Tuesday, Shannon airport, Park Hotel.

Car is successfully returned, w/ a day's credit. Checked into Park Radisson. 2 minute walk was actually only 8 minutes from terminal **grin**

Lovely breakfast of fresh fruit bowl, yogurt, wheat flake & dried fruit cereal & beans on toast. Should have said no when Eileen said they come from a tin. Didn't eat much of the bean toast. Plenty other stuff. M lovely Irish bacon and poached eggs.

Toured Bunratty Castle for a couple hours. I thought castles were bigger. M says difficult to heat if big. Tons of very narrow cement spiral stairs. Some cool furnishings & rooms. 2 banquet halls (one for peon soldiers) and 2 chapels. M went to the crenellated top. I made it to the 3rd floor! Of course he always says what I didn't see was the best. Was very interesting. Short wander around the village before we left. A man was replacing a grass thatch. Said the grass lasts about 5 yrs. Reed thatch about 25. No one doing demos. Just couple shops w/ stuff for sale. Drove on to Shannon town near airport for ravioli (me) & one last fish & chips for M. Pretty good.

Hotel has pub and restaurant. Not near personality of previous pub stay but easy to walk to :)

Time to organize stuff for return flight. Shouldn't be too bad.

Later :)