Day 9: Visiting Blarney Castle and Gardens
The journey begins in London, England. We then proceed west through Southern England before crossing into Wales. The religion of England and Wales is Protestantism and the currency is the pound sterling.
We then take a boat west to enter Ireland. Ireland is a very independent nation where the main religion is Roman Catholicism. Their currency in Ireland is the EuroDollar. We travel through Ireland, including their capital city of Dublin.
We proceed north crossing into Northern Ireland, an important part of the United Kingdom where the primary religion is Protestantism and their currency is that of the United Kingdom which is the pound sterling.
We then travel by boat east to the Island of Great Britain (which is the countries of England, Wales and Scotland) back into England before proceeding north to Scotland. The religion in Scotland is Protestantism and their currency is the pound sterling.
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After an early rise and breakfast, I stepped outside to take a photo of the hotel in Waterford, Ireland. The building is beautiful in color!
I also went across the street to visit St. Savior's Church....how beautiful inside!
On to Killarney
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Blarney Castle & Gardens
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On to Killarney, Ireland
On to Blarney Castle & Gardens
Next, on to Blarney Castle & Gardens. While the castle and the palace is beautiful, the gardens are incredible! (For more beauty, please see the photos below.)
Another difference in use of terms from the U.S. and England, Wales and Ireland:
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Then we drove down the street to view the oldest building in Waterford. It was built in approx. 914 by the Vikings when they came down and occupied this land.
Next, we went to visit the Waterford Crystal factory and business center. The world has always known about this beautiful and expensive creation of glass work, but to see how they create this explains why it is so valuable. Notice on the street sign how all words are in two languages: English and Irish...see the photo below to see how different the words may be though the characters are pretty much the same. You will also notice how since Ireland is sepaparate from England, the currency used in Ireland is the EuroDollar. Take a look at a few photos from the Waterford factory. For more info, please see the photos down below!
This is Waterford glass used on the giant ball that drops down in New York City on midnight on New Year's!
What a beautiful countryside from Blarney to Killarney where we will stay for 2 nights. We walked through the town, saw and show, and I found my ice cream...this flavor was popcorn!
In Waterford, Ireland
