Oscar Wilde lounging on a rock close to his old home
When I was in Ireland I had a few days around Dublin and as this coincided with my plan to walk more, I did quite a bit of walking.
Dublina
The weather was mostly overcast and the temperature was mild.
The floozy in the jacuzy
I didn’t just go walking, I had a few drops too.
Live music and a pint in Temple Bar
Grand Canal
Another great thing to see in County Clare Ireland, in addition to the Clifs of Moher, is the Aillwee Caves.
The caves was dicovered in the 40’s, but was kept a secret for a long time untill they opened it up to the public in 1974. It’s one of the oldest caves in Ireland.
The walk inside the cave was really something else and I really enjoyed it. The cave holds a consistent temperature of 10 degrees celsius.
Many many years ago the cave was home to some brown bears. They have been ecstinct on the Emerald Isle for many years, but their remains were found in the cave.
On our way down we stoppes in a little shop spelling localy produced cheese and fudge. There was also a bird of pray centre there, but we opted out of that one.
The area around where the Caves can be found is called The Burren. It is an area where the limestone is very visible, not covered in the green grass you usually find in Ireland. This is not something you are every day. There are several great walking trails here.
For this visit in Ireland I had decided to do a little bit of sightseeing. There are many sights to see, but one thing that has been high on my list is the Clifs of Moher. As seen un films as Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince, Ryan’s Daughter, The Princess Bride and Father Ted.
The Clifs was really as stunning as I expected. It was quite windy when we were there, but the rain decided to take a little break when we where there.
The Clifs is a Special Protected Area for Birds and is home to a lot of seabirds including quite a lot of Puffins.
Going there on Good Friday there was a lot of other people there to watch the majestic Clifs and as we got there rather late there was not to wide a selection of food left in the resturant situated in the experience centre, but we were lucky enough to get some food.
We didn’t spend too much time in the centre, as we preferred to spend more of our time out by the Clifs, but those who built the centre had done a good job making it blend in to the environment.
After a while the rain started to pour, the gift shops were closing and all the tourists started leaving. And as we had a two hour drive ahead to get home we had to say goodbye to the Clifs and the puffins that has this wonderful place as a home.
I’m finally back in Ireland. It’s so good to be back here and to know that I’ve got a good holiday to look forward too!
Finally back on the Emerald Isle
I’ve been spending the last few easters in Ireland, visiting family and friends. And I midt say that it is an easter traditions I hope to hold on to.
On the menu for the next days is seeing friends and family, doing some sightseeing and eating easter eggs. The weather that greated us yesterday was good and the forecast looks fine, but if the weather won’t cooperate I know I’ll still have a wonderful time.
Hope you’re all enjoying a lovely easter!
This weekend I went to our summer-house to get away and enjoy some peace and quiet after a busy week. There are few things as calming as waking up to the sound of singing birds and the waves hitting the beach.
Walking in the woods
The weather was really on my side. And I got to do a lot of nice walks in the woods and enjoyed listening to the birds and the beautiful sunshine. The signs of spring was all around.
Birds and me alone in the woods
I am so ready for easter holiday now!
Oslo town house
For a few days this week I went to Oslo, the capitol of Norway, for work. And after a long day of meeting I got to go for a walk in the sunshine to clear my head.
Stortinget the Norwegian Parliament
The Opera House
Centre for Nobel Peace Price
Castle in the distanse
Enjoyed this meal after the walk
It’s probably a bit my fault for jinxing the weather in my post yesterday, but the weather today was nothing as nice as then. When I woke up this morning it was pouring down with rain and there was also quite a bit of fog.
We decided to spend the day at my mother’s house where she has kindly let the boyfriend lend a room for his 3d priter (I suspect that half the reason she did this was to make sure he came by often, so he can help her with things, but it turned out to be a case of everybody wins). I got myself a cup of coffee and continued to enjoy your nice blog posts.
The weather cleared up a bit after a while and I just had to get out for a walk to get some fresh air. Even if it was not the best of weather I enjoyed the walk and soaked in the signs of spring that I could find. The birds was tweeting so much I swear the were trying to out-tweet #sundayblogshare, and the trees look quite ready for springtime.
Now I will do some more blogg-reading and then we’re getting some thai take-away for a very lazy Sunday dinner. And I’m going to make sure that I do my best to start the next week as rested as I can, because it’s going to be a busy one.
