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Paul & Sarah UK/Ireland Trip August 2003 Days 12 & 13

August 14, 2003 /

13 Aug Haworth, Bronte Parsonage, Hike through the Moors, (Potter) Bridge
14 Aug Haworth & Going Home

The Hogwarts Express railroad bridge from the Harry Potter movies.
Potter Bridge and the Yorkshire Moors
Sarah at the Bronte Parsonage in Haworth, Yorkshire, England
Bronte Parsonage, Haworth
Bronte Parsonage Cemetary
One of the steepest city streets in the world
The heather was heavenly
Yorkshire Moors
Yorkshire Moors
First glimpse of Top Withens
This apparently docile looking ram tried to butt us off the walls at Top Withens
What’s Top Withens, you ask?
At Top Withens
Looking back down the moors from Top Withens
Our last night in a hostel that was once a family’s mansion
Decaled window in the hostel
Sarah and our Renault Clio — a great little car to which we added 1600 miles
On the way home ;( (but we were ready!)

Paul & Sarah UK/Ireland Trip August 2003 Days 9-11

August 12, 2003 /

10 Aug Inverary The Trossochs, Doune’s Castle
11 Aug Day in Edinburgh
12 Aug North Yorkshire Moors National Park & HP Train, Evening in York

Inverary
Loch Fyne at Inverary (across from B&B
The Trossachs
Doune Castle
The castle from the courtyard
Sarah at the top of the castle
Countryside around the castle
Paul looking into the courtyard
Edinburgh Castle (it *is* that big)
Street performers, Edinburgh
The North Yorkshire Moors Railway
Some of the scenes from Harry Potter movies filmed here
The North Yorkshire Moors
York city wall

Paul & Sarah UK/Ireland Trip August 2003 Day 8

August 9, 2003 /

9 Aug Inverary and Gigha Island Scotland (God’s Place)

This was the view from across the street from our B&B in Inverary
Our hostess sent us here instead of the cities
And it was a great choice
Meeting the locals
Gigha North Bay
Highland cows
Gardens on Gigha
Big leaves!
Church ruin on Gigha
At the George again – best seats in the house!



Paul & Sarah UK/Ireland Trip August 2003 Days 6 & 7

August 8, 2003 /

7 Aug: Belfast City, Cavehill Park & McArt’s Fort (Ben Madigan’s Mountain)
8 Aug: Scotland – Troon, Glasgow, Loch Lomond, Inveraray, Hotel George Garden

Sarah in Belfast
Cavehill Park and McArt’s Fort, Belfast
Belfast from McArt’s Fort
Some (very inebriated) kids we met in a cave
on the way to the top
Waiting for our very late ferry
The beach at Troon, Scotland
Glasgow
Loch Lomand (way too many tourists!)
The peninsula where we spent the 8th & 9th
After a long fruitless search for a place to stay
we ended up in Inverary
And though every hostel and B&B were full,
magically twas a vacancy sign at Tighe Na Mara (By the Sea)
Relaxing dinner at the George Hotel in Inverary
Sarah at the Georg
The guys who took our picture

Paul & Sarah UK/Ireland Trip August 2003 Day 5

August 6, 2003 /

6 Aug Galway Bay, Sliabh League Cliffs, Glengesh

Killkelly, a beautifully sad song about Irish immigrants.
Killybegs, looking out on Galway Bay
Galway Bay
The Sliabh League Cliffs, Donegal
At 1972 ft., the highest seaside cliffs in Europe
At the top of the Sliabh League Cliffs
Bad Hair Day on the cliffs
The
Glengesh Pass
The Glengesh Pass
Paul at Breslin’s B & B in Bundoran, IR
(with a new sweater, on the only day we needed it)

Paul & Sarah UK/Ireland Trip August 2003 Day 4

August 5, 2003 /

5 Aug Gleniff Horseshoe,Cairn, Bundoran

This was one of our favorite finds of the whole trip.
Gleniff Horseshoe
Gleniff Horseshoe
Gleniff Horseshoe
Gleniff Horseshoe
We climbed up! Whew.
And it wasn’t exactly legal 😉
Make ye selves ‘t home
On vigil
Creevykeel Cairn. Sacrifice to the sun god (must have worked!)
Creevykeel Cairn
Bundoran Cliffs
Bundoran Sunset

Paul & Sarah UK/Ireland Trip August 2003 Day 3

August 4, 2003 /

4 Aug Galway, Connemarra

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We stayed overnight in Aughrim and had a great time at the Hynes Hostel (and bar). The visitor’s center for the battle was closed the next day for a Bank Holiday, and this placard was the only info we could get on the battle

Glencar Falls. We had to wait in the car for an hour for a thunderstorm to pass (the only rain we had in two weeks!),
but this little waterfall was worth the wait.
Glencar Falls
The ridge that makes the falls and the entrance to the Glencar Falls park.
Sarah in Galway Bay
Somewhere in northwest Ireland
Sarah’s deja vu. Sarah swore she saw this scene in a dream.
Connemarra National Park

Paul & Sarah UK/Ireland Trip August 2003 Days 1 & 2

August 3, 2003 /

2 Aug: Manchester & Liverpool England, Ferry to Dublin,Ireland
3 Aug: Dublin and Guinness Brewery, Aughrim – HynesPub
Scroll down past the first gallery for “Driving Fun“

Our first street performance. How special!
At the Liverpool docks
Liverpool: We all live in a Yellow Submarine
On the ferry to Ireland, Liverpool in the background
First view of Ireland at sunset
Our favorite spot in Dublin
First (of many 😉)
The Liffey River
Sarah at Madigan’s pub (her mom’s ancestor’s name)
At the Hynes hostel/bar in Aughrim, Ireland

Driving fun!!!

Good advice
Yes, this really was on the road (and it was better advice, too)
Major Irish byway
And how they keep the hedges off the roadway
Every now and then we ran into some obstacles (not literally!)
Yikes! Saw a lot of these signs.
Double-Yikes! This just made us laugh (and brake!)

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