This is my first post in a series I have chosen to call Throwback Travel Thursday or TTT, not to be confused with the other TTT (Things Take Time). In my first post I would like to take you back to Ireland easter 2022 and the first part of a lovely outing to Powerscourt. For those that has been here a while you will know that I travel to Ireland a few times every year to visit friends and family. But we try to do something a little different every time we are there, mostly for our own sake, but as a bonus you get to come with me.
I have already posted a few posts from this trip, if you want to follow you can find them here:
- Easter in Ireland 2022: Getting there
- Easter in Ireland 2022: Tuam
- Easter in Ireland 2022: St. Helen
- Easter in Ireland 2022: Knocksink Wood
I had wanted to visit Powerscourt for quite some time, and we finally made the time to go and the weather was on our side. Powerscourt was voted one of the top ten houses worldwide by Lonely Planet and started life as a 13th century castle over 800 years ago, before it was transformed into its current Palladian mansion by the 1st Viscount Powerscourt between 1730 and 1741.
We did not do the full tour of the house on the inside, but spent a lot of time in the gardens, and they are really wonderfull. We also go some food and lovely cakes from the lovely cafè that we brought out in the lovely sunshine to be enjoyed in the lovely surroundings. The gardens was named by National Geographic as the third finest garden across the entire globe,
There are a few different gardens in the Powerscourt grounds. One of then is the Japanese Garden that was created by the 8th Viscount and Viscountess Powerscourt in 1908. This beautiful, mythical garden was created on the reclaimed bogland south of Triton Lake over 100 years ago. You can read more about it here.
I will be sharing more from our visit to the gardens next week, as there was just too many lovely things to put in one post.
Hope you have enjoyed this little Travel Throwback
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The garden look like a very beautiful view.
It really is beautiful
TTT means team-time trial to me!
Lol, great how it means different to all of us!
Exactly!
Those are some amazing colors on the Powerscourt house photo! Great info and photos.
Thank you, it’s a lovely place.
A beautiful estate and garden. We toured here in autumn 2019 and also spent most of our time in the gardens. Happy Thursday. Allan
I really enjoyed walking around in the garden, in the sunshine. Did you have any luck with the weather Allan?
Beautiful and it looks like the weather was cooperative.
Very much so, and that is not something to take for granted in Ireland
Wow, such a beautiful place! ❤️😊
It really is!
Storm Lorenzo had just gone by Ireland, so the weather was a bit changeable. We managed to squeeze our visit in between rains.
Really enjoyed the TTT post. Ireland seems like such a beautiful place to visit and that Japanese garden looks so calming.
Thank you! I always enjoy going to Ireland and I did spend a good bit of time just sitting and taking in the garden.
I’m an architect so I’m supposed to look at the buildings – but – oh my that sky!
Linda xx
Yes, it was a beautiful day!
Oh! wow that was quick!
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Thank you, I will make sure to dropp in.
Stunning garden photos! Glad you enjoyed your visit!
Thank you, it was wonderful!