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Yesterday afternoon we headed into Galway for a little retail therapy and then dinner. There were a lovely little toy shop full of amazing wooden and traditional toys and a wonderful spiral staircase Some great graffitti/wall art Winding bustling streets with the usual array of buskers for entertainment (oops – no photos of those). We went for…
Ok, this post is not actually about the fields, and mostly about the castle of Athenry, but it is hard for the song The Fields of Athenry not to pop into your mind while you drive around the town and area. The castle is a glorious medieval castle, simply restored, that has been preserved since it…
We woke up to another bright and breezy day, packed up a picnic, and headed west, past Galway city and into Conemara. The countryside was rugged and beautiful. We stopped at a beach near Ballyconneely for our picnic lunch, and explored the beach. The sand is a beautiful colour, but not as soft and fine…
We arrived on Saturday afternoon after 170 miles of driving, to our home for the week, a house swap home in Craughwell, Co Galway. It is a lovely large 6 bedroomed house with a huge garden, trampoline, wide screen tvs and lots of lego! After dinner we set off to explore, and drove through Galway city…
Last week saw the start of a local community photography course in Lisburn. It was so popular that they decided to run two classes, and we have split into a Tuesday night and a Thursday night group. On the first evening we were given an introduction by our tutor, photographer Stephen Wilson, who happens to…
What is House Swapping? It is exchanging your home (or second home) with another homeowner somewhere else in the world for a vacation. Shop in their local supermarkets, live like a local, find out much more about a culture and way of life than you would ever experience on a traditional holiday in a hotel…