West Coast of Ireland: Moher or Less
Day 186, Friday, July 27, 2019 “If by a “Liberal” they mean someone who looks ahead and not behind, someone who welcomes new ideas without rigid reactions, someone who cares about the welfare of the people-their health, their housing, their schools, their jobs, their civil rights and their civil liberties-someone who believes we can break […]
Limerick:There was a Young Lady from Nantucket
Day 185, Friday, July 26, 2019 There was a young girl of Cape Cod Who thought babies were fashioned by God, But ’twas not the Almighty Who hiked up her nightie – ‘Twas Roger, the lodger, by God! There was a young lady named Bright who traveled much faster than light. She set out one […]
Caught between a Rock and a Green Place
“Patriotism is, fundamentally, a conviction that a particular country is the best in the world because you were born in it….” ― George Bernard Shaw Day 182, Tuesday, July 23, 2019 Sites Covered in this Post Garinish Island Eightercua Stone Row Rock of Cashel Lesson Learned: The weather in Ireland in the summer is amazing. […]
West Cork, an Amazing Eden of Greenery
If you’ve heard this story before, don’t stop me, because I’d like to hear it again. –Groucho Marx Day 179, Saturday, July 20, 2019 Sites Covered in this Post Ring of Beara, Cork Ewe Sculpture Garden Lesson Learned: Brexit is a big deal over here, but then again, so is cricket. Both have a lot […]
Kilkenny Castle with Waterford on the Side
“Do not condemn the judgment of another because it differs from your own. You may both be wrong.” -Dandemis Day 179, Saturday, July 20, 2019 Sites Covered in this Post Kilkenny Castle Waterford Crystal Factory Lesson Learned: New private lodging rentals in Ireland want you to be safe. They don’t care if you can sleep, […]
Wandering the Wicklow Way
“The man who goes alone can start today; but he who travels with another must wait till that other is ready.” – Henry David Thoreau Day 176, Wednesday, July 17, 2019 Lesson Learned: The highway systems in other countries that we’ve visited are different than the US. On the long haul, they are very good, […]
Tea, Theft and an Evening at the Globe
“Life isn’t all beer and skittles.” -Thomas Hughes Day 174, Monday, July 15, 2019 Lesson Learned: Home insurance is great. It works even when you aren’t home. We had two computers taken today, and filed a claim with State Farm. They took care of our loss, even though it occurred in London, England (minus our […]
In His Octopus’ Garden in the Shade
“A thin grey fog hung over the city, and the streets were very cold; for summer was in England.” ― Rudyard Kipling, The Light That Failed Sites/Topics covered in this post: Abbey Road Go-Date: Day 172, Saturday, July 13 Lesson Learned: We met up with old friends, Jerry and Anne Greenfield from Texas. Jerry and […]
I Like This Place and Willingly Could Waste My Time in It
England is a nation of shopkeepers. -Napoleon Bonaparte Sites/Topics covered in this post: Portabello Road Westminster Abbey Hogwarts – Our Flat Parks of Central London Go-Date: Day 169, Wednesday, July 10 You’ll find what you want in the Portobello road. Portobello Road is a street in the Notting Hill district of the Royal Borough of […]
Rainbow Power
“Courage and willingness to just go for it, whether it is a conversation or a spontaneous trip or trying new things that are scary – it is a really attractive quality.” -Alanis Morissette Sites/Topics covered in this post: Central London Gay Pride Parade Go-Date: Day 165, Saturday, July 6 Lesson Learned: Kudos to the street […]