Category: RTW Travel

  • 8, 9, 10, 11, AAAHHHHHHHH!

    8, 9, 10, 11, AAAHHHHHHHH!

    What do you think would happen if you tried to attack Bunratty Castle? We went to Bunratty Castle and took a tour of the castle and the grounds. We started in the basement where we learned the history about the castle. We went outside and the tour guide, who we think may have been a leprechaun, told us…

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  • Blackcurrant Cordial

    Blackcurrant Cordial

    Have you ever tried Blackcurrant cordial? I have, and I absolutely love it.  It tastes like sweet berries and a sour lemon mixed together.  We decided to make it because the place we are staying at has a blackcurrant bush so Mikhaila and I went and picked some berries. While I was making it, there…

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  • An Irish Breakfast Treat!

    An Irish Breakfast Treat!

    Since I really wanted to try interesting foods in Ireland, my mom went to the store and bought black and white puddings, which are made of pork meat and fat, oatmeal, other spices, and (only in the black pudding) BLOOD!   In the package, they look like white and light brown sausages. We thought that…

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  • Blarney Castle – Kissing the Blarney Stone

    Blarney Castle – Kissing the Blarney Stone

    I’m not sure about you, but I always visualized the Blarney Stone as being a huge rock in the middle of a field surrounded by tourists.  Maybe looking something like this (but with more tourists): But what the Blarney Stone actually looks like is this: As you may have read in Mikhaila’s post, legend has…

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  • In a Magical Land Far, Far Away….

    In a Magical Land Far, Far Away….

    Today we visited the Blarney Castle and Gardens to kiss the Blarney Stone.  Our visit was divided into three parts.  First, we took a walk through a lovely forest that had beautiful tall trees, as well as a fern garden and a horse graveyard.  Next, we went to the Blarney Castle, climbed to the top,…

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