Travelling to Ireland

Soon we travel to Ireland... " We" you ask LOL. My grandmother and I.  She has always wanted to go. Find her roots.  McCrory is her maiden name, a name as Irish as it gets. My great-grandfather was born there, north of Dublin and heading towards Belfast.  So we will journey to see if we can find  somewhere that he might have called home.

Renting a car, that shall be quite the journey. I have travelled many places but anywhere that is  different to drive,  I must admit my husband has always taken the driver's seat. This time it is all on me. I am not so nervous about being on the opposite side, but rather the roundabouts seem to be everyhwhere and more than one lane. EEEK. We will see how that goes.

We shall be staying at the Clayton hotel in Ballsbridge. A 19th century mansion. How exciting is that.   Only part I am grumpy about is the parking fees. OUCH to say the least. 12 Euros per day is killer.

Things I hope to see : Giant Causeway, Dublin Castle, Rock de Cashel, countryside with rolling hills, cliffs on the east side and Grafton street for shopping.

Our hopes for this trip.... simply to enjoy!  

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