The name “Waterford” is virtually synonymous with “Crystal.” We had a very beautiful and informative tour, and I took lots of interesting photos of the whole process. Starting out in one of the display rooms, we saw a 5-foot tall goblet...
Legend tells us that the Rock of Cashel was created when the devil was so mad he took a large bite out of the Ireland mountains and intended to drop it on St. Patrick, to keep him from encouraging Christianity in Ireland. He missed, and St. Patrick opportunistically...
What trip to Dublin would be complete without stopping to pay quiet homage to the refugees of the potato famine? The pictured sculpture is along the walk next to the River Liffey, and was a very somber reminder of the sacrifices many of these families made to...
Living on the edge of the west coast, it’s quite a stretch to get to Europe. My flight went from PDX (Portland, Oregon) at 10:45 a.m. on Wednesday, to JFK (New York) in 5.5 hours, but then I had a layover until 10:30 p.m., Eastern time. From there to Dublin was...
Some say that taking a guided tour is for travel sissies, but I challenge them to keep up with our rigorous itinerary as we saw and did so many things I would have missed if I’d been there on my own. And having the added convenience of not worrying about any of...
