Travelog for: BamBam

One day, we visited the Cliffs of Moher. Mom, they are really really impressing!!!

The Cliffs of Moher (Irish: Aillte an Mhothair) are located at the southwestern edge of the Burren region. They rise 120 metres (390 ft) above the Atlantic Ocean at Hag's Head, and reach their maximum height of 214 metres (702 ft) just north of O'Brien's Tower, eight kilometres to the north.
O'Brien's Tower is a round stone tower near the midpoint of the cliffs built in 1835 by Sir Cornelius O'Brien to impress female visitors. From the cliffs and from atop the watchtower, visitors can see the Aran Islands in Galway Bay, the Maumturks and Twelve Pins mountain ranges to the north in County Galway, and Loop Head to the south.


Here's the famous O'Brien's Tower

We felt like being on the moon in The Burren, the countryside is absolutely bleak, but fantastic!

The Burren (Irish: Boireann, meaning "great rock") is a karst-landscape region or alvar in northwest County Clare. It is one of the largest karst landscapes in Europe. The region measures approximately 250 square kilometres. It is bounded by the Atlantic and Galway Bay on the west and north, respectively.
A small portion of the Burren has been designated as Burren National Park. It is one of only six National Parks in the Republic of Ireland and the smallest in size (15 km²).





Of course, we visited the famous Poulnabrone Dolmen.
Poulnabrone Dolmen (Poll na mBrón in Irish meaning "hole of the quern stones") is a portal tomb in The Burren, dating back to the Neolithic period, probably between 4200 BC to 2900 BC. The dolmen consists of a twelve-foot, thin, slab-like, tabular capstone supported by two slender portal stones, which lift the capstone.

From Galway we went out to the beautiful Connemara. On our way to Clifden, we found another Geocache 

Another cache at Lough Inagh. This place was very very windy!!!


Look, my label was flying in the storm

Mum, I LOVE THE CONNEMARA!  The landscape is absolutely stunning!!!

We found the place where British aviators Alcock and Brown landed the first non-stop transatlantic flight in June 1919. They flew a modified World War I Vickers Vimy bomber from St. John's, Newfoundland, to Clifden. The Secretary of State for Air, Winston Churchill, presented them with the Daily Mail prize for the first crossing of the Atlantic Ocean in 'less than 72 consecutive hours'. There was also a small amount of mail carried on the flight making it the first transatlantic airmail flight. The two aviators were awarded the honour of Knight Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (KBE) a week later by King George V at Windsor Castle.

On our last day, we visited the famous Kylemore Abbey.
Kylemore Abbey (Irish: Mainistir na Coille Móire) is a Benedictine monastery founded in 1920 on the grounds of Kylemore Castle. The abbey was founded for Benedictine Nuns who fled Belgium in World War I.



It was an absolutely fantastic trip through Ireland and we had a lot of fun and impressing experiences there.

Hey Mom, we safely arrived in Mönchengladbach again. Miss you 

I'm a little bit sad because I have to say goodbye to Viola and NoMi today 
But I'm travelling home and I can't wait to see my Mom again 

After some BIG hugs...



... I climbed into my envelope and said goodbye to my buddies and to hostmum and hostdad. Thanks for a GREAT time!!!

I'm back home, yippie!! It is very nice to travel around the world and I would like to thank all hosts I have visited so far, you are GREAT. But now I am a bit tired and want to relax at home . After that I am ready for new adventures!
I was so happy to see my girlfriend Zoi again. We met in Denmark and she wanted to come with me to Germany. I also was welcomed by Bärndt. I told them everything I experienced.

Bye for now
BamBam

Hey, I´m in Lienen now, a wonderful village between Osnabrück and Münster!

First, I have met another roommate! She's so cute. We have become friends!

Today we had luck. The weather was good once again and we could go to the canyon! This lasts about twenty minutes by car. But the view is wonderful...

The first snow has fallen. Therefore, we are of course immediately went out an built a snowman. I have also helped diligently.

One wonderful week in Paris!!!

My hosts decided spontaneously to drive to Paris to celebrate New Years Eve in front of the Eiffel-Tower. And the best part is, I was there too. 
I saw many interesting buildings like "Hôtel des Invalides", "Notre-Dame", "Arc de Triomphe de l'Etoile", "Musée de Louvre", "Opéra-Garnier", "Sacré Coeur" and of course the "Eiffel-Tower"!

I'M BAAAACK!!

But I don't want to stay long. Please dear reader, host me . It would make me sooo happy!

PS: Thank you, Kuhbert, for showing me the Eiffel Tower . And thanks for the little souvenir to remind me of my fulfilled life mission, wohoo!

Many greetings
BamBam

Tomorrow I will be on my way to the Black Forest!
I wonder how it will be there...