLv9Z2Q/s1600-h/23.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRCt7jkFf08nM-_-l0MSip5dHGKuuDsZSw_sffHe5AWRTiTmvX6DB9PaP3fbZrk5MEf-sH8XmtQc67pzIQU4yV6FJ-EI66p3HrMRwNYTxqfZfqSUStJ7tkaLYe6n4CiR47GKrPXLv9Z2Q/s320/23.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384996959186613138" border="0" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivD9rdplwJj2k2lz1jZ7SiuRnQtwXZlQk3HRAlY6D3kNwHYOkvPuyufR3S6_PT1Ugx5U0MwqFXYmQU-gzhPEfdLh-cTDkhtLMCyaflY1SSJ-LrGxVgAeOS_4iAuP7BkPAPHRfopCKkWoo/s1600-h/24.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 265px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEivD9rdplwJj2k2lz1jZ7SiuRnQtwXZlQk3HRAlY6D3kNwHYOkvPuyufR3S6_PT1Ugx5U0MwqFXYmQU-gzhPEfdLh-cTDkhtLMCyaflY1SSJ-LrGxVgAeOS_4iAuP7BkPAPHRfopCKkWoo/s320/24.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384996958111589778" border="0" /></a></span><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><span style="font-size:100%;"><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="place"></o:smarttagtype><o:smarttagtype namespaceuri="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" name="country-region"></o:smarttagtype></span><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><!--[if !mso]><object classid="clsid:38481807-CA0E-42D2-BF39-B33AF135CC4D" id="ieooui"></object> <style> st1\:*{behavior:url(#ieooui) } </style> <![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> </div><p style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">Our first Irish restaurant, Langton’s, where the food was amazing. Ty ate Braised Lamb and I had an Irish Lamb Stew. They had live Irish music and I drank my first Guinness. I normally detest Guinness, but had heard it was different in <st1:country-region><st1:place>Ireland</st1:place></st1:country-region> and I was determined to at least have one. It really was a lot smoother and enjoyable. </span></p><div style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;">
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2rXucYJRw-luZr97XV1Q4buJW2fmrgc-rrLiSDpUflNiQKFPIPTGs24TnEp9Ixo6pCWr2_zC-rQa7hjXjLdX1p7ZA7Hwe8yopLKEtZaE2Xyu3s1iquXoc2Fov88yYpIquOLo1tCmD4LY/s1600-h/25.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg2rXucYJRw-luZr97XV1Q4buJW2fmrgc-rrLiSDpUflNiQKFPIPTGs24TnEp9Ixo6pCWr2_zC-rQa7hjXjLdX1p7ZA7Hwe8yopLKEtZaE2Xyu3s1iquXoc2Fov88yYpIquOLo1tCmD4LY/s320/25.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384996948744606306" border="0" /></a>
<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzVqCBSfN_LHAC9il-92p4o5ArML6Y-U_gouosCZqRXtAdXgKVJwrm0TFPGXRPuso5ns1TxChG_AzSaFqMgsryhCMHYpqIT5ZD1lY6ZYoL5gfxT2XQHQFai1brNioEd_TQe6wmXva8WFA/s1600-h/26.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhzVqCBSfN_LHAC9il-92p4o5ArML6Y-U_gouosCZqRXtAdXgKVJwrm0TFPGXRPuso5ns1TxChG_AzSaFqMgsryhCMHYpqIT5ZD1lY6ZYoL5gfxT2XQHQFai1brNioEd_TQe6wmXva8WFA/s320/26.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5384996944528549026" border="0" /></a></span><meta equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name="ProgId" content="Word.Document"><meta name="Generator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><meta name="Originator" content="Microsoft Word 10"><link rel="File-List" href="file:///C:%5CUsers%5CHope%5CAppData%5CLocal%5CTemp%5Cmsohtml1%5C01%5Cclip_filelist.xml"><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml> <w:worddocument> <w:view>Normal</w:View> <w:zoom>0</w:Zoom> <w:compatibility> <w:breakwrappedtables/> <w:snaptogridincell/> <w:applybreakingrules/> <w:wraptextwithpunct/> <w:useasianbreakrules/> <w:usefelayout/> </w:Compatibility> <w:browserlevel>MicrosoftInternetExplorer4</w:BrowserLevel> </w:WordDocument> </xml><![endif]--><style> <!-- /* Font Definitions */ @font-face {font-family:SimSun; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-alt:宋体; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} @font-face {font-family:"\@SimSun"; panose-1:2 1 6 0 3 1 1 1 1 1; mso-font-charset:134; mso-generic-font-family:auto; mso-font-pitch:variable; mso-font-signature:3 680460288 22 0 262145 0;} /* Style Definitions */ p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal {mso-style-parent:""; margin:0in; margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:12.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:SimSun;} @page Section1 {size:8.5in 11.0in; margin:1.0in 1.25in 1.0in 1.25in; mso-header-margin:.5in; mso-footer-margin:.5in; mso-paper-source:0;} div.Section1 {page:Section1;} --> </style><!--[if gte mso 10]> <style> /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:.0001pt; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:10.0pt; font-family:"Times New Roman"; mso-fareast-font-family:"Times New Roman";} </style> <![endif]--> </div><p style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">We then walked back to the B & B and retired for the night, surrounded by the smell of lavender in our room.
