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Silver Fox Jul 25, 2025 2:26 am

I think for balance you need to find a kebab van in a lay-by. :)

offerendum Jul 25, 2025 11:23 am


Originally Posted by Silver Fox (Post 37224155)
I think for balance you need to find a kebab van in a lay-by. :)

If he has something to eat for me too...

offerendum Jul 25, 2025 11:32 am

St Mary's Cathedral Killarney
 
Killarney Cathedral dates back to the mid-19th century and is a fairly typical neo-Gothic church.
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offerendum Jul 26, 2025 7:40 am

Muckross House Killarney
 
Next, we stopped at Muckross House. It is a 19th-century mansion.
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The furnishings give a good impression of life among the nobility in the 19th century.
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offerendum Jul 26, 2025 11:09 am

Torc Waterfall
 
Torc Waterfall is located in the middle of Killarney National Park. It is only a few meters from a parking lot. It is 20 meters high and stretches over 9 cascades and 110 meters.
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offerendum Jul 26, 2025 11:31 am


Originally Posted by JapesUK (Post 37223374)
What in the name of all that is holy was the sauce with the monkfish?

The memory came back, it was a sorrel sauce.

offerendum Jul 27, 2025 5:25 am

Ladies View
 
We continued on the Ring of Kerry, with our next stop being Ladies View. This is a well-known viewpoint where Queen Victoria's ladies-in-waiting once stopped. It is undoubtedly beautiful there.
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offerendum Jul 28, 2025 1:05 am

Molls Gap
 
There is a shop with a café at Molls Gap, which is recommended for a short stop.
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offerendum Jul 28, 2025 1:10 am

Sneem
 
Sneem is one of the better-known places on the Ring of Kerry because of its sculpture trail. During our visit, there was a veritable invasion of buses, which I would describe as less than ideal. At least the soft ice cream vendor was selling like crazy.
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offerendum Jul 28, 2025 3:32 pm

Ring of Kerry
 
While driving, you stop from time to time and just take a few photos......
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offerendum Jul 28, 2025 3:38 pm

Waterville
 
Waterville is located directly on the sea and is best known as the vacation spot of Charlie Chaplin. Otherwise, there's not much going on here; it seems rather deserted.
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xooz Jul 28, 2025 9:51 pm

I guess visiting all those cathedrals on your various trips pays off.... I can't get over the Irish Blue skies...

offerendum Jul 29, 2025 2:30 am


Originally Posted by xooz (Post 37230609)
I guess visiting all those cathedrals on your various trips pays off.... I can't get over the Irish Blue skies...

I've never seen it like that before:D But these days were really great, a few days later the sky was quite different.

offerendum Jul 29, 2025 1:53 pm

Skelligs Telescope Viewpoint
 
One of the main attractions in the area that hardly anyone sees are the Skellig Rocks. The reason is that you have to visit them by boat and there are very few tickets available. Since Star Wars, the rush has really taken off. We only saw them from a distance, but you could get a pretty good view from this vantage point.
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offerendum Jul 29, 2025 2:39 pm

St. Finian's Bay
 
St. Finian's Bay is a fairly large beach. People also camp here.
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