Lanius Travels

On Friday Morning, Sept. 8th, we boarded Ryan Air and flew to Manchaster, UK.  Even though we were traveling to another country, we didn't have to show passports or anything.  Since we were coming in from an Euro country, they call it soft borders. This was an experience, because we took the train from the airport to the Hotel.  We couldn't check in since the only flight  was at 8:00 am  and was only an hour long.  Got to hotel at 10:00 am and couldn't check in until noon.  We only had the one night in Manchester and the next day was to be the first concert at the Manchester Arena since the bombing.  A large city, with mix of old and new.  We walked around town, Piccadilly Gardens and lots of shopping.  Since I'm not much of a shopper, we just did some sight seeing. Piccadilly Gardens No plants? The fountains at Piccadilly Gardens, Sitll no plants  Just some street views.  It's amazing that so many of the shops were the same as the ones we have here.  O

Well, we left Star Valley heading to Ireland on Aug 30th. My bucket list item.  Spent the night in Salt Lake City, UT for an early morning flight (6:00 am).   Of course since we used milage for the tickets, we got to Shannon, Ireland the next morning by way of Salt Lake City, UT to Dallas, TX, to Orlando, FL, to Philadelphia, PA.  But since we left Philadelphia at 9:45 PM, we arrived in Shannon at around 7:00 AM.  Tired, but after renting a car, we heading to Limerick for the night.  On the way, since check in wasn't until 2:00 pm, we did some touring on the way. Everything was really green, and all shades.  But of course, they get a lot of rain, but is sort of like Seattle, with a drizzle and some sun, so you just do things anyway.   First stop was Bunratty Castle. Here, we explored the castle and grounds.  This first dates back to 1251. Front view Always take picture of signs to remember where you are! A little song during the tour. Pygmy Goat View fro