On arriving in Bath yesterday we instantly loved it! We like it so much that we cancelled our first night in London to stay here longer! That the entire city is stunning is definitely down to the Bath stone that adorns every building, the Palladian and Georgian architecture, and the beautiful hilly surrounds. I want my house to have Bath stone! We started with a city bus tour before going into Bath Abbey. Bath Abbey had a very humbling effect on us. The Abbey ta...

Two nights ago we arrived in Cardiff. The hostel is so nice and one can easily see why it is considered the UK's best hostel. Best of all it is another small hostel so the atmosphere is very friendly and everyone talks to one another. We met a lovely mother and daughter from north of London who we hope to meet up with again later in the week when in London. Yesterday our first stop was Cardiff Castle, only a leisurely 5 minute walk away. We had no idea that the ...

We moved on to Cork yesterday and were excited to see County Cork as it was home to our O'Brien family. The countryside through County Kilkenny, Tipperary and Cork was simply stunning. After arriving at our lovely Avondale B&B, we were encouraged to visit Blarney for the afternoon as it is only 30 minutes away. It was such a lovely surprise, as Blarney is so lovely and quaint and the castle and it's grounds were just beautiful. We were very excited to kiss t...

Today we left Dublin for Kilkenny, an old medieval city in none other than County Kilkenny. It's a city with real character due to it's medieval roots and beautiful castle, cathedral, churches and riverside setting on the River Nore. We could only afford one day here which was unfortunate as the hostel was fantastic and the people there lovely. We met up with Elan and an Aussie from Melbourne called Angus who were there on a day tour. We went straight to St Cani...

We arrived in Dublin yesterday at lunchtime by bus from Belfast. We're staying right next to Trinity College, not only a very prestigious university, but also a lovely area, with wide, open, tree-lined streets, lots of shops and it's very close to the river. After having lunch at O'Brien's (we couldn't resist!) we got on another open top citysightseeing bus. We've found them not only very informative, but also very useful for getting around and for getting a fee...