WOW! This was a life changing vacation. I haven't started going through the photos yet...hopefully post some very soon, but I can't even begin to explain of fantastic this trip was.
General rundown:
Where we went:
Ireland: Ring of Kerry, Mizen Head peninsula, Kinsale, County Wicklow and Dublin.
England: London, Greenwich and Weymouth.
France: Paris
What we ate:
Sushi, traditional English and Irish breakfast, pudding (blood sausages), Sunday roast, Boxties, scrambled eggs and salmon, lamb stew (my DH), seared tuna, beautiful roasted chicken, Shepard's pie, Guinness pie, a wide variety of cheese, soda bread, baguettes and so much more.
What we drank:
Guinness, French wine, Magners and Beamers cider, traditional cider, wide assortment of beers, FANTA (so much better in Europe) and a TON of water!
Most breathtaking site:
Mizen Head
Most fun:
Watching the final World Cup (France against Italy) in a bistro in PARIS. Meeting a young couple from Paris that same night....drinking lots of wine, having good conversation and experiencing the real Paris.
Drinking and singing in an Irish pub in Kenmare.
Most Relaxing:
Staying at Rise and David's (Melissa's friends) cottage in Weymouth on the Ocean. It was a much needed refresher at the end of a very busy trip.
Least Fun:
Melissa and I getting separated in Paris from Bob and Pat with only a couple Euros and no Metro tickets. Walking many many many miles with blisters in the horrible heat and humidity.
More to come....
Blowing a tire in the first hour of driving in Ireland (on the above road)
...oh, and sure they look colorful and quaint...but try to figure out where exactly they are pointing to...