Travel Timehop #40: Ireland, 2011
Welcome to another week in my Travel Timehop series where I share a snap from my holiday albums and the story behind it.
This week’s picture comes from a trip that was more about an event than the destination hence the fascinator – not my usual travelling clobber!
When are we time-hopping to?
It was July 2011 and I was on a girly road trip to a friend’s wedding.
Where in the world?
The wedding was held in County Donegal, Ireland, where both the bride and groom have family connections. They have since moved to this rugged part of the world and post lots of Facebook pictures of stunning beach walks and amazing sunsets. I’m not at all jealous!
County Donegal is to the north west of Ireland – not the easiest of places to get to from Hampshire in the UK, so it called for a bit of a road trip. Mr Tin Box was otherwise engaged with the Royal Navy but luckily I had a few friends to travel with.
The first leg was a flight from Southampton to Dublin. From there we hired a car and drove 150 miles to Letterkenny in Donegal. While the Irish drive on the left there were still a few subtle differences in road etiquette and signage that meant we had to keep our wits about us.
All the wedding guests were put up at a lakeside watersports centre. The accommodation was youth hostel-style and mainly used by school parties, but it had everything we needed for our three night stay.
The wedding was fantastic and so happy – a real reflection of the lovely couple who were the focus of the celebrations.
A day later we returned to Dublin and had a few hours to look around before our evening flight back to Southampton. We browsed around the shops on Grafton Street and visited the Guinness Factory – two things you have to do in Dublin. I only wish we had had time to do more.
Timehop moment
We were able to browse around the gallery and house grounds while the bride and groom’s official photos were taken. It was a beautiful setting for a lovely day. Plus we were treated to the yummiest cupcakes while we waited. Catering really makes a wedding!
Where’s the furthest you have travelled to attend a wedding?
What fun to make it a road trip – I've not been to that part of Ireland's coast but it sounds wonderful.
Oh you look lovely, I love the fascinator, such a great colour. I love Ireland, especially Dublin, I have family connections there. However, I have never been to Donegal but it does look beautiful and yes quite a trek from Hampshire. A great Captured Moment xx
Ah such a beautiful photo ad it looks such a lovely day too, I have never been to Dublin it is somewhere I would love to visit, I will add it to my ever growing list x
You look so beautiful in this picture! I love the colours and it looks like an absolutely stunning place for a wedding. Thank you as always for linking up #MyCapturedMoment xxx
It was great. I wish I'd had more time to look around. We managed to drive out to the coast one day but the weather was pretty rough so we didn't get a toe in the Atlantic
Thanks Lisa! I do love that outfit. It take a bit to squeeze into it now 🙂 X
I'd love to spend more time in Dublin. I think we just scratched the surface 🙂 X
Thanks you, very kind of you to say X