Author Archives: Pat Feldhaus

After we ferried across the River Shannon estuary, we drove through bucolic countryside which turned into a stark and barren landscape until we reached our major destination, the Cliffs of Moher. These spectacular cliffs which rise 700 feet above the … Continue reading →

We staarted the day with a bus ride around the Ring of Kerry, a peninsula ssticking into the Atlantic Ocean with Dingle Bay on one side. It is very picturesque and contains 3,000 foot high mountains in the middle. There … Continue reading →

This AM skirted the Wicklow Mountains from Dublin to Kildare (kil=church and dare = a forest). At Blarney Castle I sat on a bench while Kathy walked up a narrow spiral staircase to kiss the Blarney stone. She had to … Continue reading →

On our introductory tour of Dublin we learned that Ireland is the size of Maine and different colored doors distinguish the row of 4 story Georgian homes. After a photo op at a red foliage covered home, we stopped at … Continue reading →

After our black taxi tour, Kathy and I had tea t Marks & Spenser where we also used the 2007 award winning “Loo of the Year.” Heavy rain followed us on our way back to Dublin. At our Monasterboise stop, … Continue reading →

After taking the green Paddy Wagon from Dublin to Belfast and learning more Irish history, 18 of us squeezed into 3 of the famous Black Taxis for a tour of the murals in Protestant and Catholic parts of town. Union … Continue reading →

On our drive to Derry, the oldest city in Ireland (6th Cent.), our guide told us about Easter Sunday and IRA Rebellion in 1916; the 1919 war between England and Ireland; and as recently as January 1972 – Bloody Sunday, … Continue reading →

After taking a “Paddy Wagon” (green 15 passenger bus) from Dublin to Belfast, we arrived in pouring rain at a rope bridge which was used by salmon fishermen in the North Atlantic. The sun came out by the time we … Continue reading →

On our first day in Dublin,Ireland I checked with PR reps at t he Dublin Theatre Festival for press tickets as well as several day tours to Northern Ireland. I lined up Brian Friel’s adaptation of Hedda Gabler”, “Dodgem’s” (about … Continue reading →

Today our land tour took us from the port of Limassol, Cyprus, through cypress lined boulevards and groves of citrus trees to Pafos and the Mosaics of Dionysus, a UNESCO World Heritage site. This 3rd largest island in the Mediterranean … Continue reading →