Re: Really OT: Ireland
I don't recall the scene in the movie, but is is a great place for photographs, although it has been a bit overexposed in postcards, travel brochures, and books on Ireland. Cobh is a great place for photographs, if you have the proper Pentax equipment. 8). There are colorful buildings around the docks, a church on a cliff above the bay, ships, and interesting museums. Dan Scott wrote: Is the Cliff of Moher the location of The Cliffs of Insanity featuring in the movie, The Pincess Bride? If it is, that would afford some excellent photo opportunities. -- Daniel J. Matyola mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Stanley, Powers Matyola mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Suite203, 1170 US Highway 22 East http://geocities.com/dmatyola/ Bridgewater, NJ 08807 (908)725-3322 fax: (908)707-0399
Really OT: Ireland
My family and I are doing a 6 day trip to Ireland in late November. This is one of those Plane tickets, BB vouchers, and rental car trips, but the price was great. Since we're on our own, I though I'd ask for suggestions. We're flying into Shannon. We're currently thinking of making a loop by heading S/SW to see the coast and then doubling back to Dublin. Steven Desjardins Department of Chemistry Washington and Lee University Lexington, VA 24450 (540) 458-8873 FAX: (540) 458-8878 [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: Really OT: Ireland
Don't miss the Cliff of Moher and the Dingle Peninsula. I thought that the highly-touted Ring of Kerry was a disappointment, but it should be better in Nov, when it won't be very crowded. We especially enjoyed, Newgrange, and hour north of Dublin, which is a passage tomb probably older than Stonehenge. Trinity College and Killmainam Gaol are very interesting in Dublin. Two cities that are very under-rated are Cobh (Cove), near Cork, with a beautiful harbor area and the emmigration museum, and Tralee, which has the national folk dance center and good traditional pubs. I found the pubs in Dublin to be mostly smoky rock bars. Try to stay in small BBs, especially in the country. The folks who run these places are usually great. Steve Desjardins wrote: My family and I are doing a 6 day trip to Ireland in late November. -- Daniel J. Matyola mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Stanley, Powers Matyola mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Suite203, 1170 US Highway 22 East http://geocities.com/dmatyola/ Bridgewater, NJ 08807 (908)725-3322 fax: (908)707-0399
Re: Really OT: Ireland
On 22 Sep 2002 at 9:52, Steve Desjardins wrote: My family and I are doing a 6 day trip to Ireland in late November. This is one of those Plane tickets, BB vouchers, and rental car trips, but the price was great. Since we're on our own, I though I'd ask for suggestions. We're flying into Shannon. We're currently thinking of making a loop by heading S/SW to see the coast and then doubling back to Dublin. Hi Steve, Six days isn't that long in Ireland so don't try to squash too much in. Shannon Airport is almost in the centre of Ireland so affords a pretty easy drive to either the West Coast (Galway) or the East Coast (Dublin). You may have to prepare the car rental crowd if you wish to rent a vehicle with automatic transmission as the cars are very predominantly manual in Ireland. The drivers are courteous but a little maniac (very high road toll per capita) also of course it's all right hand drive there. Some of the roads along the peninsulas down south gets pretty tight so don't go for a huge car either. Doing a loop from Galway to Dublin via the south coast would be a very scenic trip but a bit rushed for six days, accommodation won't be a problem but do get yourself a road atlas since only the fairly limited express ways are well sign posted. I expect that you'll have a great time, let me know if you have any questions but remember that there are plenty of great web sites brimming with information. See some pics from my trip to Ireland in '97 at: http://members.ozemail.com.au/~audiob/ Cheers, Rob Studdert HURSTVILLE AUSTRALIA Tel +61-2-9554-4110 UTC(GMT) +10 Hours [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~distudio/publications.html
RE: Really OT: Ireland
Don't miss the Cliff of Moher and the Dingle Peninsula. Dan is right; Dingle and the Cliffs are must-sees. Try to spend a couple of nights in Dingle and explore the peninsula. The Burren, with its lunar, desolate landscape, is also worth seeing, and is the home of a couple of churches with famous, photogenic Celtic crosses. Then again, it is hard to take a bad photo in Ireland. :) When I was last in Ireland, we flew in and out of Shannon and stayed to the Southwest coast. Check out my pictures and detailed descriptions of both my trips here: http://www.beyondthepath.com/photos/ireland_92/index.html http://www.beyondthepath.com/photos/ireland_98/index.html The Ireland 98 trip is the one with an itinerary that would be more suited to a 6-day trip. Have a wonderful time! Amita
Re: Really OT: Ireland
At 9:52 AM -0400 9/22/02, Steve Desjardins wrote: My family and I are doing a 6 day trip to Ireland in late November. This is one of those Plane tickets, BB vouchers, and rental car trips, but the price was great. Since we're on our own, I though I'd ask for suggestions. We're flying into Shannon. We're currently thinking of making a loop by heading S/SW to see the coast and then doubling back to Dublin. I was there in July, though mostly in the north. Try to get up to the Giant's Causeway if you can. It's a gorgeous area. -- Steve [EMAIL PROTECTED]
