Travel Review: Luxury Tour of Ireland, Belfast, Dublin, Galway, Killarney, Adare, Cliffs of Moher, Titanic Museum

Our first tour was a walking tour in Dublin.  It is called a "free tour" which means the guides work only for tips.  Our guide, was very good.  He is a young man who studied politics and history, so he was very knowledgeable and fun.  We recommend Killarney as a lovely area on the southwest coast of Ireland.  It is a busy town with great pubs and shopping.  The 6.5 hour bus tour of the Ring of Kerry was magnificent.  Next time we will tour Dingle Bay and stay at the same hotel again.  We also recommend having lunch (if traveling from Dublin to Killarney) in the lovely town of Adare, there is a thatched cottage which serves a delicious lunch.  While traveling in the west of Ireland, be sure to make the trip to the Cliffs of Moher! This is a  "must see" for the beauty and incredible magic of this geological gem.  Do a walking tour in Galway.  Fascinating history about the river that divides the city.  Also, great street musicians all the time. Kylemore Abbey in Kerry is also beautiful and well worth your time.  The setting is gorgeous and has an interesting history. In Belfast, we spent several hours at the Titanic Museum which is extremely well done and explains the context of the times and economy in Belfast when it was built and the terrible sinking of this "unsinkable" ship.  Lastly, we took a tour of the many murals in Belfast.  Our guide, a taxi driver, presented the tour in a balanced way.  It helped us better understand "The Troubles" and provided a sense of the current state, which is still tenuous although we rarely if ever hear about it in the USA.  We were pleasantly surprised with the delicious food we experienced in all the places we are. In previous trips, it was not nearly as good as it is today.  Huge improvement! Ireland has much to offer and the Irish people like Americans.  We found them to be helpful, funny and shared many recommendations.  Erin Go Bragh!