Perhaps the most beautiful spot we visited was Glendalough. As they say that a picture is worth a thousand words, I’ll just let these photos do the talking..lol. It’s a definite must-see if you’re in the Dublin area!Other trip highlights included visiting Kilkenny’s Castle and Design Centre, the cute town of Inistioge, where “Circle of Friends” was filmed, and Avoca, where “Ballykissangel” was filmed, and which is also home to some great craft shops and outlets, as well as one of the weirdest websites I’ve ever seen!
Speaking of sights, we also managed to find the top one that mom and Deb were hoping to see – Sheep crossing! We’d seen LOTS of them along the fields and valleys along the road, but then, one morning coming out of Inistioge we saw them IN the road. They were guided by a tall, cute shepherd leading the way. Walking in the other lane of the road, he gave me the arm signal to slow down. I thought he was either a very conscientious citizen (or maybe he wanted my number!), but noo, he was just giving me the heads-up to something akin the running of the bulls at Pamplona! Who knew sheep could run so fast?!
We really did have the Luck o' the Irish the whole trip! Picture-perfect weather, warm hospitality, wonderful company and wow!-inducing scenery. We then made our own mad dash back to Dublin and back to the reality of the US and UK – sigh.
