It seemed kind of weird to be home in the states since it’s been so long, but we got back in the groove. No better way to do so than to share a Thanksgiving meal with family and friends. After hitting a few stops along the way, we stuck to our tradition and retreated to…

We woke up early in the morning, had a wonderful breakfast and headed to the airport. It was sad to say goodbye to Europe once again. This trip has been so long, the longest trip we’ve ever had in Europe. Our first trip to Europe was 5 days, then a few weeks, 4 weeks, 6…

When exploring all the options of how we were going to get back to Brusells from Dublin, we weighed many alternatives. Ferry boat to train(s) – how we came across and taking a flight were top of the list. Flights looked expensive but there was always Ryanair. We have heard about Ryanair for years, European…

The next day we woke up, had an awesome breakfast and decided to check out Ghent….again! Yep, that’s right. Well, Nona and Grandaddy Z hadn’t been there yet. We were having a hard time deciding between Brugge and Ghent and settled on Ghent. One of the reasons was because it was a little bit closer…

Since this was our last day in Belgium and Europe, we decided to take it easy for the day. We toured the city, checked out the Mannequins, hit our favorite spot across the street, walked the square and went to an amazing dinner down a back alleyway. Nona and Grandaddy Z bought a beautiful painting…

Waking up in the stony seaside town on the Conemra trail we head back west 15 miles to explore inside Kylemore Abbey. The Abbey was ornately decorated and trimmed wall to wall with fancy carpet, tapestries and unique molding and artifacts. We then headed to Galway for what would be our last stop on this…

Checking out of Dromoland, we said goodbye once again to a lovely place and timeless stop on this Irish adventure. Nona and Grandaddy Z loved the place as much as we did and were even talking about a return trip for the big 20th wedding anniversary. Golf was fun for Daddy and Grandaddy and exploring…

Bunratty Castle was a way bigger treat this year, rather than the last. That is due to the fact that we got to attend the nightly show where we were lords and ladies. We had mead wine and traditional Irish food from medieval times, eaten all by hand of course. Sienna was given a special…

We woke up early and were out the door. We stopped off at the same beach we found last year, Derrynane Beach.  It is off the beaten path of the ring and the owner of the B and B from last year told us about it.  It is absolutely gorgeous.  There are sand dunes, sea…

And we burn, burn, burn, into the Ring of Kerry. Up at dawn and out from Kilkenny onwards to our 2.5 hour trek to Killarney.  Killarney is a quaint place with so much to see in addition to the ring of Kerry. One day I would like to stay for more than 24 hours.  We…

I swear Mike and I should start our own travel company.  We had a bit of a late start ( due to the water timer not turning on for our showers and an 8am breakfast ) BUT we still made it. We went to Blarney Castle first which is about a 2.5 hour drive from…

Polishing off a few more sights to see in Dublin, it was then time to hit the countryside. Similar to last year, we rented a car and headed north, first to Trim and then south to Kilkenny. Luckily, we had just blazed this trail not long ago, so it was easy sailing. We introduced Nona…