Re: Really OT: Ireland

2002-09-23 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
I don't recall the scene in the movie, but is is a great place for photographs, although it has been a bit overexposed in postcards, travel brochures, and books on Ireland. Cobh is a great place for photographs, if you have the proper Pentax equipment. 8). There are colorful buildings around

Re: Really OT: Ireland

2002-09-22 Thread Daniel J. Matyola
Don't miss the Cliff of Moher and the Dingle Peninsula. I thought that the highly-touted Ring of Kerry was a disappointment, but it should be better in Nov, when it won't be very crowded. We especially enjoyed, Newgrange, and hour north of Dublin, which is a passage tomb probably older than

Re: Really OT: Ireland

2002-09-22 Thread Rob Studdert
On 22 Sep 2002 at 9:52, Steve Desjardins wrote: My family and I are doing a 6 day trip to Ireland in late November. This is one of those Plane tickets, BB vouchers, and rental car trips, but the price was great. Since we're on our own, I though I'd ask for suggestions. We're flying into

RE: Really OT: Ireland

2002-09-22 Thread Amita Guha
Don't miss the Cliff of Moher and the Dingle Peninsula. Dan is right; Dingle and the Cliffs are must-sees. Try to spend a couple of nights in Dingle and explore the peninsula. The Burren, with its lunar, desolate landscape, is also worth seeing, and is the home of a couple of churches with

Re: Really OT: Ireland

2002-09-22 Thread Steve Sharpe
At 9:52 AM -0400 9/22/02, Steve Desjardins wrote: My family and I are doing a 6 day trip to Ireland in late November. This is one of those Plane tickets, BB vouchers, and rental car trips, but the price was great. Since we're on our own, I though I'd ask for suggestions. We're flying into