What!!?? Texas has come to Limerick, Ireland!
We will have a shorter "on the bus" day today! Our first stop is in the village of Adare, at the Heritage Center, where (for a fee) they will print the ancestry info of your family's name. Norma purchased one from our Mom's maiden name, to give to our Mom when we get home.
Once again, we saw many old walls and buildings today. It's amazing how well they must have been built, to still be standing today. In the village of Adare, there is a row of quaint thatched cottages with tiny front yards filled with beautiful flower gardens. There are many beautiful flowers throughout Ireland!
It is raining lightly today. Noel told us that the Irish call it a "soft day". He said if we would go for a walk in this rain, turn our faces upward into this soft rain, it is very good for the facial skin! Of course, he continues to relate many stories of Ireland, and today he even sang a little Irish song for us. He has a very nice voice!
We arrived in Killarney by the middle of the day and checked into our room at the 4-Star Killarney Plaza Hotel. The view from the window in our room overlooks a busy roundabout with shops and restaurants all around. The horse-drawn "jaunting carts" are lined up right across the street from us. The jaunting cart ride is to be our afternoon excursion.
3:00 P.M.
We walk across the street and board one of the jaunting carts. There are seven of us in our cart plus our driver, Dan. He takes us down the street to the entrance to Killarney National Park, where there are miles of nice paved paths that are wide enough for our horse-drawn cart. We are taken on a very picturesque loop within the Park around Killarney Lake, which is the largest lake in Ireland. It had been raining before we boarded the cart, however the sun came out just as we climbed aboard and it was such a pretty ride through the countryside in the National Park. Following our cart ride, we had a little "free time" before we board our Motorcoach to be taken to Kate Kearney's Cottage, to enjoy a traditional Irish night which consists of dinner, folk music, and costumed dancers. Good food and good music! I tried something new to me again tonight: propheteroles! Round, cream filled, deep fried pastries, piled into a large stemmed glass with chocolate syrup drizzled over them and topped with more cream! Yummee!!
10:00 P.M.
Back at the hotel to our room! Very tired! Ready for bed and a good night's sleep! I had a vey pleasant surprise! My Sweetie, Tom, called me from the States! I had called him earlier, but we had such a terrible connection then and I'm still unable to access my email!
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