Friday, March 23rd - Limerick

Yesterday morning we took some time to visit Killarney National Forest before traveling through the  lower midlands of Ireland yesterday to Limerick.  The moss covering trees and rock is really thick and gives everything the look of velvet.  We saw some rangers and they gave us names and ages of the trees in the woods.

We made a stop in Adare for lunch at a little cafe.  It is a early nineteenth century commercialization of thatched roof cottages - built to enhance the duke's estate.  Cute.

We arrived in Limerick - unlike most towns we have visited.  Row after row of brick Georgian style step-up residences.  Each door a different color - so you can find your way home.

We ate at restaurant two blocks away last night.  And the door was locked.  We rang the doorbell to get inside.  Limerick has a past reputation for crime and gang activity.  Not a cozy feeling.  We did not roam the streets at night.  Today we are off to see a major castle and then to Dublin.  Having dinner with Elodie and then will spend the rest of our trip with her touring Dublin.