Thursday, December 12, 2013

A wee bit of fun

I've been a little bit lax keeping up with
the blogging posts.  I do have more  trip
photos to show.  I hope you aren't
getting tired of them...

Let's start with more Monet...


Don't you want to stroll the path...
sit with a sketchbook and watercolors?


I'm a sucker for stone walls and pretty flowers.


"At the end of his life, Monet hardly set foot out
of Giverny.  It became his sole source of inspiration."
Monet - The Ultimate Impressionist


 Waiting peacefully for its passenger.
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A wee bit of the Irish....


St. Mary's in Killarney...


One spectacular view after another at
Killarney's National Park.  We only had to go across
the street to get there.


We happened upon several fine Irish chaps 
that gave us our bearings in the park.
The weather was sunny and pleasant the whole
time of our visit.


Lovely stone walls...

 
 Celtic crosses...



 A stop at the Teahouse before walking into town.


Another view of the church...
 


One of many chapels in St. Mary's...


Striking stained glass...


Hitting the shops...



Who can resist a store with this name?


Or the jokester who had a go at this sign....


I hope it wasn't Boofle...
You can see he's doffed a pint of Smithwicks...


Oh...maybe that was Chris's pint..
He met up this cheery couple at a pub celebrating their
50th Wedding Anniversary while I was
away at the bookshop.
 


We didn't take advantage of the horse and buggy rides..
choosing to earn our meals by walking.



Not all paths lead to our destination...



The locals out enjoying the weather...
better than average we hear.


This is where we're headed...Ross Castle.







 
I'll leave you with this beautiful shot of Ross Castle.
Taken on a moody weather day while hiking trails
in Killarney National Park.

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