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We're all home safe and sound after a weekend away down to Killarney, a Kerry town with the distinction of having the most guest beds of any town in Ireland after Dublin. It's very much the tourist destination, but not to be sneezed at for all that.
We were in Killarney primarily for the Lazytown Live! show, a live performance based on the TV show that Rowan really likes. We'd decided that if we were going to be in Killarney anyway we'd best make a family trip out of it, and had booked two nights in the Gleneagle Hotel for the four of us. The hotel was pleasant, if basic, and was a hit with the kids as there was both a pool and a ball-pit/play area.
I've described the dinner we had at Kobe previously. Our meal the second night was at a Chinese restaurant, The Good Friends, and while it didn't match up to the glorious meal of Friday night, it was pretty good and the staff pleasantly tolerant of kids, which was useful as Rowan was less impressed with the food and consequently a little less angelic.
On Saturday before the Lazytown show we went out to Muckross House, a Mock, sorry, Neo-Tudor mansion of 19th Century construction overlooking the lake, Lough Leane, which forms the centrepiece of many of the postcards from the area. I can see why. The view from the house is spectacular, and the play of light and cloud over the mountains must have provided the wealthy residents no end of delight as the seasons passed.
Later, I took Rowan to the show, which was actually pretty good. My sympathies were primarily with the villian's robotic sidekick, Robotacus, as the poor fellow had to perform the whole show, acrobatics and all, in a full body suit, face and all. He must have been uncomfortably hot under the stage lights even before starting the back flips.
On Sunday we had another big breakfast (hotels and breakfasts, nom-nom-nom) and then after a decent pause when for a swim before checking out. We went for a walk round the grounds of Killarney House and had lunch before leaving town. On the way home we stopped at the Coolwood Wildlife Park for a visit, where we got to goggle at lots of exotic birds, some primates and a pair of semi-aquatic deer. (Wikipedia thinks they were Chinese Water Deer, not Chevrotains, judging by the photos.)
Then back on the road and home to a very welcome cup of tea.
We were in Killarney primarily for the Lazytown Live! show, a live performance based on the TV show that Rowan really likes. We'd decided that if we were going to be in Killarney anyway we'd best make a family trip out of it, and had booked two nights in the Gleneagle Hotel for the four of us. The hotel was pleasant, if basic, and was a hit with the kids as there was both a pool and a ball-pit/play area.
I've described the dinner we had at Kobe previously. Our meal the second night was at a Chinese restaurant, The Good Friends, and while it didn't match up to the glorious meal of Friday night, it was pretty good and the staff pleasantly tolerant of kids, which was useful as Rowan was less impressed with the food and consequently a little less angelic.
On Saturday before the Lazytown show we went out to Muckross House, a Mock, sorry, Neo-Tudor mansion of 19th Century construction overlooking the lake, Lough Leane, which forms the centrepiece of many of the postcards from the area. I can see why. The view from the house is spectacular, and the play of light and cloud over the mountains must have provided the wealthy residents no end of delight as the seasons passed.
Later, I took Rowan to the show, which was actually pretty good. My sympathies were primarily with the villian's robotic sidekick, Robotacus, as the poor fellow had to perform the whole show, acrobatics and all, in a full body suit, face and all. He must have been uncomfortably hot under the stage lights even before starting the back flips.
On Sunday we had another big breakfast (hotels and breakfasts, nom-nom-nom) and then after a decent pause when for a swim before checking out. We went for a walk round the grounds of Killarney House and had lunch before leaving town. On the way home we stopped at the Coolwood Wildlife Park for a visit, where we got to goggle at lots of exotic birds, some primates and a pair of semi-aquatic deer. (Wikipedia thinks they were Chinese Water Deer, not Chevrotains, judging by the photos.)
Then back on the road and home to a very welcome cup of tea.
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