DAY FOURTEEN: GALWAY -- PICTURE PERFECT IRELAND

Trip to Connemara (10:00 am-6:00 pm)
Dinner at Hotel (6:30 pm)
Town Hall Theatre "1900 -- The Pianist & The Ocean" (8:00 pm)

 

the Connemara (pronounced "Conny-Mar-Ah")
an old Irish cottage
the Irish were taxed on the amount of glass used in the windows
Ireland is a rocky place to farm
another stream
a leprechaun's house
the same stream, another view
the mountains of the Connemara
the heath at a cozy pub -- the Irish are very hospitable people
the Connemara mountains
Josh inspecting the landscape
the most picturesque view of the mountains
the lake in front of the Connemara mountains
the Kylemore Abbey
closer view of the Kylemore Abbey
view of the land from Kylemore Abbey
the church of Kylemore Abbey
an Irish forest
the pretty blue water of the lake
typical Irish small town
setting sun
a hill
looking down the street of the town
an alley
the "bee hive huts" that hte monks lived in
closer view of the "bee hive huts"
the purple hills of the Connemara
yes, they really are that shade of purple

 

  • The Connemara ("Conny Mar-Ah")
  • And old Irish cottage -- they were taxed on the amount of windowpanes they had, so if you look closely, you will see that cottages don't have many windows.
  • Another pre-famine cottage
  • Ireland is a rocky place to farm
  • Another stream
  • Leprechaun house that was empty. And, yes, it is small.
  • Another view of the stream
  • Mountains of Connemara
  • Old fashioned hospitality in a pub
  • Connemara mountains
  • "Where'd that go?" -- Josh looking at his feet
  • The most picturesque view of the Connemara mountains
  • The lake in front of the mountains -- yes, the water REALLY is that blue
  • Kylemore Abbey, one of the most photographed buildings in Ireland
  • Closer up view of Kylemore Abbey. The nuns make some of the best known fudge in the world.
  • View from Kylemore Abbey
  • The church of Kylemore Abbey
  • Irish forest
  • Awesome view of the blue water
  • A typical Irish town
  • The setting sun
  • A hill in the light from the setting sun
  • Looking down the street in the town
  • An alley -- it's an interesting shot
  • The "bee hive huts" that the monks lived in a long time ago.
  • See why they are called bee hive huts?
  • The purple hills of the Connemara
  • Yes, they REALLY are that shade of purple
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