Below are some statistics about my 1 month vacation in Ireland:
Total costs: 4080 euro
Food: 410 euro (most of the accommodations had breakfast included)
Gas for the car (aprox 3600 km): 178 euro
Bus tickets: 38 euro
Road fees: 10 euro
Parking: 34 euro
Rent a car: 1185 euro
Hotels: 1262 euro
Visits: 95 euro
Souvenirs and presents: 669 euro
Other: 87 euro
I was afraid that I will not have a good opinion about Cork, because also Galway disappointed me. But I am happy that this didn’t happen, because Cork is a beautiful city. The only thing that I disliked was driving in Cork. The traffic is heavy at each hour. I arrived in Cork at 12 pm on a sunny Thursday and it was so hard to find a place to park. In the end I parked in a Parking building, but it costs 2.10 euro per hour. This is still ok,...
This forest is know for the Oratory near the lake:The entrance to the park by car costs 5 euro.There is the hotel on the lake and I decided to stay there for one night. Here is the view from my room:
I am not sure why Ring of Kerry is preferred by all tourists. From my point of view, Ring of Beara is much more prettier and Ring of Dingle is the best.So in a rainy morning, I decided to change a bit my plans of hiking with some driving, because at least I would stay dry, and it was a very good decision. Ring of Beara is impressive.