Today started out from Clare to Bunratty Castle and Folk Village on the way towards Limerick. The Castle was interesting. We had a local guide for a good portion of the time there and were given information on how the castle was built, used and the like. I really liked this stop. The castle was smaller than the ones seen on the other island. It also had been ruined and restored as apparently most all of the castles in Ireland were by Cromwell. The folk village part was anachronistic to the time of the castle being set in a the 19th century. It was interesting to see. Living conditions didn’t seem very good for most people.
After the castle we moved on to Kilarney where we took a horse carriage ride around the city and then were given some free time to run around the city. The horse carriage ride was fun. The driver had a really good sense of humor as he pointed out stuff about the area. Kilarney seemed nice and I was amazed by the vegetation inside the park we rode through.
Moving on from Kilarney we rode the Ring of Kerry through some very scenic areas to Waterville. We stopped for a photo shot of the Bay of Dingle before moving our way to the hotel called the Bayview hotel. This isn’t grand accommodations, but the area is absolutely spectacular being right on the beach. The view was amazing and I saw my first every sunset over the ocean (being typically accustomed to sunrises coming from that way).
We had dinner and three locals stopped in to sing a couple Irish songs. Oh, and we had a spider the size of my thumb right outside the window of the room.
Today's images can be seen here.
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