Bienvenidos a Irlanda / Welcome to Ireland

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Cuatro dias de vacaciones, rodeados de paisajes verdes, naturaleza en su maximo exponente. Nada producido, nada programado, todo bruto al natural. Asi es Irlanda. Pasen

Bienvenidos a Irlanda, pasen!!! / Welcome to Ireland, come in!!

Tierra de gente que tiene ganas de vivir, simpaticos, agradables, divertidos! Tierra de ovejas, lindas y ricas! Tierra de puertas singulares, me pregunto si alguna puerta es igual a su vecina? y sobre todo tierra de ¨irish¨ pubs y Guiness! Perfectos cuatro días que pasamos en Irlanda!

Just arrived: Port and Bed & Breakfast of Dingle

Walking around

Llegamos a Dublin; ahi nos esperaban la hermana, el papa y la mama de A. para emprender nuestro viaje al sur de Irlanda. Primera parada Dingle.

Tres horas de auto ¨al reves¨ y llegamos. La noche se hace desear, el dia es largo y el sol nos da la bienvenida. Paramos en un B&B muy irlandes (O'Neil); nos recibe un chico muy simpatico (de mas esta decir, es irlandes) y nos muestra una casa convertida en hotel. Totalmente encantadora. Nos acomodamos y salimos en busca de la ciudad. Como explicarles... especial. Compremos una postal para mama!

More walking around

Que no se haga tarde para comer (aunque las 19.00 hs son mas para el mate que para una cena...). Frente al puerto parece un lugar ideal para una primera cenita irlandesa. Guiness claro. Después de la cena, irish pub, una mezcla de zapateria y bar, solo en Irlanda puede pasar. Noche inolvidable.

Morning market and straight to the beach!

Irish breakfast y mas Dingle, es dificil dejarla. Paseamos y paseamos. Mercado!! Chiquito y acogedor, perfecto! Agarramos el auto en busca de paisajes, de esos lindos que se ven en las fotos. Ninguna le hace justicia. Que hermoso! Paseamos por una playa adorable, viento y sol, si! sooool!! Volvemos a Dingle, y al mercado, me compro un cupcake para el postre y una torta de zanahorias para el camino que nos espera!

They let us through...

Direccion Ring of Kerry, parada en Killarney, destino final Kenmare. Paisajes INCREIBLES! Imponentes, verdes y azules, puros.

On the way to Kenmare

Decidimos aprovechar toda esta naturaleza dando un paseo de unas horas en Gleninchaquin park. Irlanda sigue regalandonos paisajes divinos y mucho sol! Despues de la caminata vamos a comer a ESE lugar. Recomendado por el propietario del B&B de Kenmare (Annagry house). En este lugar, Killmackillogue Pier, solo hay mar, un bar y las almejas mas ricas que haya probado antes. Que mas se necesita?

Hiking

Y como todo lo bueno tiene un final emprendimos la retirada el día después. Rumbo a Maynooth, donde vive V. Otra vez 3 horas de auto y casa. La tarde no era muy invitante pero con V. fuimos de todos modos a conocer la Universidad (donde trabaja) y pasear un rato. Sabias las chicas, en poco tiempo salió el sol y la tarde nublada se convirtió un cálido paseo.

Gleninchaquin park

Maynooth es hermosa, se respira Irlanda. Y la universidad es tan preciosa!!! Por un momento crei que estaba viviendo en Harry Potter y que yo tambien iba a Hogwarts! (ups me salió la juventud de adentro...).  A la mañana siguiente, vuelo de vuelta a casa. Hasta pronto Irlanda!

English version

Four days of holidays surrounded by green landscapes, nature at its maximum exponenet. Nothing produced or programmed, nature 100%. This is Ireland. Come in !

Land of cheery people, nice, kind and funny !! Land of goats, cute and good (I have to confess that I ate some….). Land of funny doors, I wonder if there is a door similar to the one ¨next door¨. And last but obviously not least, land of ¨irish pubs¨ and Guiness! Perfect four days spent in Ireland.

After the effort, it comes the pleasure

We arrived at Dublin airport; there were A's sister, mom and dad waiting for us read to start our trip; we head south. First stop Dingle 

Three hours driving and we were there. Days are long and the sun welcomed us. Our Bed and Breakfast was highly irish (O’Neil), a very nice guy  (irish obviously) recieved us with a great smile and showed us the house transformed in a B&B. Completely charming, It made me feel home somehow.

Once settled we went to discover the city, well… village I would say.. .sorry lovely village is better. How to explain…. special. Let’s buy mom a postcard.

 Its late for dinner ( 19.00 hs… irish dinner….). The port seems to be the perfect place for a start. Guiness of course. And after that, irish pub, a shoe store and a bar altogether…. Only in Ireland you can find such a thing ! Unforgetable night !

Almost Hogwarts

Irish breakfast and more Dingle, it is very difficult to leave this town. We went around and around and we found a farmer’s market !! charming little thing ! we picked up the car and went to the beach and to see more landscapes. Wind and sun and such a nice beach ! Back to town and of course to the market to get something to eat. I buy a cupcake for dessert (no matter where or what we were eating for lunch) and a carrot cake for the way.

After lunch and cupcake (incredible white chocolate cupcake) we head the Ring of Kerry, we made a stop in Killarney to reach our final destiny, Kenmare. All the way to these places were amazing things to see. Imposing green and blue colours, purity.

Charming Maynooth

Once in Kenmare, we enjoyed the day walking in the Gleninchaquin park. Beautiful indeed ! Ireland is not tired of giving us wonderfull landscapes and a lot of sun ! When we were tired enough and hungry we went to THE place. The owner of the B&B in Kenmare (Annagry house), another charming irish guy, recommended us this place, the Killmackillogue Pier, where there is nothing more than the sea, a bar and the best mussels ever ! What else do you need ??

And since every good stuff has an end… the day after we drove back. But it is not the very end of the story ! we spent the nigh in Maynooth (Valera,  A’s sister, lives here).  We arrived late afternoon and the weather was not very encouraging… V. and me went for a walk anyways to visit the University and walk around a little bit. Oh yes we were are so clever the girls… (hihi). A big sun made his ways between the clouds and once again we had a warm evening.

Bye bye :)

Maynooth is beautiful, I could breath Ireland. The University is lovely !!! For a moment I felt like living in Harry Potter and that I was in Hogwarts !! (ups go away inside child ! or stay… whatever, it’s me…). Next morning, fly back home. See you soon Ireland !