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Forget Hotels – Stay in an Irish Castle!
Skip the cozy Irish Bed-and-Breakfasts. Skip the Maldron and Jury’s Inn hotels. Spend a night in a castle instead! During our three weeks in Ireland, my search for a reasonably-priced hotel in Sligo brought up an unexpected surprise: the Markree Castle Hotel. It’s more a large manor house than a true castle and it hasn’t been turned into a 5-star spa resort, but it was delightful. (And we couldn’t afford a 5-star resort anyway.) The long entrance drive made me feel like I was coming up to Pemberly, or Netherfield at least. Stained glass windows in the great hall show the family’s genealogy and connections to royalty – that’s King John, Henry VIII and Elizabeth I along the top. Fireplaces abound in the main areas, and the staircases put you smack into Downton Abbey. The other downstairs rooms have been restored to Victorian times, if not earlier. Upstairs, bedrooms are … Continue reading
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Tagged castle hotels, Downton Abbey, IRELAND, Irish Castle, Jennifer Jensen, Markree castle, Markree Castle Hotel, Travel
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There’s Sunshine on My Blog Today!
I was wowed last week by author and blogger extraordinaire Suzanne Stengl when she passed the Sunshine Award on to me. Well, to ten of us, but who’s counting? So yes, in the midst of Midwest clouds and thunderstorms, the sun also shining! The rules of the Sunshine Award are: • Include the award’s logo in a post on your blog. • Link to the person who nominated you. • Answer the 10 questions below. • Pass the award on to ten (or however many you want) “Sunshine inspiring” bloggers. Ooh – does that mean I inspire sunshine? Cool! Here are the questions, along with as many answers as I’m able to come up with: Favorite Color: I used to say “blue” automatically, but it seems to have morphed to purple. Or red. I’m wearing a lot of those these days (although I’ve got a few years to go before … Continue reading