Monday, September 30, 2024

27 September 2024 Waterford: Lunch, a drive and Dinner

 


From the Waterford Factory we went to the Reg for lunch. There was a Cricket game on the telly and we were amazed by the mystery of it all.  We then drove aimlessly around town before heading back the the Castle for a fancy dinner.  Three courses seemed reasonable but there was the Amuse bouse, the appetizer, the main, the pre-dessert and then the dessert.   We had tasting menu portion sizes in mind, but these portions were full size and everyone was full at the end of the dinner.  


In the sidewalk


Old woodcuts in in bronze


Daggers or knives?


A very large Viking boat


Inside the Reg


Fancy lighting


But no bartender here


Swords a blazing


So many painted buildings


A great red door


Painted spray paint cans


So much color


Young Hearts Run Free


This German shepherd had lots to say


A fine new bridge


More rain, good thing we were driving and not walking


Rocky bluff


Great fence


A huge head


Big tug boats


A classic old dome


How many toes?


Down in the port area 


So many sails


Thanks for the flowers Ireland


Meow!


This is a laundromat!


A typical Irishman waiting for the ferry


A young man going to hit the links


A round tower-like structure


At first I thought it was my shadow, but it was not


Great windows


Ireland!


The sun!


Old Tom our buddy


The dining room seems empty, are we early?


These are the only folks that are needed


Watching the countryside pout of this window was magical


The Family crest


A severed boar's head


A monkey too!  The story goes that there was a fore and this monkey saved the children 


The Amuse bouse, a salmon mouse and trout roe


Scallop and balk pudding


Cured salmon


Heirloom tomatoes


John Dory the fish


Rabbit and pork


Irish beef


A pre-dessert


A dessert called Irish Coffee


Escher like stairs


Good night Ireland



 It has been 2 years and 114 days since we began our Migration