Archive for Ireland
{ August 19, 2010 @ 10:27 am }
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{ Europe, Ireland, Quickies, Western Europe History }
{ Tags: dublin, dublin castle, dublin castle tours, dublin grafton street, dublin temple bar, dublin walking tour, guinness brewery, Ireland, irish history, kilmainhaim gaol, powerscourt shopping centre, sightseeing dublin, st. patrick's cathedral dublin } · { }
Text and photos by Nina Sarmiento
In my previous post, I listed down ways on how to travel for less in Europe. One of which is to just roam around and tour the many fab landmarks, museums and galleries which you can visit either for free or for a token fee.
This is why I’m re-posting this week Gypsygals’ Tales Quickie guide to the capital city of Ireland. I’m positive that this post will show that you don’t need to spend a lot of euros to enjoy Dublin!
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Dublin – the city of a thousand pubs and a thousand bards, the historically hip capital of Ireland. In this city full of Craic (ah..that’s the Old Irish for a dose of fun!), sightseeing means an itinerary filled with something old, new and wonderfully brewed. (read more here)
{ January 22, 2010 @ 2:40 am }
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{ Ireland, Postcard Moment }
{ Tags: Burren, Co.CLare, Ireland } · { }
The Burren (Irish: Boireann) meaning “great rock” is a karst landscape (landscape with layers and layers of soluble bedrock like limestone) region in Co.Clare, Ireland. The spring-summer season, with its floral blooms, is the best time to hike in this place. (read more here)
{ December 29, 2009 @ 2:43 am }
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{ Ireland }
{ Tags: EYre square, galway, Ireland, Salthill Prom, Spanish Arch } · { }
text and photos by: Gypsygal Nina
I took a stroll down the old long walk
Of the day I-ay-I-ay
I met a little girl and we stopped to talk
On a grand soft day I-ay
And I ask you friends, what’s a fella to do?
Because her hair was black and her eyes were blue
And I knew right then, I’d be takin a whirl
—Down the Salthill Prom with a Galway Girl
You probably heard this song a thousand times before. Especially if you’re like me who watched – and loved – the movie “PS, I Love You I often sing this song, never expecting that I will find myself strolling in the western ireland city of Galway. (read more here)
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