In Photos dot Org » vacation http://inphotos.org no photoshopped images here Thu, 24 May 2012 18:47:42 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 The Old Rocking Chair http://inphotos.org/2011/10/20/the-old-rocking-chair/ http://inphotos.org/2011/10/20/the-old-rocking-chair/#comments Thu, 20 Oct 2011 17:23:50 +0000 Donncha O Caoimh http://inphotos.org/?p=5667

Old? Probably not. A quite new rocking chair outside a shop in Killrush, Co Clare back in April 2009. Photographed while we were on holiday and we were lucky to have a beautiful day. Unfortunately not every day was good but we made the best of it!

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One of the wheels of a boat trailer in Baltimore, County Cork.

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]]> http://inphotos.org/2010/02/19/wheely-grass/feed/ 1 Rain on the River http://inphotos.org/2009/08/08/rain-on-the-river/ http://inphotos.org/2009/08/08/rain-on-the-river/#comments Sat, 08 Aug 2009 16:44:06 +0000 Donncha O Caoimh http://inphotos.org/?p=4361 Rain on the River

Rain falls on a river in a town in County Clare while we were stuck in a traffic jam. I used to know what town this was taken in but now it’s a mystery. It did have a very distinctive walled off area right in the middle of the river though. Anyone recognise it?

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]]> http://inphotos.org/2009/08/08/rain-on-the-river/feed/ 6 The Cliffs of Moher http://inphotos.org/2009/06/15/the-cliffs-of-moher/ http://inphotos.org/2009/06/15/the-cliffs-of-moher/#comments Mon, 15 Jun 2009 17:18:58 +0000 Donncha O Caoimh http://inphotos.org/?p=4088 The Cliffs of Moher

The Cliffs of Moher, majestic cliffs in County Clare looking out on the Atlantic Ocean. 7UP are part of the campaign to name the cliffs as one of the new 7 natural wonders of the world. You’ve probably seen the crazy adverts!

It was a really miserable day when we got there. Shooting was really difficult but it was great to finally see the cliffs.

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Waves crashing on the beach at Couminole on Slea Head in County Kerry. Not all frozen water is cold.

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]]> http://inphotos.org/2009/05/30/frozen-water/feed/ 1 The Village Laundry http://inphotos.org/2009/04/09/the-village-laundry/ http://inphotos.org/2009/04/09/the-village-laundry/#comments Thu, 09 Apr 2009 19:26:11 +0000 Donncha O Caoimh http://inphotos.org/?p=3797 the village laundry

The Village Laundry in Glengarriff, Co Cork, pictured almost a year ago. Love that deep purple on the walls!

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]]> http://inphotos.org/2009/04/09/the-village-laundry/feed/ 4 Hotel Los Fariones http://inphotos.org/2009/02/04/hotel-los-fariones/ http://inphotos.org/2009/02/04/hotel-los-fariones/#comments Wed, 04 Feb 2009 10:07:46 +0000 Donncha O Caoimh http://inphotos.org/?p=3498 hotel los fariones

Snow? Ice? Cold rain and biting wind? What are you talking about? Look at the sunshine streaming down through the palm trees! The swimming pool is nice and refreshing.

I can dream can’t I? This is the view from our room in Hotel Los Fariones in Puerto Del Carmen. Lovely hotel, and while we were there in May 2006 it was nice and quiet. Breakfast is great, although their sausages tasted strange and I still remember that almost 3 years later. Beds were *very* hard. My wife and I had to get a massage by the end of our stay to get rid of the aches and pains from lying on them.

By the last weekend it was busier and I swear, I know it’s an urban myth, but I heard German tourists rushing out to put their towels on the pool loungers first thing in the morning. Looks like I’m not the only one to experience this early morning rush:

  1. Sun lounger towel annexation declared illegal
  2. German sun lounger issue settled
  3. Sun lounger law rules towels illegal
  4. If I actually used the loungers much (I prefered to use them in the late afternoon when it was cooler) I should have followed the advice in the comments here.
    The trick to beating this tactic and not having to deal with the angry sunbather when they return is to leave the towel on the ground and move the entire chair somewhere else.

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What do you do when you get home from holiday? Put a clamp on the wheels of your caravan! I could make a joke about cleaning the wheels of their home, but that’s an obvious one and I’m in a hurry tonight. Got a surprise birthday party to go to soon!

Shot somewhere near Slough in the UK, I think. Matt was driving and took a wrong turn or two not that I’d have known any different!

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The remains of a boat lie in the water by Dunboy Castle in Co Cork, Ireland. We were there last March, only days before 3 young men were killed when their car went into the water.

As you may know, I’m in Colorado along with most of Automattic. You can check out photos taken by me and my colleagues. It’s a beautiful area, but the thin air at such a high altitude is playing havoc with my body: breathlessness, a racing heart while lying down, sinuses out of whack, the after effects of 3 drinks feels like a heavy night of boozing.

Budget Day today in Ireland. If I don’t catch the RTE coverage of it live I’ll watch Twitter and check the headlines after.

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]]> http://inphotos.org/2008/10/14/boat-wreck-at-dunboy-castle/feed/ 2 Cape Clear North Harbour http://inphotos.org/2008/09/22/cape-clear-north-harbour/ http://inphotos.org/2008/09/22/cape-clear-north-harbour/#comments Mon, 22 Sep 2008 08:15:25 +0000 Donncha O Caoimh http://inphotos.org/?p=2953 Cape Clear North Harbour

The north harbour in Cape Clear is the main harbour on the island. There’s a south harbour as well but there’s only a small beach there, and a long quayside where the occasional small boat ties up.

To the left you can see the Club which is a small shop/cafe on the ground floor, while around the corner and upstairs is a pub. Last time I was in the pub was many years ago when I was at a book launch with my father. Up the hill is Cotter’s Bar. Never been in there, despite the fact we holidayed on the island so many times.
Finally, a new bungalow sits on a patch of land bordering the road. This wasn’t there the last time I stayed on the island for any length of time, about 15 years ago.

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