It is a wee bit late for St. Patrick's Day, but for an Irishman every day is St.Patrick's Day, so I offer up this photo taken during my Ireland trip of 2009. While our fellow travelers spent their time wandering around yet another souvenir shop, my wife and I stepped outside to take in the morning air as well as the local scenery. One thing I do not understand is wasting precious vacation time in a foreign land looking at gee gaws.Suddenly, while wandering about near the roads edge, a horse drawn carriage wheeled past us at high speed. The carriage was followed by the fellow you see in the photo, who was moving faster yet. If you look closely this expert horseman is controlling three horses - riding one while holding the reins of the other two in each of his hands. An amazing sight! And the rest of our group missed it because they were inside rummaging about for souvenirs.
No comments:
Post a Comment