Ireland Day 8: Driving and a Banquet
Well, here we are nearing the end of the
journey. This was the last full day of vacation for me, since I would
be leaving the next day to go home. Everyone else had another 10 days
to go...
We planned today as a driving around day, with the goal that we had to reach Bunratty Castle by 6pm to check into our B&B before attending a medieval banquet. We decided to do a loop around the Dingle Peninsula. The scenery was quite a bit different from Beara. There were a lot more high cliffs overlooking the ocean, and the roads were much straighter.
Check out how small these subdivided fields are. Each cow has its own pasture!
Now it was my turn to drive, so I don't have too much to say. We drove up towards Shannon, which is where my flight would leave from the next day. N & M were gracious enough to buy us tickets to a Medieval banquet at Bunratty Castle, which was very close to Shannon. (Thanks again guys!) It was a pretty cool banquet. No utensils were allowed except for a knife, and they kept our pitchers of wine nice and full ;) They had a group of ladies-in-waiting, who served the meal and provided us with musical entertainment. It was quite a bit different from the type of stuff they have at Medieval Times or the Excalibur in Vegas (especially since we were eating in a castle that dates from the 1400s!) It was a great way to spend my last night in Ireland.
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All photos (c) Hoyt Heaton, 2003, yadayada....
We planned today as a driving around day, with the goal that we had to reach Bunratty Castle by 6pm to check into our B&B before attending a medieval banquet. We decided to do a loop around the Dingle Peninsula. The scenery was quite a bit different from Beara. There were a lot more high cliffs overlooking the ocean, and the roads were much straighter.
Check out how small these subdivided fields are. Each cow has its own pasture!
Now it was my turn to drive, so I don't have too much to say. We drove up towards Shannon, which is where my flight would leave from the next day. N & M were gracious enough to buy us tickets to a Medieval banquet at Bunratty Castle, which was very close to Shannon. (Thanks again guys!) It was a pretty cool banquet. No utensils were allowed except for a knife, and they kept our pitchers of wine nice and full ;) They had a group of ladies-in-waiting, who served the meal and provided us with musical entertainment. It was quite a bit different from the type of stuff they have at Medieval Times or the Excalibur in Vegas (especially since we were eating in a castle that dates from the 1400s!) It was a great way to spend my last night in Ireland.
Proceed to Day 9: Farewell to Ireland
Go back to Day 7
Return to index
All photos (c) Hoyt Heaton, 2003, yadayada....