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Tour to the Cliff’s of Moher, West Coast Ireland
Cat on a thick thatched roof! Dunguaire Castle, Poulnabrone Dolmen Portal Tomb, Kilfenora High Crosses, Fairy Fort, Galway Bay.
More Galway
Visited Kylemore Abbey, about 2 hours out of Galway, built in 1860’s after Mitchell Henry and his bride Margaret honeymooned in the area in the 1850’s. It boasts the largest Walled Victorian Garden in Ireland. It began as an uncompromising bog, but was transformed into a six acre growing space with 21 interlinked centrally-heated glasshouses.Continue reading “More Galway”
Galway, Ireland
We had a very harrowing start at the Dublin airport where we rented a car. Our rental car looked like a very cheap car, Opel Corsa. I was just getting used to driving on the opposite side of the road using a stick shift (standard transmission which I haven’t driven for a while) when theContinue reading “Galway, Ireland”
More Murals from Belfast, C.S. Lewis and Titanic
Political Murals, C.S.Lewis sculpture in front of small library in the Titanic Quarter standing in front of the wardrobe from Narnia stories, White Titanic Memorial Sculpture beside city hall and new Titanic Museum.
Touring the Coast of Antrium County Northern Ireland
On the way to Giant’s Causeway visited Carrickferus Castle, Dunluce Castle, Carnlough Fishing Village, Carrick-A-Rede Rope Bridge and Bushmills Distillery.
Giant’s Causeway, Antrim Coast, Northern Ireland
Toured to Giant’s Causeway, World Heritage Site. Spectacular coastline. Rock shapes made by volcano. Family history connection to Giant’s Causway: (Mother’s side McCurdy) “Pethric McKurerdy lived on the “Isle of Bute” as the family had for several centuries before the religious persecution of the 1600’s. He and four brothers escaped in an open boat inContinue reading “Giant’s Causeway, Antrim Coast, Northern Ireland”
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Susan and Sarah in Belfast. Photos of Belfast. Murals of Belfast. Pubs and Political Protests.
Arrived in Chester Nova Scotia
Arrived in Chester. Eric the Administrator / AD of the theatre picked me up in Halifax, then gave me a tour of Chester Playhouse Theatre. What an amazing theatre! They still have the HAVEN sign up on the theatre from TV series filming here. Chester is where Haven, the TV show is mostly filmed, theyContinue reading “Arrived in Chester Nova Scotia”
Arrived in Winnipeg for Fringe 2011
Picked up at the Winnipeg airport by my old friend Renee Ethans. We took her excellent labradoodle Bear for a big walk around Assinaboine park, looked at all the sculptures…miles of sculptures..caught up on many years since we were at Laval University. Then we put up a few fringe posters and she gave me aContinue reading “Arrived in Winnipeg for Fringe 2011”
Sarah Hayward 