In 2010, my husband and I took an unforgettable trip to Ireland.
The first thing I thought as Pete and I traveled through the extravagantly lush countryside: “I can sure see why they call this place the Emerald Isle.”
The green seemed unusually vivid as we rode in a fabulous jaunting car in Killarney National Park.
We gawked at lovely lakes and rolling hills outside Killarney.
Castles like this one in County Kerry were tucked into the green landscape everywhere.
Of course we visited Blarney Castle (below).
Here’s the view from a window inside Blarney Castle.
We got to drink in plenty of other gorgeous colors as well. Like yellow. Whole fields of yellow. These flowers, called furze or gorse, were thick on the landscape all over Ireland.
Purple and white heather also added color to the countryside.
Even the horse farm we visited was lush.
The horse farm included a Japanese garden.
Alas, there was not as much green in Dublin, but we did get to meet this pigeon. Some things are the same everywhere.
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Nice pictures!
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Thank-you!
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Absolutely stunning!!! Ireland is my next across the pond destination! I was just telling my husband last week.;)
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It’s definitely worth the trip.
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Great indeed! Love the photographs. Thank you very much madam for sharing. Take care.🌹🌹🙏🙏
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Thanks! And you’re welcome.
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My pleasure madam.🌹🙏
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It looks beautiful there! The view from the castle window is amazing. I’ve always wanted to visit Ireland.
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It was definitely an amazing experience.
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It’s on my list of places I would like to visit, Ireland and Austria.
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The whole country was gorgeous! We went in May.
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Beautiful pics! Ireland is on my bucket list (along with the Lake Country in Britain). I hope that one positive thing might have come out of this horrible covid year—more people will realize that we need nature, and need to protect it more than ever.
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Yes, one of the bright spots in the pandemic was spending more time outside.
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