July 5, 2004: Rosalind enjoying the view from our room's balcony at Cliff House.
July 6, 2004: We toured the Waterford Crystal factory.
July 6, 2004: We toured the Waterford Crystal factory. This craftsman is heating a piece of crystal so that a handle can be affixed to its side.
July 6, 2004: The molten crystal for the handle is applied to the side of the container.
July 6, 2004: The craftsman pushes the piece for the handle into the correct shape as it cools into place.
July 6, 2004: Handle attached.
July 6, 2004: This craftsman is preparing to place a molten piece of crystal into a mold to be blown into shape.
July 6, 2004: The craftsman on the left is blowing a piece into shape in a mold below the floor. The other two are preparing molten crystal to be blown.
July 6, 2004: Crafstman grinding crystal
July 6, 2004: Crafstman grinding crystal
July 6, 2004: This craftsman is grinding a pattern into a piece of crystal with a grinding wheel. The pattern is drawn onto the piece with a marker.
July 6, 2004: This was my favorite Irish sign. Here in Boston, we don't have anything remotely similar to calming traffic, and this was a really nice change.
July 6, 2004: The back yard and view from Swallow's Rest.
July 6, 2004: While sitting at a picnic table at the B&B, a neighbor's cat wandered up.
July 6, 2004: I climbed up the hill behind our B&B around dusk (about 10 pm) and took this picture of the town of Wicklow.
July 6, 2004: I climbed up the hill behind our B&B around dusk (about 10 pm) and took this picture of the town of Wicklow.
July 6, 2004: I climbed up the hill behind our B&B around dusk (about 10 pm) and took this picture of the town of Wicklow.
July 6, 2004: I climbed up the hill behind our B&B around dusk (about 10 pm) and took this picture of the town of Wicklow.
July 6, 2004: I climbed up the hill behind our B&B around dusk (about 10 pm) and took this picture of the town of Wicklow.
July 6, 2004: I climbed up the hill behind our B&B around dusk (about 10 pm) and took this picture of the town of Wicklow.