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This was my fourth trip to Ireland. My family and I took another escorted tour from C.I.E. This tour included both Ireland and Northern Ireland.

Trip Itinerary (Travel Blog Entries)
1
New York City May 11 '07 Day 1: Flight to Dublin
2
Dublin May 12 '07 Day 2: Dublin
"One man had a blow up doll with him who was passed around the pub."
3
Glendalough May 13 '07 Day 3: Glendalough, Dublin and Abbey Tavern
"Just as before they had a fire going inside the pub burning peat-logs that has a wonderful smell"
4
Downpatrick May 14 '07 Day 4: Downpatrick, Mt. Stewart House and Belfast
"All of the borders, patrols & guards that used to mark the boundary between the Republic & N. Ireland have disappeared."
5
Belfast May 15 '07 Day 5: Belfast, Nine Glens of Antrim, Giant's Causeway, and Derry
"It was very interesting to hear a local talk of the history of the Troubles & to get to see how each side felt about it"
6
Donegal May 16 '07 Day 6: Donegal, Sligo, Belleek and Westport
"An local elderly man came and sat down with us and started talking for a bit and just like that he broke into song"
7
Westport May 17 '07 Day 7: Westport, Killary Fjord, Connemara, and Cong
"They snuck in the back entrance to try to get me to go out clubbing with them!"
8
Galway May 18 '07 Day 8: Galway, Burren, Cliffs of Moher and Bunratty
"you had to eat everything with only a knife because they didn't have forks and spoons in the olden days"
9
Shannon May 19 '07 Day 9: Shannon and Flight Home
First entry: Day 1: Flight to Dublin Next arrow

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