We got up and checked out of our hotel. We are headed back to Dublin today. We have to turn in our rental car around 11-noon so it’s a quick exit. The Bastion Kitchen was not open before we needed to scoot so I couldn’t get a breakfast bap they make that is so very … Continue reading March 2nd, 2025 – Athlone, Ireland to Dublin, Ireland
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February 28th, 2025 – Killarney, Ireland to Galway, Ireland
First things first - The Brushing of the Teeth. That shower was pretty righteous too. Ugh…a very rough night. I have never had food poisoning and I can now mark it off my anti-bucket list. I was horribly sick until the wee hours and woke up feeling really bad in every way. But, we got … Continue reading February 28th, 2025 – Killarney, Ireland to Galway, Ireland
February 27th, 2025 – Day Two in Killarney, Ireland
We have a major adventure planned today so we are up early. This will be a great day and we are pretty excited. I needed a few snacks for the trip so I went back to TESCO. Along the way, the Killarney House and Gardens was open so I cut through there on my way … Continue reading February 27th, 2025 – Day Two in Killarney, Ireland
February 26th, 2025 – Prague, Czechia to Killarney, Ireland
That’s right…we are headed to my homeland. Ireland! The rest of our original plan was to fly from Munich to Dublin on the 27th. The train strike was in Germany and that could have screwed us bad enough, but there was what they called “an industrial action” (work slowdown/stoppage) at the Munich airport the day … Continue reading February 26th, 2025 – Prague, Czechia to Killarney, Ireland
February 25th, 2025 – Night Train from Amsterdam, The Netherlands to Prague, Czechia
This was our train - The European Sleeper Yep, we are headed to Eastern Europe. Certainly someplace I had not been to yet but wanted to experience for many reasons. And an experience it was. FFS…it was a very long, sleepless night - even with an edible and a joint before we left. I think … Continue reading February 25th, 2025 – Night Train from Amsterdam, The Netherlands to Prague, Czechia