<br /></span></p><p style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;" class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:100%;">~~Hope
<br /></span></p><div style="text-align: center; font-family: times new roman;"><span style="font-size:100%;">
<br />
<br /></span></div>Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00351631236864954843noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404481066945093431.post-12175644353312701612009-09-20T16:42:00.000-07:002010-01-20T21:45:36.889-08:00Tomorrow, tomorrow, I love ya, tomorrow... you're only a day away!We have finished the last of our packing! I only have one quick errand to run in the morning, but other than that - we are ready to go.<br />I dropped Autumn-Bug off at my parents a few hours ago and am about to spend some time with Matthew. I miss the kids already!<br />I think we have all of our ducks in a row and I am praying all will go smooth regarding our flight. We fly into Atlanta tomorrow afternoon and from Atlanta, an overnight flight to Dublin.<br /><br />I just checked Dublin's weather for Tuesday and they are predicting 60 F for the high and 50 F for the low. Much different than the warm Florida weather we will be leaving behind.<br /><br />I doubt I will be blogging tomorrow as we will be preparing to leave. I am hoping to update again Tuesday evening at the end of our first day. Hoping we will not have issues with access to wireless internet connections ;-)<br /><br />Next post from Kilkenny Ireland!!<br />~~HopeHopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00351631236864954843noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404481066945093431.post-31051029043710158152009-09-19T18:25:00.000-07:002010-01-20T21:44:52.392-08:00We Leave In Two Days!PROLOGUE:<br />I have wanted to go to Ireland ever since I knew there <span style="font-style: italic;">was</span> an Ireland. My husband Ty and I have spoke of traveling since we met ten years ago. Ireland was first on the list of places we "had" to go as it was my greatest dream.<br />I jokingly call Ireland my "Mother" land, but in all seriousness, it is not far from the truth. Ireland calls to me - it feels like home.<br />Ty and I made the decision around New Years that there was no time like the present to make our dreams of traveling a reality. We booked our trip to Ireland back in February and the countdown began. We decided this trip would be just the two of us, since we have never had a get away and the trip falls just before our wedding anniversary. (We do plan in the future to travel with our teenage children, Matt and Autumn.)<br /><br />TRIP DETAILS:<br />After many months of research I decided to book our trip through Irishtourism.com. I was impressed with their customer service, reviews and self drive tour packages. We chose the self-drive tour option as we wanted to be able to go at our own pace and not feel the pressure of a schedule.<br />The tour we are taking is called the 3 Centre Tour (http://www.irishtourism.com/self-drive-tours-ireland/10-night-tours-self-drives.htm) and we will be staying 10 nights.<br />This package appealed to us as we likes the idea of staying several nights at only three different "base" locations, as opposed to changing locations every night. This way we can take day trips and explore the other counties surrounding our base locations at our leisure.<br />We felt we would be better rested and truly wanted to take the time to experience the Irish culture.<br /><br />We will be flying into Dublin and staying:<br />3 nights in Kilkenny (bed and breakfast)<br />3 nights in Killarney (B&B)<br />4 nights in Galway (1 night in a castle the other 3 in a B&B)<br />Fly out of Shannon<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6a5uwiZ7xVxH7-5kgBz0ZiY85APOYEaWKA4M6hZxC59uz8ISyyC-G6lU66pMbxQ5KeueKtoDg5UP8DRd85oiwkys7kwHm8TAcOmarMZrgEjX6mMpEQtfFN_8gt6qNbvXbWqxPqoY3Y3k/s1600-h/ireland_map.gif"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 242px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6a5uwiZ7xVxH7-5kgBz0ZiY85APOYEaWKA4M6hZxC59uz8ISyyC-G6lU66pMbxQ5KeueKtoDg5UP8DRd85oiwkys7kwHm8TAcOmarMZrgEjX6mMpEQtfFN_8gt6qNbvXbWqxPqoY3Y3k/s320/ireland_map.gif" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5383361830787262450" border="0" /></a><br />The plan is to blog our experiences and upload pictures of our journey daily. I want to savor every moment - I don't want to forget a thing! There are no words to describe how excited Ty and I are. We want to thank our family and friends for helping out with the kids, taking care of the cats, house sitting, allowing leave from work, all of their support and well wishes. We hope you will all enjoy the blog of our journey.<br />~~HopeHopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00351631236864954843noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3404481066945093431.post-79042547965545208582009-08-18T13:13:00.001-07:002010-01-20T21:44:17.336-08:00<center><embed src="http://www.criticallayouts.com/Generators/cd-vacation/show.swf?clickURL=http://www.criticallayouts.com/&clickLABEL=MySpace Countdown&flashLABEL=Critical Layouts&skin=http://www.criticallayouts.com/Generators/cd-vacation/skins/5.jpg&text=OUR%20IRELAND%20VACATION%0D&untilColor=6724095&textColor=16777215&datesColor=0&year=2009&month=8&day=21&hour=16&minute=46&second=0&x=6&y=77" quality="high" bgcolor="#ffffff" width="300" height="200" name="countdown" align="middle" wmode="transparent" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer"></embed><br /><small><a href="http://www.criticallayouts.com/">MySpace Countdown</a></small></center>Hopehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00351631236864954843noreply@blogger.com2