It seems to me that evap’s trip to Ireland, and her telling of it in words and pictures, is a metaphor for what we are all going through with with this pandemic. We start with plans, then they have to change; then we have a testimonial of man’s inhumanity to man, followed by something breathtakingly beautiful, in this case an inlet with rocky seas. ~WaterGirl
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I spent the second week of March in Ireland with my spousal unit (who is Irish) and a friend. At the start of the week, things were fairly normal, but by the time we left schools, museums, etc had all shut down. It was interesting to watch the shutdown happen in real time. We had planned to spend a large chunk of the summer in Ireland, but at this point it’s not clear when we will be able to go back. *sigh*
After a few days in Dublin, we hit the road. Our first overnight stop was Kinsale, one of my favorite places in Ireland. On the way we stopped at Kilkenny castle, which was build in 1195 after the Norman conquest of Ireland, and was used first as a defensive castle and later as a family manor. It is now a national monument and is outfitted with furniture, etc. from the Victorian era mainly. This picture was taken in the Great Hall, which is relatively modern, built in the mid-19th century. Very interesting ceiling and the crossbeams have heads of mythical creatures at the end.
On The Road – evap – Ireland, March 2020Post + Comments (12)