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Hello Lavina... I am glad you liked the photos. Who knows what is around the corner for any of us? I truly thought I would never travel, but the last few years... I have done a wee bit of travelling.

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Mike, you have simply confirmed what I already knew.

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Ironically Mike... While she was interesting... I wondered if she would not better for firewood these days. Afterall, she has had so many men ride her...not even she would be aware of what their names were ....

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The most perfect place on the planet for me was National Sequoia Park... my senses were filled with wonder and I was spellbound. I finally got to see the trees that I had dreamed about as a child.

But you are right, Serenity...we live in a beautiful world and IF we spent our lives travelling, there would always be more to see.

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Thank you, Serenity. I really had no doubt that the people in Ireland would be friendly...but what I didn't realise was how it would capture part of me. Originally, before I took the trip...I only intended to go to Scotland/Germany. And while I loved both of them... Ireland still stands apart. I think it's because even the cities feel like country towns.

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Thank you, Serenity. That is a really kind offer. I would happily have coffee with you. I have to work on booking my next flights and of course, it's going to be cold in Ireland next time.

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Serenity... I am returning. I want to return to Blarney Wool Mills... I loved the shopping there. But I didn't get up to see the famous stone... so I will go and see it. AND I will see some of Cork, and maybe Waterford... but the next trip... I want it to be more relaxing. I was exhausted after that last trip.

RE: Calcutta Chromosome 1 : Wait Until Dark

An illuminated tour.. Delightful.

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MADDOG69 --That really is the same waterfall!!! It's beautiful... I found the short walk to the waterfall was delightful too.

GoDaniel---Top of the morning, to ya. Thank you... I got lucky with the weather in Ireland, it was spectacular when I was there.

nonsmoker ---No rain, Non. The weather was unseasonally warm there... Most disappointing. I don't think I saw the REAL Ireland. Not to worry, it will rain in November for me.

Thank you... it's easy to share beautiful photos when the landscape is so rich.

KNenagh ---That word 'craic' still makes me giggle. However, yes... I did have a most enjoyable time there. I did the tour of Guinness Storehouse in Dublin and the views were spectacular of the city. I also had dinner there after the tour.

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india30 ---Thank you. I did meet one, I missed another. However, I met a lot of people there and keep in touch with them still.

marij070 --- Hello again. It seems an age since I saw you on CS. Lovely to see you again. I went to Scotland after Ireland and it was just beautiful too.

francie2013 --- You have an interesting point there , Francie... the sand is not quite right in Ireland... it's mixed with mud making it compacted. However, it made it interesting...It's so different to the beaches I have been to in the past.

You are welcome. I will happily bore anyone with photos of places I have been to.

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fotinia0737--- That is the truth. The people reflect the country in so many ways. It's so laid back. Just delightful.

Welela---The hardest bit for me is to reduce the amount of photos I share. I took a huge amount of photos. Thank you for taking time to come and view them.

Delatude ---I did have a wonderful trip. There is so much I didn't see, and yet...so much I did. The only bit of France I saw was Calais... when I arrived home, it was to find my foster parents and I were in London at the same time , before they travelled to France. This was their second trip to France.

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happy369 ---Thank you, Happy. Some random beach dweller... I should have probably thrown change at him.

Chocheta ---Thank you... I found it incredibly appealing, I can't wait to return.


ajkaorjun---Oddly enough I didn't try the 'traditional' Irish coffee...maybe next time.

RE: Filter your tap water

The tap water here is fine, and quite drinkable. Although I have a filtered jug in my fridge. It depends on the town here, but ... mostly the tap water is okay.

When I was in Europe I was advised that the tap water was okay to drink and it proved to be quite drinkable. I did still buy bottles of water, but that was for convenience when I was travelling on the coach.

RE: Ireland is no country for the young

... I will go and help, India... I will throw more tourist dollars there way in an endeavour to help.

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Hello K,

I asked my ex husband to assist me with the party...but while he says he is willing to assist, I am not relying on that. Fortunately I organise things well, so I shouldn't have too much trouble with it.

What I regret about my trip, if I am to have a small regret is that I didn't get out to the smaller villages.

My father had a birthday a month ago. But seriously K... travelling overseas with him would be awful. I take him out for dinner , or out to places locally... I could not do a trip overseas with him.

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You are welcome, Francie. I really did have a wonderful time in the UK/Ireland. It's well worth visiting.

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K, I went to Germany and although I am not sure what area you were from ... that too fascinated me. Although there is something about Ireland that captured me.


Ahhh yes, travel brochures. I don't think they will help with my father... he wants someone to make his decisions for him.

Yes, November is coming up very quick. I will go to Ireland for a couple of weeks, return to be sent to Melbourne for training for a week, then I have to plan my daughter's 21st. It's going to be a busy month.

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K... I did nothing wrong, why do I have to go to the match???

I love how passionate the Irish are about anything they believe in... It's hard to explain how 'at home' I felt there.

My father told me a few days ago that he wanted to go with me in November... That will be a "No"... I could handle three days with him, but two weeks??? AND I don't understand why he can't just plan a trip like I did and take his WIFE.

RE: Time to play.........

I believe I might be suffering from that, Kitty.

RE: Saturday Serenade...

Hello there, it seems like I missed a good party. But I am a tea drinker anyway.

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Timotie ...Thank you. I enjoyed sharing the photos. I have more that I intend to bore people with later.

It's not my homeland, I was born in Australia and I am happy to say that I am Australian... my ascendants were all from the UK.

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Z, you slay me. Thank you for being so amusing... it's always nice to laugh.

It's a shame that Stonehenge has to be packed away... imagine that on a dismal winter's evening... it would look spectacular!

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Oh I love your sheep, K...they are soooooooo pretty.

I had to google hurling lately to see what the sport is all about. I was trying to explain it to my brother a few nights ago... it's a remarkable sport.

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You are welcome, Lavina. The hardest part in sharing photographs of trips is reducing it to a handful. I quite literally took thousands while I was over there. But mostly to remind myself of everything I saw.

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Thank you, CailinCallaghan ... but truthfully I have an outstanding memory card that I picked up in New York last year... I can now take as many photos as I like, with very little care, because sheer numbers means some of them will be reasonable.

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Bogart... I didn't paint the sheep. That's local code... or something...

As for complaining... YOU go and do that flight.

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Mike, often the person who remembers the names of the places I went to best is... my tourist guide. I was far too busy taking photos.

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Well all the better for the tourists to see, Z...

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Scouse... I didn't actually get to see much of anything off the tourist trail... Which I found disappointing. I love exploring off the track usually, but I had to fit as much as I could into the trip.

I did take photos from the coach windows of the rooflines and the chimneys...they fascinated me.

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Benni, I thought that last year when I went to Canada and the US... seeing New York and Washington was incredible. Niagara Falls... breathtaking.