... the path leading to the Castle meanders through part of the 60 acres of parkland ...
... with trees in their autumnal shades ...
... is Sleeping Beauty in her slumber, waiting for her handsome Prince inside the castle surrounded with thorny rose bushes and climbers ...? ...
... let's enter the gate ...
... and climb 127 very narrow steps .... 
.... crossing over the Blarney River we come across the Castle reaching high above it's rocky foundation ...
... no .. not up these steps ..
.. we must pass the tower ...
... is Sleeping Beauty in her slumber, waiting for her handsome Prince inside the castle surrounded with thorny rose bushes and climbers ...? ...... let's enter the gate ...
... and climb 127 very narrow steps ...... not quite at the top ... but take a breather and enjoy the view .... overlooking the castle wall and road below it ...
... just like the doves ...
... phew .. at the top of the Castle's keep where the man who-holds-you-ever-so-tightly-while -you-bend-backwards-pursing-your-lips-to-kiss-the-Blarney Stone ... awaits his next 'victim' ...
... just like the doves ...... phew .. at the top of the Castle's keep where the man who-holds-you-ever-so-tightly-while -you-bend-backwards-pursing-your-lips-to-kiss-the-Blarney Stone ... awaits his next 'victim' ...
.... hubby !! ... actually it was me .... hubby didn't want a turn (!) .. but was kind-of coerced !
... while I leaned over the battlements to take in the beauty of the surroundings
My word, that's beautiful! Love that tumbling tower
ReplyDeleteVery beautiful pictures of castles.I love the last photo-great landscape!Have a nice weekend!
ReplyDeleteThe place is breathtakingly beautiful. Everything is so green and those old castles and ruins just do it for me.
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