Recently, I found myself in the historic town of Bishop's Stortford, England. I had the morning to myself so the perfect opportunity to grab my camera and wander the streets! A good place to start is the town square. There was a visitor's center to get some historical information and purchase some postcards. I learned that Bishop's Stortford was a thriving market town during the Middle Ages. It is situated an hour north of London. From there I wandered up the hill to St. Mich

To see the first part of our trip take a look here (Part 1). The second part of our trip began in Killarney. We arrived in the afternoon so had plenty of time to start exploring. Our first stop was the Muckross House. Killarney National Park became the first national park of Ireland when the Muckross Estate was donated to the Irish people in 1932. The home has a very interesting history. I felt like I was on the set of Downton Abbey! Killarney has a wonderful downtown with lo

Last spring I made my first visit to Ireland and fell in love. I mean, swoon, where have you been all my life, in deep- fell in love. Everywhere I turned, there was beauty to behold. The people are lovely and that brown bread with fresh butter, oh my. My husband and I took our youngest daughter as a graduation gift. She was the one who chose Ireland as her destination, and I will be forever grateful for her choice because I can't imagine in all my travels somehow missing Irel