The Younger Sisters' Five Week Journey Through Europe

There was something about being at Peter's that was very comforting. After being on the road now for twelve days, staying in hotels, hostels and with random people through Airbnb, it was nice to stay with someone we knew (well Jen knew from YWAM). We got to do laundry too! Peter lives in Paisley, just outside of Glasgow. Today he took the day off of work today and was our tour guide for Glasgow and the surrounding area. We walked a lot, but had a quite evening at Peter's watching faulty towers and eating spaghetti that Jen made for us. Loch Lomond Loch is the Scottish word for lake, and Loch Lomond is one of the biggest in the UK. It was a beautiful sunny fall day when we visited, the air was cool, but perfect for strolling around the loch. We stopped at the small village of Luss and walked around. To warm our selves up we had cappuccinos by the fire at  The Coach House Coffee Shop , as well as a yummy homemade scone with clotted crea...

Today was an uneventful day. Our flight to Glasgow from Dublin left at 7:30pm, but the only things planned today were mailing our Ireland souvenirs back home and driving from Limerick to Dublin, dropping of the car rental and then heading to our gate. Mailing our souvenirs took a little time, because the post office only took cash or credit cards with chips. European credit cards have security chips in them that American cards do not and some places will only take " chip and pin " cards, we found this the case especially at non-touristy places like the grocery store and post office. We found an ATM and then finished up at the post office. We shipped a lot of our souvenirs throughout our trip, especially before we flew anywhere. The weight limit for bags when traveling within Europe is 44lbs, so instead of paying the overweight bag fee we paid to ship them home. Plus when the trip was over and we got home, opening the boxes was like Christmas! After returning our car we too...

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 ...