May 29, 2024
Dark Hedges, Co. Antrim, Northern Ireland

Tuesday, May 28th, Edel and I drove from Cork up to Northern Ireland and went to the far North to see the legendary Dark Hedges! I had seen on social media years ago and found out they were used in Game of Thrones ( S2,E1 king's road) and now thousands travel to see them! This beautiful avenue of beech trees was planted by the Stuart family in the 18th century to spruce up the driveway to their house, pictured below, you'll see it needed it!

I really enjoyed my first trip to Thailand! On our final morning here we went to try breakfast at this spot, down the road, we had been hearing rave reviews on, King Of Bread . The hype was correct, the breakfast was delicious and they had some unique choices. I had eggs benedict on a croissant, in lieu of the standard english muffin and Bosco had it on Milk Bread, which was equally tasty.

We love having authentic experiences with locals to really get a chance to see how they live and thrive in the Ports we visit. So when I found a cooking class, by a local woman offered in her home, we were excited to book. Um ( our teacher) picked us and brought us back to our hotel along with the family of 4 from Sydney, Australia, that had also signed up for this afternoon class. Um's house, which has a lovely open air kitchen, garden and dining area, was about a 30 minute drive and turned out to be on the beach, right next to the Grandparent Rocks.





