Author: ekmat (ID: 6810) Posted: 2009-09-29 07:34 GMT+00:00 Mileage: 191.15 km
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On our 1st full day in Galway we decided on the tour to the Burren and Cliffs of Moher. The Burrens are impressive in their stony grandeur. Under one burren is the Aillwee Cave, found by a farmer in 1940, and fixed up so people can walk 700 meters into its depths. We passed by many a ruined castle and church and were disappointed not to stop at the 5000 year old Poulnabrone Dolmen. The Cliffs of Moher are surely awesome, though we hardly saw them through the fog.
Google Translation On our 1st full day in Galway we decided on the tour to the Burren and Cliffs of Moher. The Burrens are impressive in their stony grandeur. Under one burren is the Aillwee Cave, found by a farmer in 1940, and fixed up so people can walk 700 meters into its depths. We passed by many a ruined castle and church and were disappointed not to stop at the 5000 year old Poulnabrone Dolmen. The Cliffs of Moher are surely awesome, though we hardly saw them through the fog.
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Dunguaire Castle
Google Translation Dunguaire Castle17_Aillwee_20090926
Stalactites in the Aillwee Cave
Google Translation Stalactites in the Aillwee Cave20_Burren_20090926
One of the burrens, shrouded in fog
Google Translation One of the burrens, shrouded in fog22_CliffsMoher_20090926
Cliffs of Moher in the fog
Google Translation Cliffs of Moher in the fog28_CliffsMoher_20090926
O'Brien Tower at the Cliffs
Google Translation O'Brien Tower at the Cliffs29_CliffsMoher_20090926
The Cliffs on a better day!
Google Translation The Cliffs on a better day!34_Burrens_20090926
Cracks and boulders in the burrens, formed by the thaw thousands of years ago. In the summer, the cracks are filled with flowers.
Google Translation Cracks and boulders in the burrens, formed by the thaw thousands of years ago. In the summer, the cracks are filled with flowers.38_GalwayCoast_20090926
Coastline of Galway Bay as seen from Oranmore
Google Translation Coastline of Galway Bay as seen from Oranmore43_Burrens_20090926
The burrens are lined with "penny walls", built during the famine by laborers who were paid a penny a mile.
Google Translation The burrens are lined with "penny walls", built during the famine by laborers who were paid a penny a mile.
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