On this page you will find some photos of our vacation to Ireland. Click on a photo to see a larger version, a new window will be opened with the photo and some text.

England - Wales

The railway station of Llanfairpwllgwyngyllgogerychwyrndrobwllllantysiliogogogoch, the town with the longest name in Great Britain
Railway station of Llanfair PG

Ireland

View over Killiney Bay
Killiney Bay
St. Kevin's Kitchen in Glendalough
Glendalough - St. Kevin's Kitchen
Wicklow Gap in the Wicklow Mountains south-west of Dublin
Wicklow Gap
The tower at the Trinity College in Dublin
Dublin - Trinity College
Pub in Dublin
Pub in Dublin
One of the beautiful preserved High Crosses in Monasterboice
High Cross in Monasterboice
The stone in front of the entrance of the Newgrange burial chamber
Entrance of Newgrange
Round tower in Clonmacnoise with the river Shannon in the background
Round tower in Clonmacnoise
Knocknarea mountain on Coolera peninsula. The pile of stones on the top are supposed to be the grave of Queen Maeve, the legendary queen of Connacht
Knocknarea mountain with the grave of Queen Maeve
Fishing boats in Sligo Bay near Aughris Head
Sligo Bay
The famous Connemara ponies in Connemara National Park
Connemara ponies
Footpath through the rough landscape of Connemara National Park
Connemara National Park
The church of the Immaculate Conception in Ballymote
Church in Ballymote
Carved stone from the 8th to 10th century at the cemetery near Carrowntemple
Cemetery near Carrowntemple
Choir-screen in Sligo Abbey
Sligo Abbey
The beautifully restored castle in Donegal
Donegal castle
The snow-white lighthouse at Fanad Head at the Atlantic coast
Lighthouse at Fanad Head
St. Eunan cathedral in Letterkenny
Letterkenny cathedral
Cannons at the former Fort Dunree, nowadays it is a military museum
Cannons at Fort Dunree
The splendid coastal rocks near Malin Head, the most northern point of Ireland
Atlantic coast at Malin Head
Old Farmhouse in the open air museum in Glencolmcille
Farmhouse in Glencolmcille
Small part of the beautiful gardens at Glenveagh Castle in Glenveagh National Park
Garden at Glenveagh Castle
c enormous waterwheel in front of the corn mill at the Newmills Corn & Flax Mills
Newmills Corn & Flax Mills

Northern-Ireland

Aquatic sports on Lough Neagh at Oxford Island
Lough Neagh
The Old Bushmills distillery in Bushmill
Old Bushmills distillery
The Giant's Causeway, the path that is supposed to have been laid by the giant Fion MacCool for his loved one
Giant's Causeway
Giant basalt columns at the Giant's Causeway
Giant's Causeway
People with fear of heights should not cross the Carrick-a-rede rope bridge. A wobbling 20 meter long rope bridge, 25 meter above the water
Carrick-a-rede rope bridge
Seals at Mill Bay on Rathlin Island
Seals on Rathlin Island
The Titanic was build on the shipyard of Harland & Wolff in Belfast
Belfast - shipyard of Harland & Wolff
One of the many murals in Shankill Road
Mural in Shankill Road
Stalactite formations in the Marble Arch Caves
Marble Arch Caves
The monument for the victims of Bloody Sunday on January 30, 1972 in Derry
Derry - Bloody Sunday monument
The beautiful castle in Carrickfergus
Castle in Carrickfergus
Gunners on Carrickfergus castle stand ready to shoot the enemy
Gunners on the castle

England - Cambridge

One of the many splendid colleges in Cambridge: Kings College
Cambridge - Kings College
The Bridge of Sighs at the backside of St. Johns College
St. Johns College: Bridge of Sighs

On this page you will find the pictures that our daughter Ciska made during this vacation.