Starting with a morning coffee pot… …and along the Copper Coast Road… …to the old mining settlement of Tankardstown… (ref sign below) Hmmmm – OK, I’m up for a challenge! My Fiesta rental car can go just about anywhere… I guess these guys were sharing… Lismore Castle… There were no signs saying one wasn’t allowed …
It was a gloriously sun shiny day, so I went out exploring… …and discovered the Rock of Cashel… The Rock of Cashel was the traditional seat of the kings of Munster for several hundred years prior to the Norman invasion, and has been constructed in various phases over several hundred years… ..and back home again. See the turrets …
It was a lovely day, so I decided to go for a drive to find Healy Pass… Once I took this turn, I saw a total of four cars in the space of well over an hour… Apart from the goats, one felt totally alone up there… ~ Bella
I was in Cherbourg for almost a week… …and while these closer photos look quite clear, for the first couple of days, the air was such that you could even taste it… ick… …made for great sunsets, though… …and finally off to the terminal to board the boat to Ireland… It is a little difficult …
Well, this is obviously not my hotel 🙂 but rather a military installation… THIS is my hotel, however when I arrived, I discovered it was CLOSED! Thankfully, there was a member of staff nearby who told me that I should have an email from them… Well, actually, it was more of a pantomime in that …
…further along this road, I arrived at my lodgings for the night… Formerly a command post for the Knights Templar… From their website: Moulin Banal: former name of the Moulin des Templiers In 1167 next to the river is located the Moulin Banal (attached to the Commandery of Knights Templar Island) and the chapel of …
A beautiful morning to head off yet again through the French countryside – that, by the way, smells continually like hot, squished grapes in the sun… …and down this small lane is my accommodation for the night… A medieval water mill and command post of the Knights Templar… ~ Bella
Finally, my time comes to leave Munich and I get a car to the airport where I collect my rental… Meet Clio – my companion for the next few days… Dear Clio did her best, but anything over 150 she felt decidedly unstable… I did however manage to get to 185 for a brief moment… …
I still find it amusing that council buildings / town halls are called ‘rathuas’ in German… Anyway, this is quite a famous rathaus due to its glockenspiel… ~ Bella
Upon arriving back to the hotel after dinner, the streets were all cordoned off… however we were eventually able to make our way back to the hotel… and I had a front row seat from my room… Never a dull day/evening… ~ Bella
