Weekend Trip to the Ring of Kerry

Imagine a beach, imagine sun - and a little rain - imagine walking barefoot through the sand and lying in the dunes. Imagine you still are in Ireland. Welcome to my last weekend.

But first things first. On Friday, three of my colleagues and I took a German car with a steering wheel on the left side and headed for the Ring of Kerry in Southwest Ireland. Driving past Limerick, we arrived at Killarney, where we slept at a nice Bed & Breakfast and started our trip around the ring early Saturday morning.

First things we have seen were Ross Castle and Muckross House which were both very nice. I especially enjoyed walking around in the garden and enjoying the sun. Still, there was the occasional Irish raincloud, but we were pretty lucky, because most of the time, it was sunny and very nice. So driving past beautiful lakes up to the nice Ladies' View an making our way past Kenmare and Sneeme, we were lucky because the rain stopped as soon as we arrived at a nice little beach for a stopover so that we were able to enjoy the sun. In Waterville a picturesque bay with the rough sea and green meadows fulfilled every cliché one might have when thinking about the Green Island.

The second night at Caherciveen we slept at a really nice Bed & Breakfast. The elderly Irish couple who ran the B&B were so friendly and nice that we all felt like we were visiting our grandparents. Especially the full Irish breakfast was the perfect start into a Sunday morning. Here is my recommendation (as Jeff Jarvis would call it "Googlejuice") for future visits: The B&B is called Strand's End House. And this Sunday was one of the best I have had in Ireland so far. Visiting Rosbeigh Beach was my personal highlight. I loved walking barefoot on the beach and lying around in the dunes. If the water would not have been so cold, I definitely might have considered a swim. The last stop on our tour was the Gap of Dunloe where once again we were rewarded for a little walking tour by the beautiful scenery.

And as I realize that words are not quite enough to share my weekend with you and I am not as creative as usual after a hard working day, I will let my pictures speak. Find a collection of the best ones here and a link to the Picasa album for those of you who want even more.

Take care!









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