kilarney national park
county kerry
ireland
february 2011
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Showing posts with label ireland. Show all posts
Showing posts with label ireland. Show all posts
Monday, April 11, 2011
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Monday, April 4, 2011
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Monday, March 28, 2011
.oratory.
gallarus oratory
dingle peninsula
ireland
february 2011
Gallarus Oratory was built between the seventh and eight century
and is the best preserved early christian church in ireland.
It represents the apogee of dry-stone corbelling,
using techniques first developed by neolithic tomb-makers.
The stones were layed at a slight angle,
lower on the outside then the inside to allow water to run off.
according to local legend, if a person climbs out of the oratory via the window,
their soul will be cleansed. this is, however, physically impossible,
because the window is approximately 18cm in length and 12cm in width.
+.peace.love.impossible?
Sunday, March 27, 2011
.castle.
ballycarberry castle
skellig ring
ring of kerry
iveragh peninsula
ireland
february 2011
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+.peace.love.enchantment.+
Saturday, March 26, 2011
.bicycle dublin.
bikes from ireland
februrary 2011
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+.peace.love.ride.+
Friday, March 25, 2011
Thursday, March 17, 2011
.croagh patrick.
Croagh Patrick (also known as St. Patrick's Stack)
is located right outside Westport in County Mayo, Ireland.
It is the site where they say St. Patrick spent a 40 day fast,
and at the end of that fast it is said that he banished
all demons and snakes from Ireland.
During the summer solstice, people come from far and wide
as a pilgrimage to this sacred and holy place.
Back in the day, I learned that the pilgrims would hike this
difficult mountain starting at midnight (dark) and barefoot.
Having this beautiful day while in Ireland,
our group decided to hike this mountain.
There really was no defined path, but we made it up nonetheless!
Having the snow at the top made the steep last part
of the hike the most difficult.
It was much scarier on the way down I would have to say!
I couldn't believe that some people have hiked this
without shoes. I found it quite difficult with the sharp
rocks in my light hikers. The steepness made it even more of a challenge.
So beautiful...
+.peace.love.luck of the Irish.+
Monday, March 14, 2011
.guinness.
no trip to ireland is complete without a little guinness...
view of the guinness family estate atop a cliff
in wicklow mountains national park
guinness kegs outback the local pub
our first night in dublin
my first guiness in ireland
it was lovely!
+.peace.love.stout.+
Friday, March 11, 2011
Thursday, March 10, 2011
Wednesday, March 9, 2011
.bike sharing.
over the past year i have been three places (probably more) and seen bike sharing...
portland needs to get on it!
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minneapolis, minnesota
2010
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chicago, illinois
2010
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dublin, ireland
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however, as a traveler to these cities,
they are not intended for tourism.
they work much better as a means
for short trips around the city.
faster than walking,
not as much hassle and cheaper
(not to mention environmentally light)
than an automobile.
+.peace.love.sharing.+
Monday, March 7, 2011
Friday, March 4, 2011
.ring of kerry.
ring of kerry
iveragh peninsula
ireland
february 2011
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+.peace.love.luck.+
Thursday, March 3, 2011
.tweed.
Ireland is known for quite a few things,
but if there was something I saw a lot of it was sheep.
The knitwear was fantastic, but with the dollar to euro conversion,
not so fantastic on my pocket book.
Fortunately, i found some beautiful Donegal Aran Tweed yarn!
100% Pure New Handspun Wool
Direct from Kilcar, Donegal
Two hard decisions, one was the color choice
as all the colors were so full and earthy.
Lately I have been making a point to buy more blues,
since I typically go with browns and greens.
Second decision was the pattern.
Luckily I found this very versatile pattern at ravelry
I wore it biking yesterday in all the rain
and it had an added benefit of keeping the rain out of my face
and directing it from dripping in front because of the ridges!
yeah! Perfect!
+.peace.love.wool.+
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
.ireland love.
i'm back! i just spent a lovely two weeks in ireland exploring,
drinking (mmmm.... guinness), and celebrating my 29th birthday for two weeks.
something that caught my eye were all the grand entrances in the country... here's a small sampling including georgian doors, prison doors, businesses, and cathedrals
enjoy!
+.peace.love.bain sult as an la.+
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