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| Page Views: 17,556 Last Visit to Ireland: July, 2001 | Eire - Ireland +++ A lovestory... by sabsi - last update: Jul 31, 2003 |
Ireland boasts to have 40 shades of green ... ... in fact there are 41! I read this in an Aer Lingus ad ages ago and wanted to find out whether it is true. So I went here first in 1990 on an Interrail trip (find out on this page why Interrail definitely isn't an option in Ireland ;). I was 18 years old, it was my first "big" holiday abroad without parents - and what a holiday it was! We were on a very small budget (back then it was still possible to travel Ireland with little money!) and many disasters and adventures turned our trip into memories we will never forget!And I found out that it might be true! I have only been to Dublin, Galway and Dingle on this trip and I haven't counted the shades of green but I can tell you there's many of them ... everywhere! I fell in love with this island but it took me 7 years to return here. I spent a week in Dublin in 1997 to visit friends and in winter 1999/2000 I came back for ten days for the "millennium". On these trips I saw the cities (e.g. Cork and Belfast) but still I hadn't seen all the shades of green. I wanted to see the most beautiful parts - the west coast!In 2001 I finally made it here: On a two week road trip along the west coast with my Irish boyfriend I saw all the spectacular coast lines, islands and scenic routes I have been dreaming of - the best holiday I have ever spent, it was absolutely wonderful!During this holiday I found new shades of green I had not seen before!I can't wait to go again and to see more!
Let's see what else I can tell you about my travels to the Emerald Isle...
Enjoy
Sabsi |
| Poulnabrone Portal Dolmen, Co. Clare |
|  | Sometimes when I leave my flat in the morning of a sunny summer day after a rainy night it feels like a morning in Ireland. It's fresh and cool and green. These are the days when I'd like to drive to the airport instead of driving to work...
I miss Ireland - the people, the wild landscapes, the sea, the atmosphere, the smells, the little villages, the beer - the 'craic' (as they call it)!
For me Ireland still is the best place for a unforgettable holiday. If you are thinking about going .... Just go!
Don't believe the people who claim it rains all the time. It does rain a lot but Irish rain is different from other rain. It rains for a few minutes and the sun is out the next second. There's not many days with neverending rain luckily. And after all it's the rain which makes Ireland so green so it can't be that bad.
Don't believe the people who say Ireland has changed and lost its unspoilt character. OK it has changed, the 'Celtic Tiger' economical boom of recent years and tourism turned it into a wealthier, more modern country than it used to be. But if you rent a car and drive along the countryside you won't find much evidence of this. It is still quiet here and it still feels as if somebody has stopped the time ages ago. |
My Ireland Pages This is just a general overview - I will have more detailed information on my other Ireland pages!
There is my Co. Mayo page with pics and information about Clew Bay and Croagh Patrick - including one travelogue about the adventure of climbing Ireland's holy mountain.
If you are looking for information about Galway, Connemara or the Aran Islands you will find them on my Co. Galway page as well as on my Galway town and Inishmore page.
For pics and stories from the Burren, the Cliffs of Moher and Co. Clare go to my Co. Clare page.
My favourite page is my Co. Kerry page with pictures and stories from The Skelligs, Rind of Kerry and Dingle peninsula. I have moved travelogues about Dingle Peninsula from there to my Dingle page.
Of course there is also a big Dublin page with lots of stuff there.
And I have some smaller pages about Cork, Cobh, Wicklow, Shannon, Ballyvaughan, Doolin, Dalkey, Howth, Murrisk, Portmagee and a page about my favourite place in Ireland and one of the best days of my life, Great Skelligs
Anyway, I hope you will find what you are looking for.
Enjoy!
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roamingpaddy Wed Sep 27, 2006 11:08 UTC
Sabina,congrats on your super pages on Ireland! I'm glad U enjoyed,from frank in Cork | 2kidshoneymoon Thu Jul 13, 2006 22:01 UTC
Super place to stay! Everything was perfect. We'll be back! Thanks! | RickinDutch Fri Jun 16, 2006 16:37 UTC
Sabs - Birthday greetings from Alaska. Great Irish photos! | VeronicaG Mon Nov 21, 2005 21:37 UTC
Your love for Ireland is infectious--it is gorgeous! |
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