Happy St. Patrick’s Day! But first, please save me from American advertising! Whoever started the change from Paddy to Patty should be taken behind the barn and pelted with cooked cabbage. Patty is a girl’s name, for heaven’s sake, and … Continue reading
Have you mastered The Basics? That’s grand, then, so. Onward to country lanes: First, disabuse yourself of the notion that you get to see the Irish countryside when you drive. Make a rule that the driver looks at the road … Continue reading
The first step toward driving in Ireland is to ride in the front passenger seat with an Irish driver. When you’ve done that enough so you don’t cringe and lean sideways every time an oncoming car seems to be HEADED … Continue reading
(Written 5/15/09) Since we had been to Old Sarum the day before, I had browsed around for what to do in the afternoon. We were all museum-ed out. So we drove up to the Village of Lacock, a small medieval … Continue reading
We were at Salisbury Cathedral this morning (Friday the 15th), too early to have a tour or to climb the steps in the tower, but it was almost better. We got there after the early morning service, but there’s another … Continue reading
(Written Friday, 5/15) It was rather gray, threatening rain on Thursday, with heavy showers expected Friday, so we flipped our days around and left the Cathedral for Friday to be inside when it was wet. We started the morning at … Continue reading
(Written 5/14/09) Glastonbury has so many legends wrapped around it it’s ridiculous. And Glastonbury Tor is taller than it looks! It was a steep climb up a long hill, with the remnants of a church on top. I told Tim … Continue reading
(Written Tuesday, 5/12/09) We’re exhausted already. Crossed the Severn River on a l-o-n-g bridge over the estuary area where the tide meets the freshwater and churns up the mud. Nice drive, only an hour from Cardiff, and we drove through … Continue reading