The Younger Sisters' Five Week Journey Through Europe

Today we drove from Kenmare to Limerick, Ireland. Along the way we stopped at "Ireland's Cutest Village," Adare, Ireland; before heading to the famous Cliffs of Moher. We started our journey with some homemade scones and fresh jam from a Jam  a cute little cafe in Kenmare. While on the road we ran into some fellow travelers. We were very impressed that they were obeying to laws of the road and traveling on the correct side. Adare This town is known as the "prettiest village in Ireland" although from all my research I can't seem to find who originally titled it that or what official granted the title, but everyone seems to refer to it as that. Maybe it was because the sun was hiding behind the over cast skies that day, or because Jen and I were 10 days in to, what seemed like, a non stop trip (not complaining it was amazing, just tiring) but we were not that impressed with Adare. The giant tourist trap "heritage center" was on one side of the...

Today our journey took us in a giant loop, but it was on purpose. There are several peninsulas on the south-eastern coast of Ireland that are great to drive around. Dingle, Beara, and Iveragh (Ring of Kerry); each have their own great sites and cute villages to visit. The Ring of Kerry is one of the more popular ones, and that is what Jennifer and I decided to explore. Ladies View Ladies View is a scenic stop along the Ring of Kerry (N71). It is a part of the Killarney National park and its name comes from Queen Victoria's ladies-in-waiting admiration of the view. This was our first stop on our road trip today. We got out and took some pictures. There is a little cafe and gift shop along the road, but it was too early, it opens at 10am. ( http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ladies_View_(Ireland) ) Muckross House and Gardens Our next stop was the Muckross House and Gardens in Killarney. The house is a 19th Century Victorian mansion set on the shores of Muckross Lake in ...