Finally, after 62 years, I’m going to travel across the Atlantic to visit Ireland and I can’t telly you how excited I am!
I’ll be traveling with Colleen, her son Michael and his husband Dustin; flying out of LAX via Aer Lingus on Wednesday, March 27th. We’ll be returning on Sunday, April 7th which gives us a total of 10 nights in Ireland.
We’ll be staying in 4 different cities starting in Cork for 4 nights, then Killarney for 2 nights, then up to Galway for one night and then 3 nights in Dublin.
Departure
This post should have been called Preparation and Departure! In early February, Colleen and I went to Michael and Dustin’s house to finalize the plans for the trip. ...
The Flight
Flight departed shortly after 9:30pm on Wed, 3/27 and arrived in Dublin at 2:10pm on 3/28. Flying Business class on Aer Lingus has some great advantages! We arrived at the airport ...
Day One – Dublin To Cork
We got off the plane at 2:30 and after collecting our luggage and renting a car, we were on our way to Cork around 3:10 pm Dublin time. We arrived at ...
Day Two – Cork and Blarney Castle
Friday, 3/29/19 Got up around 8:00 and had our first continental breakfast in the Riverview restaurant within the Hotel. Left for Blarney castle around 10:30 Left Blarney around 2:00 Went to find Sim ...
Day Three – Cobh
Arrived in Cobh (pronounced like cove) around 11:30 Attended the Titanic Experience tour Lunch at 1:30 at the Titanic Bar and Grill St. Colmans Cathedral around 4:00 Oliver Plunkets Pub for drinks around 7:30 Dinner ...
Day Four – Blackrock Castle, Vertigo
The Irish Daylight savings time kicked and we lost an hour today. Didn’t matter too much to me because I woke up after an hour of sleep with a case ...
Day Five – To Killarney, Sheepherding, Muckross House
After breakfast in the hotel, left for Killarny. Arrived at Muckross House and Gardens around 12:30 and had lunch at the Muckross Garden Restaurant. Dustin had some phone interviews to attend to ...
Day Six – The Ring of Kerry, Skelligs Chocolate
First morning in Killarney. Left at 10:20 am down the south coast of the peninsula and had lunch around 12:00 noon at D O’Shea Pub in Sneem. There was snow ...
Day Seven – The Cliffs of Moher, Gallway and Glenlo Abbey
Left Hotel around 10:30. Visited Kerry Woolen Mills. Drove to Tarbert and took the 12:30 Ferry to Killimer Lunch at Amici Bistro And Restaurant in Kilrush Arrived Cliffs of Moher around 3:00 Departed for Galway ...
Day Eight – The Oldest Pub in the World – Dublin
Left Glenlo Abbey at 9:30 and drove to the docks district of Galway which is part of the old walled city. Explored the Eyre Square Shopping Center. Left for Dublin, and while ...
Day Nine – Trinity College, Book of Kells, St. Stephen’s Green
Up late and off to Starbucks for decent coffee and a little bite. However, the filtered coffee they had was pretty bad. I had an Americano, Colleen tried the filtered ...
Day Ten – Hop On, Hop Off Tour
Left the hotel around 12:00 to take a tour on the “Hop on – Hop off” bus. Got off the bus around 1:30 at the Dublin Castle and walked across the ...
Day Eleven – Homeward Bound
Up at 7:30, ready to go by 9:00. Had previously checked in to flight online and had Hotel reception print boarding passes. Flight is scheduled to leave at 2:55pm but the boarding ...