Beach 2012

Brian's family beach-week at Rehobeth, DE. The weather was terrific, water fine, and company--quite lovely!

Dublin

We took a day trip to Dublin. We toured the Guinness Storehouse, walked around and saw "buskers" (street performers) in action, visited Christ's Church, and ended our day with a performance of "Riverdance" at the historic Gaiety Theatre.

The Road to Guinness Storehouse.

Christ Church. Home of beautiful tile work, the mummified "Tom & Jerry" and where I lit a candle for our daughter.

 

We took a stroll through St. Stephen's Green park. We viewed swans, people, and had a bit of ice cream. I was transfixed by the sculpture, "Famine." 

"If you're going to see 'River Dance', it should be in Ireland."

Ireland Sights!

The Cliffs of Moher

Black Head

The Burren Perfumery

Caherconnell Stone Fort: Active Archeological Dig

Old Church Ruin in the Burren, County, Clare

Portal Tomb

Burren Birds of Prey

An owl just inches from me!

Views from entrance to Ailwee Cave and Aliwee Cave Falls

 

Ireland

 

For a week we stayed in a quaint cottage in Ballyvaughan, Ireland. The village is located on the Ballyvaughan Bay, on the western coast of Ireland. Gallway Bay feeds into Ballyvaughan. We spent quiet nights and days merely taking in the bay--watching birds, viewing seals with binoculars, and on one mostly cloudless evening we were treated to a lovely sunset. We sipped our wine, read voraciously, and were only interrupted by our own conversation.