8-20-15

We head  north for a scenic drive along Loch Lomond and a visit to the Ben Nevis distillery and our hotel in Inverness.

Loch Lomond

 Glencoe, site of McDonald clan massacre by the Campbell clan

 Ben Nevis distillery

 Britain's highest mountain

 Britain's commando memmorial

 Lock at end of Loch Ness

 Loch Ness

 Inverness

8-19-15

Today we left Ireland with a ferry ride to Scotland.

I took these this morning before leaving Ballygally castle

The old tower part is where the ghost room was

 The hotel/castle had beautiful gardens

 Brig O' Doon

 Robert Burns' cottage from the coach window in the rain

8-18-15

Today we crossed into Northern Ireland for a visit to Derry/Londonderry and to our hotel in the Ballygally castle.

Art work of Irish musicians and dancers

 pedestrian Peace bridge, unique design

8-17-15

Drive through Galway and Connemara to Sligo Bay.

 The treaty stone

 The Martin clan flag on Eyre square

 rock fences were everywhere

 

Drumcliffe where W. B. Yeats was burried

 his wife George

 the mountain he wanted to buried in the shadow of

 art work at Drumcliffe

8-16-15

Today we drove from Killarney to Limerick.  We had a stop at the Cliffs of Moher.

 Our spacious hotel room for the night