moni's international diary

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That was it - one of the most beautiful countries I have ever visited. We will definitely come back, especially to discover the West coast a little more intensely. But not only is the country so beautiful, the inhabitants are alsoincredibly friendly...

After passing the official center of Ireland..
we toured further East and passed Clonmacnoise; ruins of one of the oldest cities in Ireland. It looked more like a cemetery to me, but it was pretty regardless.
The ruins were the last day's highlight, since Dublin was.. well.. disappointing, ugly almost. Maybe it was because we had toured through the countryside and had not really cared for cities too much, or maybe because we missed the good spots - but we...

We booked a glass bottom boat ride in Letterfrack to not only see the sea's underwater life, but also to enjoy Connemara's unique landscape one last time.
We stopped in Leenane for lunch (and souvenir shopping)..
..and then went even further up north for our next B&B in Castlebar. Loughlannagh turned out to be a "Holiday Village" with caravan parks, fitness center and a hall for common breakfast. We were disappointed, somewhat grossed out....

Today's goal was to not drive too much and relax and more beautiful and peaceful spots.
We started early at Kylemore Abbey, and old building that some rich doctor had built for his wife a few hundred years ago. The place was wonderful, especially lingering through the park and forest....