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Derry or Londonderry is the second-biggest city in Northern Ireland, and the fourth-biggest city on the island of Ireland. Even though the legal name is Londonderry, it’s more commonly known as Derry. The city covers both banks of the River Foyle, but the old walled city is on the west bank of the river. [...]
My recent trip to Ireland was with my mother, and Polly #2! My mother had never been there, and had a pretty good idea of what she wanted to see. First of all, we did an eight day bus tour that took us completely [...]
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Debbie and Polly were very excited to learn that they would be visiting the Giant’s Causeway in Northern Ireland. Debbie had heard of it, but had never had the opportunity to go there. As you can see from the pictures, it couldn’t have been a more perfect day! According to the Giant’s Causeway Official Guide: [...]
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One of the places we visited in Ireland was Glendalough, where we visited the monastic ruins. According to wikipedia: Glendalough (Irish: Gleann Dá Loch, meaning “Glen of Two Lakes”) is a glacial valley located in County Wicklow, Ireland, renowned for its Early Medieval monastic settlement founded in the 6th century by St Kevin, a hermit [...]
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We had an absolutely gorgeous day to visit the Cliffs of Moher. Debbie and Candee visited the cliffs when they were in Ireland several years ago, but unfortunately they didn’t arrive until evening when it was close to sunset. They got some great views and pictures, but didn’t have as much time to spend there [...]
Buckingham Fountain, centrally located in Grant Park and touted as one of the largest fountains in the world was one of the sights we were told that we had to see while visiting Chicago. Polly expressed a keen interest in visiting it because she had heard that the fountain was the starting point for the [...]
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Located in Millennium park, Cloud Gate is a ‘must-see’ when you visit Chicago area. This reflective structure, designed Anish Kapoor, was completed in 2006. It isn’t hard to understand how it gets its name, as it truly looks like it would be a gate or opening to the heavens. With that said, most people refer [...]
Florence is the capital city of the Italian region of Tuscany. It’s considered the birthplace of the Renaissance, and is known for it’s art, architecture, and cultural heritage. 4 people like this post. Like Unlike
Hancock, Maryland is an interesting little town with a couple of excellent restaurants (Weaver’s and Park-n-Dine), and it has become a sort of home-away-from-home over the years. While there, we rested, ate well, and cleaned the chains on the bikes as we prepared to leave for day two of our journey–destination Harpers Ferry! Over the [...]
