There were too many beautiful sights to post all on one page so here are the rest!
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| Check out the height of the stone fences that line the roads here in parts of southern Ireland. |
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| Our first glimpse of Castle Kilkenny... |
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| Coming into the very spacious gardens of the Castle... |
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| Front on view of Castle Kilkenny... |
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| Standing in the same spot, looking backwards over the acres of public gardens attached to the old castle... |
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| Close up of the corner turrets... |
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| Even Ancient castles have to keep up! |
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| A lone chandelier in the entrance hall... |
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| A glimpse out of one of the castle windows... |
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| One of the old furnaces used to heat the Castle in days gone by... |
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| This was a treasure find! The tea room, which was the original old Castle kitchen...but only had a tiny sign, hidden on the door. I went in and had the best cup of tea ever! |
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| What an amazing experience having a cuppa in here... |
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| Very spiritual in here...I guess from all the people from the past, enjoying cooking in here. those are the original copper utensils all around the walls... |
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| This was my delicious Castle tea! I really ate those 2 pastries too and somehow I didn't suffer from the wheat intolerance at all. A 3 cup tea pot too. I sooo enjoyed this experience! |
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| The waiter here had to get up and polish all the copper utensils after I left. His once a year job. |
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| I loved the white marble tables, the stark white and dark timber contrasts...They covered most of the clinical white tiles with wood to create a cosier atmosphere. Loved this room. |
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| Walking from the tea room back to the entrance... |
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| There was a gallery in the Castle showing how to create moods using just sound and shadows...So I tried it out! |
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| Leaving the Castle as dusk was descending... |
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| One final glance back... |
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| Forgot to get a pic of the front entrance of Kilkenny castle...so had to race back before it got too dark... |
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| Going out of the castle and across the street...Nice shops in this old building. |
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| They don't tear down old buildings, they use them to create genuine atmosphere... |
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| Another symmetrical entry to a garden setting... |
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| Thru the previous arch and I came upon this building. We had 2 hrs to explore in Kilkenny... |
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| Loved the red bush growing up the walls. The leaves will all fall off soon and the colour will be gone... |
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| Battery going flat here. Nice little garden. |
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| Then I came upon a nice little Pond... |
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| Another entrance path...must have been the original one. |
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| Around the corner from the castle and the other big Mansion are ordinary homes. amazing how it all blends together... |
Great trip and well worth the 28E if you had to pay for it.
To-morrow(Friday0 I have set aside to clean up my blog and trip around town by myself a bit.
Had a full dorm on Thursday night as there were heaps of people in for the other Paddywagon tours they conduct too.
They do tours from 1-10 days all over Ireland and have won awards as tour operators.
Will post more pics of my trip up town to-morrow...
weather has been lovely, about 10-17 C or so...overcast mostly, with bursts of sunlight and a bit of drizzle every now and then.
Perfectly delightful!
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