Conwy Castle and its Medieval Town Walls in Wales
Conwy Castle, where you can walk along some of the best-preserved medieval town walls in Europe and admire the views of the town and water. Our first view of Conwy […]
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Cahir Castle in the Irish Autumn
October 11. We came upon Cahir Castle in October, just as the trees were starting to change colour. The moat surrounding the castle.A colourful engraving of Cahir Castle when it […]
Galley Head Cliffs, Castle and Lighthouse in Ireland
October 9. We spent the day in County Cork driving from Skibbereen around to the fishing villages of Baltimore and Union Hall, visited a large number of beaches including Galley Head, […]
Stacking Stones, an Irish Pastime
I think Ireland has more rocks than any other place in the world. With so many rocks they have come up with inventive ways to use them, and this includes […]
Different Ways of Looking at Laugharne Castle in Wales
I’m looking every which way at Laugharne Castle in Wales. When I first come upon a castle ruin I walk around it, looking at it first from one side, And […]
Glenveagh National Park Castle & Gardens, Ireland
Glenveagh National Park in Ireland has an extensive wilderness area but there is also a proper castle with a perfect castle garden. The garden manages to be both formal and […]
Doolin, My Favourite Town in Ireland
October 2. On the way to Doolin from Galway. Dunguiare Castle. Here we tramped around and admired the swans.After Dungiare Castle we found another castle in ruins……and an old abandoned boat. […]
Castillo de Curiel in Spain, Spending the Night in a Renovated Medieval Castle
October 15, 2014. It never stopped raining that day so we headed straight for our destination that night, the Castillo de Curiel, a renovated medieval castle that had been converted […]
Time Travelling in Spain
October 14, 2014. Today we went back to the time of dinosaurs then fast forwarded to the days of early Christians, then back to Roman times, and finished by spending […]
The Aran Island of Inisheer in Ireland Has Rocks
I think Ireland probably has more rocks than any other country in the world. And the Aran Island of Inisheer has the most rocks in all of Ireland. To deal […]
