Today has been a very enjoyable day. We started out the day with breakfast at our hotel. Traditional Irish breakfast is not really my cup of tea so I've been sticking to the fried eggs, fresh ham and cheese, grapefruit segments and juice and/or hot tea. I've had grilled fish a couple times so this morning I thought I would try smoked salmon, but I quickly regretted that decision. Although one bite was all I could manage to choke down, I can say that I tried it.
After breakfast we hauled our butts up three flights of stairs to our room and packed our bags. We decided to call on the porter to drag our bags downstairs, but, to our credit, we did tip him.
We are scheduled to stay in Galway tonight, but before we left Killarney we wanted to drive around the Lakes of Killarney. Along the way we stopped to take in the scenery and take some pictures. It didn't take us long to make it up to the lakes and it was worth the drive. The view was breathtaking. We took lots of pictures, but pictures just can not capture the true beauty. There were mountains all around that dropped off into pristine lakes that reflected the trees around it, and the air was fresh and crisp despite the slight drizzle of rain. Because it is the off-season there weren't too many people around and that made the experience even better. On our way back into town we stopped at Torc Mountain, but decided against making the climb up to the top to see the waterfall. Once we were back in Killarney we decided to continue on to Galway by way of Limerick and Gort. We arrived in Galway around 3 pm. and found that our room had been upgraded to a suite. Our suite is sweet! It's gigantic and nearly the size of our entire house, but no complaints here.
Several times throughout our trip we've heard mention of Bank Holiday, but no one ever explained what it is. A quick check of Wikipedia cleared that up for us and as far as we can tell Halloween is celebrated during this holiday.
Dinner tonight was more yummy pub food from Flaherty's. Jackson had a cheeseburger and chips (fries) and I had a tuna melt panini also with chips and garlic mayo, which is basically like ranch dressing. Then it was back to our room to relax for the night. Tomorrow we go exploring.
After breakfast we hauled our butts up three flights of stairs to our room and packed our bags. We decided to call on the porter to drag our bags downstairs, but, to our credit, we did tip him.
We are scheduled to stay in Galway tonight, but before we left Killarney we wanted to drive around the Lakes of Killarney. Along the way we stopped to take in the scenery and take some pictures. It didn't take us long to make it up to the lakes and it was worth the drive. The view was breathtaking. We took lots of pictures, but pictures just can not capture the true beauty. There were mountains all around that dropped off into pristine lakes that reflected the trees around it, and the air was fresh and crisp despite the slight drizzle of rain. Because it is the off-season there weren't too many people around and that made the experience even better. On our way back into town we stopped at Torc Mountain, but decided against making the climb up to the top to see the waterfall. Once we were back in Killarney we decided to continue on to Galway by way of Limerick and Gort. We arrived in Galway around 3 pm. and found that our room had been upgraded to a suite. Our suite is sweet! It's gigantic and nearly the size of our entire house, but no complaints here.
Several times throughout our trip we've heard mention of Bank Holiday, but no one ever explained what it is. A quick check of Wikipedia cleared that up for us and as far as we can tell Halloween is celebrated during this holiday.
Dinner tonight was more yummy pub food from Flaherty's. Jackson had a cheeseburger and chips (fries) and I had a tuna melt panini also with chips and garlic mayo, which is basically like ranch dressing. Then it was back to our room to relax for the night. Tomorrow we go exploring.
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