Another fantastic Northern Ireland site is the rope bridge at Carrick-a-Rede . Located near Ballintoy in County Antrim, this bridge was first erected by fishermen about 350 years ago. It spans over a 23-meter deep and 20-meter wide chasm and was traditionally used by the fishermen so that they could check their salmon nets. Today fishermen no longer work in the area due to a diminished availability of salmon. In the 1960's fishermen caught approximately 300 salmon per day, but by 2002 only 300 salmon were caught in a single season. The original rope bridge consisted of a single rope hand rail that was replaced with a two hand railed bridge by the National Trust . So suffice it to say it's much safer now than I'm sure it was 350+ years ago! For those afraid of heights, crossing is definitely a thrill since the rope bridge undulates as everyone walks across it. However, the staff has safety in mind as only a maximum amount of individual...
My fiance and I spent the most amount of time of our Ireland trip in Dublin due to a couple of logistical factors. We all had to arrive in Dublin with enough time to visit the Guinness Storehouse and Trinity College before my fiance's brother and his fiancee flew back to the U.S. as well as allow us enough time to explore the city ourselves and mentally regroup to do a one-day trip to Northern Ireland. First, and obviously the most important place to visit in Dublin, we stopped in at the Guinness Storehouse. I honestly wasn't sure what to expect out of this except that I'd heard good reviews about the factory. It's open 7 days a week from 9:30 am to 7 pm and is located on St. James's Gate, which is very close to St. James's Hospital. Visiting the storehouse was liking visiting Willy Wonka's Chocolate Factory, but with beer and for adults! I loved it! The interior of the building is shaped like a Guinness pint glass over seven stories, ...
J.R. Watkins hand soap | Essie nail polish | L'Occitane Angelica Face Toner | Philosophy lip scrub | Neutrogena Naturals multi-vitamin nourishing night cream Do you ever have those skincare or beauty products that you reach for over and over again? That you love after using them just once? Well, that's how I feel about these products in particular. I decided it was out with the old and in with the new. 1. J.R. Watkins Aloe & Green Tea hand soap ($4.99) I was sick and tired of the Bath and Body Works Iced Gingerbread soap that'd been in my bathroom for months. I don't know what it is, but I cycle through products very slowly, so by the time Spring came around I somehow still had a winter soap scent to finish and I just wasn't digging it anymore. Cue this J.R. Watkins hand soap, which is very light and fresh in scent--perfect for the change in seasons and a nice change from iced gingerbread. There's a slew of other scents as well and t...
Love all of these. I particularly love how glittery Ruby Mine is! I don't think I own that one yet!
ReplyDeleteIt was an impulse buy at Walgreens sometime last year. Great one if I do say so myself! :)
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