(this narrative began from when I first landed in London on September 2016)
Friday
September 16, 2016:
Today, we saw the Cliffs of Moher, Galway, Knock,
and finally Sligo: we're still in
Ireland today. The Cliffs of Moher were
very impressive, but it sure was windy and cold up there (I only had on my
light jacket). I climbed what seemed
like one hundred steps to get to the top, surprising myself by doing so. And, I made sure I took some good pictures of
these cliffs. On the way down though, I
thought I was going to be blown over unless I took it easy on the steps.
Towards mid-day, we stopped in the city of Galway
for a couple of hours. I decided to
visit an Irish pub and have lunch there and that was pretty relaxing. I didn’t want to go shopping in the
“undercover” mall or to the museum. All
I wanted to do was relax and sit in one place (not the bus) for a while. And, it was very relaxing for me.
The third place we stopped at for only an hour was a
religious place called Knock, Ireland.
It had religious affiliations because of a famous shrine there of some
religious statues that some witnesses had supposedly seen angels floating
around in the 19th century. I
took a picture of the shrine and a few more of the buildings and statues
outside, but I’m not Catholic, in fact, I’m not religious at all. So, it didn’t mean much to me. We stayed long enough to take some pictures
and use the washrooms and then left Knock.
The final place we were headed for was Sligo,
Ireland where we were to spend the night in a hotel called the Radisson Blu. The rooms are nice and a bit small, but very
comfortable. And, dinner in the dining room was
excellent.
Tomorrow, we must be up early again (6:00 am), have
the baggage out the door by 7:00 am, have breakfast at 7:00 am, and leave for
Derry (or, LondonDerry depending on who you are) at 8:00 am, and ultimately, for
Belfast, Northern Ireland.
The thing you have to know about Northern Ireland is
that this country uses pounds Sterling, not Euro-dollars like Ireland
does. So, we have to switch back to
using pounds Sterling while we’re in Northern Ireland. However, we will only be in Belfast for one
night and then, we will head for Dublin back in Ireland, where we will spend a
couple of nights.
copyright 2016 - Anne Shier
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