Food Photos
I didn't always remember to take photos of our meals, but I took more than I've posted so here's a few more. We really liked the food in Ireland. Zero complaints except perhaps that they served us too much food.
This first photo was at Harry's on the River in the Absolute Hotel. We ate overlooking the River Shannon. Vicky started with a gin and tonic and Atlantic Seafood Chowder. Her main course was Beef Bourganon with mashed potatoes and carrots. I had a Guinness with a Feta Cheese salad. My main course was salmon with potatoes and broccoli. We both would have been content with just our starter dishes pictured here.
Next was my Eggs Benedict at the Sneem Hotel. I ordered it because I thought it was the least amount of food compared to everything else on the menu. It was delicious but there were two layers of bacon between the eggs and the toast.
We ate lunch at the Marina Inn in Dingle. It was 52 degrees, overcast, and breezy at that time. We both had seafood chowder, bread, and coffee. The chowder was just seafood and broth, no potatoes, carrots, or other veggies. It was just the meal that we needed at the time.
I know that I've mentioned Guinness quite often. It was excellent but I didn't limit myself to it. I had some Murphy's, Beamish Irish Stout, Lamps, and others. They were all very good, rich, creamy, and delicious. In the case of Vicky, she was having a Bailey's Irish Cream.
The next two photos are from breakfast at The Dean hotel in Cork. I want to emphasize just how much bacon we had on this trip, and we had it as often as three times a day. Vicky had waffles infused with maple and then what, maybe deep fried. They were delicious but notice how much bacon she was served with her waffles.
One more time, I had Eggs Benedict. And one more time, I had two layers of bacon between the eggs and toast. The good news, of course, is that I love bacon!
We didn't have dessert very often as we were usually too full. But on the occasion of dinner at the Blarney Castle Hotel bar, we did have dessert. It was a baked apple tart with creamy custard sauce, whipped cream and strawberries. Vicky also insisted on some Bailey's Irish Cream to wash it down.
Postscript. I lost one pound on this trip. I attribute that to walking about 15,000 to 19,000 steps a day. We worked hard at working off all the food that we ate.
Vicky said she had nothing to report.