Well, technically it's almost top o' the evening here in Killarney (and even more technically, no one actually says that anyway). Today is the third day of our Ireland trip, and it, as well as the previous two, have been wonderful!
After arriving in Dublin and touring the Guinness storehouse on Friday, we've visited the Rock of Cashel, the Blarney Stone, and, today, toured around the Ring of Kerry with our trusty Irish guide, Con.
The scenery today was breathtaking. The fog only added to the beauty of the blue-grey-green swirl that flew by our windows as we bounced around the narrow, curvy roads. It was very mystical - sheep included! I loved stopping by the ocean and trying not to freeze in the very un-beachlike wind coming off the chilly blue-grey water.
We stopped in a little town called Smeen (Smeen!) for a quick lunch. I got smoked salmon on brown bread - so good, like all the food here! We spent too long trying to figure out riddles on the way back to Killarney, where we shopped for a bit before coming back to rest - and blog - before dinner.
My favorite part about the trip so far has been discovering all the things here that we don't have in the U.S., and vice versa; it's kind of like finding all the hidden Mickeys at Disney World. The differences between the two countries are random, scattered, frequent, mostly small and unexpected, and more quaint than inconvenient. Just a small example: I'm not sure if it exists in America (because it seems like it should), but in the two hotels we've stayed at so far, you've had to put your room card in a slot beside the light switch to turn anything on. So when you leave and take your key, no lights/TV/curling irons are left on the burn down the hotel (or use energy, but most importantly burn down the hotel).
Also, oatmeal=porridge. I hope that saves any oatmeal lovers planning to travel to Ireland a lot of amusing but time consuming conversation consisting of "Oatmeal!" "What?".
Cheers!
Rebecca
No comments:
Post a Comment