Leftover Images from Ireland: Part Three

These images are all from Killarney, one of the larger cities we visited.  We spent two nights there.  The first day, we launched our excursion to the Dingle Peninsula.  Then we had dinner on our own in Killarney that evening.  I enjoyed this place very much for its charm and its friendly people.  In fact, the people we encountered in Ireland were among the most friendly I've met in the three journeys I have made to Europe.  They are delightful people.

Some charming things I saw in my wanderings:

Horse and carriages, which are called janting cars in Ireland.

Need a place to park your horse and carriage?  I know where.

Street musician.  Look carefully at his instrument.  Is it a violin?  No.  Is it a trumpet?  No.  What is it exactly?  In any case, he was a pretty good one man band.

This is where we had our dinner.  Those are some of the members of our group at the bottom of the image.  The woman on the far left was there with her husband, and they were celebrating their 50th wedding anniversary.  I liked the name of this place.  Sounds like Ireland, doesn't it?  They were playing Irish music inside.  The place was packed, but the food and service was still excellent.

I suppose it's un-Irish-like not to drink Guinness while visiting Ireland.  A taste for beer is not something I've been able to acquire, although I have tried.  I found myself ordering a hard cider called Bulmers.  It came in various flavors, including berry, pear, and apple.  I had all three while I was there--in Ireland, that is, not just this one evening.  It has a 4.5% alcohol content, and aside from the alcohol content, it's like drinking a flavored soda.  I liked it a lot.  Now I'm looking to find it in the USA, where it is marketed as Magners.  I'm told I can get it at Wholly Too Expensive Foods.  Going there today to try to score some.

For dinner I had a cottage pie served with Irish brown bread.

Here are some more sweet treats, Killarney style.

A charming home.  

The cathedral in the middle of town.

There was a lot of wrought iron in Ireland, and I loved all of it.

As I've said before, the rock walls all had ferns and various wild things growing from their cracks.  This wall was across the street from the cathedral.

That's it from Killarney.  Tomorrow I'll show you some images from our journey from Killarney to Galway.  

As for today's activities, I'm getting my hair cut, visiting the post office, picking up more bottles for my chive blossom vinegar, looking for Magners (see above), picking up George's medicine from the vet, and making a quick trip to the grocery store.  Makes you tired just thinking about all those stops, doesn't it?  Hopefully, I'll find some time to sew, but I'm not counting on it.