Stuart joined us at Waterford Sunday afternoon. Waterford attracts many visitors as the home of the famous Waterford Crystal and is also another place in Ireland which is proud of its Viking history. We have been moored on the pontoons in the centre of town, very convenient for exploring. Wendy enjoyed her visit to the Waterford Crystal factory and the Medieval Museum is also worth a visit.
On Monday Wendy, Dave and Stuart took the train to Kilkenny, a really fascinating medieval town, with many historic building including its castle, Cathedral and a fully restored merchant house and garden. The cathedral has an unusual round tower, the oldest structure in the town, built in 1111, which is open to the public, so of course it had to be climbed.
The only downside of the friendly town of Waterford has been the non-functioning of their far too clever system where you use a mobile phone to open the gate onto the pontoon. Fortunately Jonny, the man in charge finally managed to come up with an old fashioned key, which solved the problem. The frustrations of modern technology seem to have followed us to Ireland, but we shall be sorry to say goodbye to the hospitality we have enjoyed here.
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| A trophy on display at Waterford Crystal |
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| Sunset on the river |
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| Kilkenny Castle |
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| Kilkenny Cathedral and round tower. Very steep ladders to the top. |
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| The "post medieval" shower block greatly enhances the Waterford river side. |
This is great - would love more pictures of people (if they aren't shy) - Jeannie
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