Today's "Wild" tour of Wicklow is brought to you mainly in pictures...
One of the first stops along the way was this view of BONO's house (the white one). This was as close as Kelly will get to her dream of meeting the star, so this was a big moment for her. However, and perhaps more astonishing, the castle you see belongs to Enya. Now, as to why she has a castle and Bono only has a house, I cannot answer. Interesting that they are neighbors though. Also residing in the area is 007- Roger Moore.
The second stop on our tour was at the "most filmed location" in all of Ireland. This is where some of the scenes from Braveheart and Saving Private Ryan were shot, and most importantly, P.S. I Love You (yet to be critically acclaimed). We were also let-in on the secret that Braveheart was filmed in Ireland and not Scotland because the Irish army was offered free of charge as extras.
Now, if you can't tell, it was quite COLD and windy...
... so cold and windy that I had to run back to the bus.
Upon our return to the bus, being the saint that he was, our bus driver gave us wee cups of Jameson whiskey. Duncan enjoyed his...
...and mine.
See how happy he is?
And now for your viewing pleasure, despite the vantage point being sideways, the first meeting of Whitney and Whiskey...
We stopped for lunch at a tea room. Jordan and Kelly REALLY like tea.
We also made a little friend!
Finally, we made it to Glendalough, home to St. Kevin. In fact, this is his cross. We made a wish when we saw it.
There were many graves, but this one was particularly interesting. Notice the age at which this person died (knowing that the average lifespan was around 40 at the time).
This is St. Kevin's "Kitchen" or church.
There were many a waterfall on the grounds.... lovely!
These are ruins from another church on the monastery grounds.
Why he is kissing me in a graveyard, you will have to ask him.
Jesus.
This does not do the view of the valley justice, but here it is.
This is the famed tower at Glendalough that housed all of the valuables and served as a lookout tower and bell tower.
I took a picture of Duncan looking quite suave.
So he took one of me.
Now we are home after a decent day of sightseeing. Duncan is a bit under the weather, "wrecked" as the Irish would say. His cough has not gone away and seems to be getting a bit worse. I finally convinced him that he needed medicine (you know men), so we picked something up at the pharmacy on the way home. Hopefully it will do the job.
The End.
One of the first stops along the way was this view of BONO's house (the white one). This was as close as Kelly will get to her dream of meeting the star, so this was a big moment for her. However, and perhaps more astonishing, the castle you see belongs to Enya. Now, as to why she has a castle and Bono only has a house, I cannot answer. Interesting that they are neighbors though. Also residing in the area is 007- Roger Moore.
The second stop on our tour was at the "most filmed location" in all of Ireland. This is where some of the scenes from Braveheart and Saving Private Ryan were shot, and most importantly, P.S. I Love You (yet to be critically acclaimed). We were also let-in on the secret that Braveheart was filmed in Ireland and not Scotland because the Irish army was offered free of charge as extras.
Now, if you can't tell, it was quite COLD and windy...
... so cold and windy that I had to run back to the bus.
Upon our return to the bus, being the saint that he was, our bus driver gave us wee cups of Jameson whiskey. Duncan enjoyed his...
...and mine.
See how happy he is?
And now for your viewing pleasure, despite the vantage point being sideways, the first meeting of Whitney and Whiskey...
We stopped for lunch at a tea room. Jordan and Kelly REALLY like tea.
We also made a little friend!
Finally, we made it to Glendalough, home to St. Kevin. In fact, this is his cross. We made a wish when we saw it.
There were many graves, but this one was particularly interesting. Notice the age at which this person died (knowing that the average lifespan was around 40 at the time).
This is St. Kevin's "Kitchen" or church.
There were many a waterfall on the grounds.... lovely!
These are ruins from another church on the monastery grounds.
Why he is kissing me in a graveyard, you will have to ask him.
Jesus.
This does not do the view of the valley justice, but here it is.
This is the famed tower at Glendalough that housed all of the valuables and served as a lookout tower and bell tower.
I took a picture of Duncan looking quite suave.
So he took one of me.
Now we are home after a decent day of sightseeing. Duncan is a bit under the weather, "wrecked" as the Irish would say. His cough has not gone away and seems to be getting a bit worse. I finally convinced him that he needed medicine (you know men), so we picked something up at the pharmacy on the way home. Hopefully it will do the job.
The End.
7 comments:
Unbelievably beautiful! I guess that all that rain is put to good use...everything looks so lush and green. What a wonderful day of sightseeing. We're so glad that you're getting this opportunity to soak in the awesome beauty of such a wonderful place.
You have both done a tremendous job of blogging and letting us share in the beauty, laughter, and excitement of your trip.
Tell Duncan that we hope he feels better tomorrow. We love y'all!
Beautiful pictures, looks like a good time was had by all. Hmm, the wee cups of whiskey should have helped with the cough. And no me there to hover over you and fret. Do take care. Love to all.
the video didn't work :( it's probably just my stupid computer though. i love that the driver not only just happened to have some whiskey on him, but also some shot glasses for you.
And you seem to make friends with cats wherever you go. I detect a recurring theme...
What a neighborhood. Bono's white house, Enya's overbearing castle, Mr. Moore somewhere. Everything looks beautiful, and it sounds like you guys had a lovely time. Hope you're feeling less homesick and and overcome the sick sick. As always, thank you for the wonderful blog. :) Love you!
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