Garden of the SensesAs you can see, i managed to download another photo again after having a problem last night. I think the problem was with Blogger as i followed my usual procedure tonight and it just worked.I took this photo in the garden of the Senses in Tralee. This garden is located inside the park in the centre of Tralee town in county Kerry and is well worth a visit. The main park has a wonderful display of roses and rose beds with many colours and in bloom they are a lovely sight to behold. The town of Tralee is famous for its Rose of Tralee contest when ladies from all over the world with Irish blood in their veins gather here. One will be chosen as the Rose of Tralee to represent the town world wide for the coming year and to encourage visitors to visit this historic town. Tralee is a wonderful centre for touring and adjacent to Dingle and the Ring of Kerry and other major historic places like Ardfert, which was associated with that great Irish saint, St Brendan the navigator. Here they wil claim that St Brendan discovered America long before Columbus nearly got there. There is also a wonderful Golf course in Tralee and for anybody who fancies themselves as a golfer this is a course that will test their claim. The Rose of Tralee festival happens later in the Summer and lasts for a week and there are all kinds of entertaining events to keep you more than occupied during that week.
It looks like our cold spell is here until at least the weekend but hopefully this will be the last of that kind of weather. Will April bring its showers? Well we will have to wait and see ....but as long as they are only showers we can put up with that.
I commented yesterday on the shortage of hire out cars on the market this year and forgot to mention that the available ones are much more expensive than last year. This seems to be a general thing throughout the European Union so if you are coming it just might be worth your while to consider chauffeurdrive vacations and hiring your own personal driver and guide. This car and driver in the west of Ireland would love to help.
Tralee was gorgeous! That's where we saw Siamesa Tiere right (I think I butchered that -- but I remember how to say it... she-ohm-sa tier-a)
ReplyDeleteWell done Kristy.....if i had you here for a little longer you could be a native Irish speaker. Yes... Tralee is home to the National Theatre Folk Group at Siamsa Tire (Irish spelling) and the shows there are always worth a visit also. I know that you all enjoyed the night we spent there. Remember Deirdre's B&B? She no longer does that and i do miss her place. She was also a very nice lady. Remember the lovely views from their upstairs breakfast room? The views of the mountains on the Dingle peninsula were special.I do have many lovely memories of your group of three. We laughed a lot....especially as you prayed when we had those scary moments on narrow winding roads. Remember the "....no evil shall i fear" bit ?
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LOL, ah yes, the old "yea though I walk through the valley of the shadow of death" schtick! Those lorries get a little too close for comfort sometimes... thank God you're a good driver! BTW, I still pull that one out sometimes, it always gets a laugh.
ReplyDeleteFound out my great-great-great grandmother's last name was Hagan. That's Irish right? You know what's weird? I wrote that novel last year, and the male lead character's first name was Hagan... *insert theme to The Twilight Zone here*
I wonder are the Hagans related to the Hogans? Could be...i will check it out. We might be cousins yet. That is strange that you chose that name in your book....nothing happens by accident in God's world.have a lovely Easter and take care.
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Dave, it's funny that you mention St. Brendan in your blog as I'm just now reading a book ("The Fourth Part of the World") in which that assertion is explored. In the author's opinion, it's very likely that St. Brendan and many other Irish sailors were familar with North America long before Columbus got there!
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