Long weekend

Yesterday was a bank holiday in Ireland. The October bank holiday to be precise. I have no idea what the purpose of the holiday is other than it is close to Halloween and it is about halfway between the August bank holiday and Christmas. Anyway, we decided that we needed to take advantage of the long weekend and hired (rented) a car and went to Kilkenny. While there, we stayed at the Laurels and John even booked one of the "deluxe" rooms. The place was a bit out of city centre but the town is small enough that it didn't really matter. Overall, it was a very good base for exploring and the rooms were comfortable. Ours had a whirlpool tub which was very nice for the muscles after a day of walking around. When we arrived in the room, I was very happy that the bed was really big. However, when we got into bed the first night, I felt an all too familiar feeling: the edge of a twin bed. A check later revealed that, yes, this was two twin beds bolted together, not a king sized bed.

Anyway, we did a lot of sightseeing during the weekend and those of you who are regular readers know that that means pictures. Lots of pictures. :) I am organizing them and will start posting soon...