Day Seven- more on the way to Kilarney and Kilarney nite life

Hi all,
Well I have just spent 10 minutes trying to upload more of our photos from yesterday, last night and today. I have lost patience in the process. So I will download at a internet cafe when I can.

Just quickly we are in Kilarney, here last night and today. The rain has set back in and it was a wet traveling day
SOOOO Dad this is the O'Donoghue castle in Kilarney- is this the one that should have been our home???? This is called Ross castle and was the last strong hold against Cromwell but it was leased out at the time- think I got that right. Check it out on-  http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/07/Bunrattybig.jpg 
 If not do you know where it was????



O'Donoghue's Castle in Kilarney

So we have great photos which I hope to up load on the next blog of what we have done and seen. Also it was Halloween last night so we did the fancy dress- and being as clever as we are we have dressed up as all things that our Guide Mark has told us about. So legends, myths and movies (yes the Quiet Man again) of Ireland. He was well surprised, see a few drinks the night before and we have the best idea- and we only had 2 hours to get the costumes together. At this point it would have been great to go through sister Kate's fancy dress shop- oh well we did alright with what we got.
Miss you from here
Alison and Karen

Day six- Cliffs of Moher on the way to Annascaul, County Kerry

Hi all,
OMG what a day it was the sun was out all day -it was a perfect day. And finally some outside photos of us without our jackest on cause it was warm enough and their was no rain.

Again I am sorry I have not got the name of this castle, but it is a great shot of me and Alison with the castle in the background. alsion has a great shot with just the castle and the refection in the lake to show you all when we get back. She is still in bed as it is now 5.30am and i have been going for 2 hours to get blog up to date.

Here is Simon in the Leprechan house looking into the wishing well.

Mark our tour guide- now while it does look like he has had enough of us and looking for desperate measures to escape- not so. This is his favourite spot in Ireland (well his fav today on this drive). A couple others ventued out to get their photo taken on the ledge as well.

The sun is out- so a picnic is in order. Picnic Ireland mid autumn style, on rocks over looking the water. Yah we are outside in sunshine and not getting wet- we love it

Cliffs of Moher. Five of us opted to do the cliff walk- which includes climbing over bard wire fences. This is a shot from this side half way to the top.

In front of the rock nearly at the top.

Katie and Kyra at the top of the cliffs.

Me and Kyra starting to walk towards the other side of the cliffs.

Cliffs of Moher the otherside - have walked the length. The path is narrow slippery and close to the edge with no barriers not for the fainthearted

The Cliffs of Moher crew from left- Kyra, Karen, Katie, Freddy, Lyndon. After we had finished the walk in great time (back 40 minutes early) power walking.

Okay it doesn't show so well but we passed this beach and there were about 20-30 people surfing - yes surfing.

Dinner tonight at the hostel pub- four days to go and we all still look like we are up for anything right- NOT

Went to the local bar called the South Pole in Annascaul, County Kerry. It was owned by Tom Crean who was a famous adveturer. Tom Crean figured prominently in three of the four major British expeditions to the Antarctic. Crean spent more time in the South than either Scott or Shackleton - and he outlived them both! See link below to find out more about him- he was a fasinating man and incrediable brave in the expediations- truly inspiring stories.
http://website.lineone.net/~polar.publishing/tomcreanunsunghero.htm

So that is it for now- might try and grab a couple hours sleep before we head off- clocks go back an hour today \9well \i already did that so it is 6am.Wait no didn't change my watch only my phone- yah it is only 5am and \i don't need to eb up till 8am.

We have 2 days in the next town so should be able to get those done each day if not on the 2nd day.
Miss you from here
Karen and Alison

Thursday Sight seeing in Heidelberg by the Chicklets

Heidelberger Schloss castle we finally made it

Proof we made it- photo of Alison and I at the castle- see it in the background

The bridge we were on when we took the night time shots of Heidelberg- view from Heidelberger Schloss castle

The view with an improvement- Alison and I

Alison is taking photos too- me taking a photo of her taking a photo

The bridge and the view again - just cause it is pretty

Church of the Holy Spirit. History has it when the protesants got to town this church was split right down the middle by them and they used half and the catholics used the other.

MMMM a wine vat - just my size - inside Heidelberger Schloss castle

Changed my mind I want this one.

This is the spot where there was a synagogue - which was burnt down by the Nazis. They didn't rebuild but have kept the spot as a permanent reminder.

Our shopping street on the left hand side

Our shopping street on the right hand side in Heidelberg

Castle, Heidelberg at Nite

Hi all we went to one of the bridges in Heidelberg to get a view of the Heidelberger Schloss castle before we went to dinner for Alison's birthday. Great views - but they were kind of surpassed by the dinner. Anyway here are the photos we got.

This is the other side of the river view at nite. Steffie Graff lives in one of these houses

Yes I know it looks blurred but we were sobber- it is the effects of the lights on the Heidelberger Schloss castle it looks like it is on fire but it is not