Monday, March 9, 2026

Kilkenny Castle

The castle was built in the 1190s. It was occupied by the powerful Butler family until 1935. The descendants donated it to the state because of the exorbitant running costs. The castle was closed because of power failure. What a shame.











Sunday, March 8, 2026

Kilkenny 2

We parked our car here and walked to the castle.








The Left Bank



Saturday, March 7, 2026

Breakfast at the hotel

We will be flying home tomorrow.  Our plan today is to visit the Kilkenny Castle and drive back to Dublin. We will stop at Glendalough along the way.


Full Irish








Grain & Grill Bar & Restaurant

We had our dinner at the hotel.


Our last Guinness in Ireland



Definitely will miss the Guinness!





Slow Cooked Feather Blade of Beef




Fish & Chips



Thursday, March 5, 2026

Lidl

We drove Lidl to buy chocolates and biscuits to take home.




We were on TV

Wednesday, March 4, 2026

Kyteler's Inn

This medieval coaching inn is named after Alice Kyteler, a 14th century witch who once lived in this building. We found this restaurant online.











Irish traditional music







We both had Fish & Chips



Apple Crumble





Irish dance


Tuesday, March 3, 2026

Vienna Calling

We will be flying to Vienna on 18th March 2026. Luckily, we will fly with Turkish Airlines.We will transit in Istanbul. Otherwise, we would have to transit in Dubai. Dubai International Airport was struck and is closed now. I hope the war in the Middle East will end soon. Not sure if we will be affected also.