Category Cultural Attractions (Museums, Historical Sites, Etc.)
Ireland 2026 – Doolin
Ireland 2026 – Doolin April 18 We left Dingle with a longer drive than usual ahead of us as we would need to stop at the airport in Shannon in order to add Joanna as a driver on the rental car. This would mean doing so at the Hertz counter there, which we managed to […]
Ireland 2026 – Dingle, Part Two
April 15 – 17 After relaxing for a bit, we set out for dinner back down the street at another St. Steves recommendation, The Fish Box. As we hadn’t had a chance to book a reservation, we were lucky to be able to get seated at a table ledge set against the front window, which […]
Ireland 2026 – Kenmare, Part Two
April 13 – 14 After breakfast I popped into Maison Gourmet, the nearby shop, to pick us up a couple of sandwiches for lunch later in the day. We then set out for our drive along the Ring of Kerry, a hugely popular route for tourists to enjoy, akin to the northern coasts of California […]
Ireland 2026 – Kenmare, Part One
April 13 – 14 As mentioned in the prior post, our drive to Kenmare would be another relatively short one and so we stopped about an hour in at Muckross House, located on the Muckross Peninsula between Muckross Lake and Lough Leane, two of the lakes of Killarney. In 1932 it was presented by William […]
Ireland 2026 – Kilkenny, Part Four
April 8 – 10 Finished with our snack, which cost 14.40 Euros ($17) we hit the reception desk and paid 34 Euros ($40) for the tour for the two of us. This was an enjoyable tour, similar in nature to the one we took in Louisville at the Louisville Slugger Museum, where you are up […]
Ireland 2026 – Kilkenny, Part Two
April 8 – 10 After unpacking and conversation with Nadia, we walked across the street for dinner at Lana Kilkenny Asian Street Food for what would be very good Thai influenced food. With nearly 20 locations in Ireland, it is a popular chain, and our meal led us to understand why. We each ordered a […]
Ireland 2026 – Kilkenny
April 8 – 10 What we thought would be a straight forward day quickly turned out otherwise when I received a call from John at the Hertz Sales office just down the street that due to the gas price protests around Ireland (bands of individuals using their cars and trucks to block on and off […]
Ireland 2026 – Limerick, Part Three
April 4 – 7 We arrived in the small town of Doolin and first followed the GPS directions to the trailhead, up a steep bit of road and when we arrived, determined there was no parking and so returned to town and instead found parking in the designated lot there. We walked about a bit […]
Europe 2025 – Barcelona, Part Two
May 12 – 14 Having finished lunch, we went outside and caught a taxi to take us closer to where the Picasso Museum (Museu Picasso) is located. One nice thing about Barcelona is that it is a taxi town. Uber does operate there but the black and yellow city taxis are ubiquitous, and can sometimes […]
Europe 2025 – Barcelona, Part One
May 12 – 14 Our final drive of the trip with Bev would take four hours or more as we needed to drop the rental car off at the Barcelona International Airport and then take a taxi into town and to our Airbnb, the Excellent Modernist Apartment, located in a nice neighborhood full of amenities. […]
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