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Leaving Vienna, we dead-headed to London for a brief overnight rest before boarding an Edinburgh-bound train. It was a favorite highlight of trip, and such a good way to see some amazing countryside. North England and all of Scotland is steeped in antiquity; rock cottages quaint farms occupying the lush terrain upon which fact fiction collide.
Even now, Scotland captivates me. It is the place of a few of my ancestors - MacDonalds, Campbells (who were warring factions against each other in 1692 when the Massacre of Glen Coe occurred) others. Thus my heart felt right at home in this amazing land.
There are commercial elements to Scotland, but far less so than our other travel experiences. It has commercial elements to it, but mostly Scotland has maintained a sense of yesterday, of yesteryear.
Once settled at our hotel in Edinburgh, we quickly arranged to tour the Scottish Highlands by coach (no danger of our driving here: on the wrong side of the car, on the wrong side of the road). Scotland is land dotted with lochs, mountains, glens, rivers moors. dollar car rental coupons It's impossible to travel in any direction without being assaulted by beauty. Though we encountered rain clouds, they only added to the magic of the moment.
dollar car rental coupons From Scotland we flew to Dublin, where we rented a flat on Dublin Bay for a week. In hindsight, I wish I'd booked a week in Scotland and but 3 days in Ireland ... Oh well, hindsight makes for better tours in the future.
Ireland is aptly named, The Emerald Isle. The countryside is truly painted with the most vivid shades of green, now dotted with splashes of Fall golds, dollar car rental coupons reds oranges. Our little roost, complete with a halltree funky shower (pictures cannot do it justice), is 3 miles from the heart of Dublin.
Before rains set in, we quickly cobbled a 14 hour tour to see as much of the countryside as possible. After a good night's sleep, we headed out early to roam far and away ... From Galway Bay to the Castle of Dunquire we were amazed at the vast, largely unpopulated dollar car rental coupons countryside. As we passed through the village of Kinvarra we thought we'd found home. It was a Norman Rockwellian experience, to say the least!
Dublin is a city of foot traffic, and thousands of pairs of them! The crush of tourist traffic surprised dollar car rental coupons up given the "off season" nature of September. And the pubs - 1,746 of them in Dublin alone! Oh my goodness. I can see why the call one tourist attraction a "Pub Crawl". We opted out of that in favor of something far more personal ...
As I mentioned, the city center is about 3 miles from us. We've used the distance for our daily walks, opting out of bus transport unless or until we're too tired to walk. Besides, given the chocolate, pastry, bread butter (LOTS of butter) here, we NEED to walk.
I ve so enjoyed these snapshots of your days. I think you feel the same connection in Scotland and Ireland that I felt in Norway 2 years ago. Our heritage and genes bwas rooted in those lands, and it is such a rich blessing to visit. I know these days are special. Look forward to hearing even more! xo
I love that you are blogging along the journey! I ve enjoyed your beautiful photos on Facebook. And how cool that you visited Flanagan s Restaurant. Keep on posting those photos as I feel a bit like I m in your suitcase Kathleen. Love you and be safe, Debbie
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