Dublin, Ireland
Trinity College, Dublin
Living statue on Grafton Street gives Sophia a lollypop
Is this a real statue?
Another living statue
Kilmainham Gaol (Jail)
One of the most memorable prison visits in the world
Hop-on, Hop-Off Bus in Dublin
Guinness for Strength
Karla at the Millenium Spire, Dublin
Howth peninsula, on the outskirts of Dublin
Glendalough - 1500-year old monastery
Celtic cross in the cemetery at Glendalough, and a round tower beyond
Glenalough cemetery - No, the camera was not tilted, and no, Sophia did not push them over
Beautiful Powerscourt Gardens, just outside of Dublin. It was part of an English landowner's estate
Powerscourt Estate
Rock of Cashel, with some renovation work going on
Our lodge was the white building down below
Hore Abbey (13th century), across the road from where we stayed in Cashel
Torc Waterfall, Killarney National Park
Horse cart and the lakes of Killarney
The group at Muckross House, Killarney
Cliffs of Moher, 700' high above the Atlantic
Notice the tiny people on the cliff edge (no guardrails either)
Poulnabrone Dolmen, a prehistoric portal tomb
Picking wildflowers that grow in the cracks of the limestone landscape of the Burren
Aaaah, naptime on the bus....
Thatched hut in Adare
At the foot of St. Patrick and Croagh Patrick, Patrick's Mountain
All smiles at the start of the 2-hour climb
Climbing Croagh Patrick
Beautiful, sunny morning
Increasingly fine views during the climb, here looking over the village of Murrisk to Clew Bay
About half way up Croagh Patrick
Dave made it to the top. Loved his comment on the trail, "This is what it's all about."
View from the summit of Croagh Patrick, looking over Clew Bay with all of the drumlin islands, made of debris deposited by a glacier
After I returned from the summit
Part of our group at Black Fort cliffs, Inishmor island
Inishmor, the largest of the Aran Islands
Stone wall on Inishmor island
St. Benan's Church (ruins), 1000 years old and the smallest church in Ireland
Biking on Inishmor, past one of the many horse carts
Celtic cross at a cemetery on Inishmor
On the wild cliffs of Inishmor island
Modeling on the cliffs of Inishmor island
Black Fort cliffs
Rough road for a bike ride
No guardrails, no tourists in view; it's a scene that hasn't changed in centuries on the Aran Islands
What an exhilarating feeling to lie on the edge of these 300' high cliffs!
At the beach in Galway on the nicest day of the trip
A paternoster lake in a glacial valley, Gap of Dunloe, Killarney National Park
Ring of Kerry
Sophia running on a wide, empty beach on the Ring of Kerry
Sophia with Mark and Isela
Killarney National Park
2010 Geotours Ireland group
Forest of Connemara National Park
Sophia with some fuschias
The fuschias look like dancers, don't they
Wildflowers in the rain
Kylemore Castle
GeoTours Ireland group at Kylemore Castle
