Saturday, June 30, 2012

Powerscourt Estate

The Powerscourt House stands where a 13th century medieval castle once stood. The house was owned by the LePower family and today is filled with shops and eateries. Enjoy!





























The Dolphin Pond





















Inside the Walled Garden



bootscraper....






 
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The Pet Cemetary











 
It was dreamy walking the paths....













Entrance to the Japanese Garden.... and a little visitor!





Lee and Pat!





The grotto was amazing!











Patrick and Kim!










The next couple are for Andy and Jim!




Reality set in that this was the end of 10 wonderful days in Ireland! Thank you Tom Quinn, our EF Tour Director and Charlie, the best driver!


You can take a virtual tour of the garden by clicking here: https://maps.google.com/maps?q=Powerscourt,+Ireland&hl=en&ll=53.183452,-6.184208&spn=0.005394,0.009645&sll=39.39402,-76.60183&sspn=0.221542,0.308647&oq=powerscourt&hq=Powerscourt,+Ireland&t=h&z=17&layer=c&cbll=53.183453,-6.186256&panoid=7oEy9aduvy-CpmfqDdT11w&cbp=12,357.72,,0,10.2

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