On Sunday, August 21, 2016, we packed up and left Tara Towers Hotel and headed south to Bray. Tara Towers was booked when I made the reservations, plus it was neat to venture out to a new area. Our hotel for the night was The Martello Hotel, right across from the Irish Sea. Bray was a fun and festive place. If you are familiar with the Jersey Shore, it was part Belmar, part Manasquan, and part Point Pleasant Beach. If you click on one of the pictures below, it will turn into a gallery which you might find easier to view.
Someone had fun with the yellow sign…
Triskelion again in the concrete!
A little free library outside a home we walked past!
The Martello Hotel, our home for the night.
Mural honoring Bray resident Katie Taylor, a boxer at Rio for the Olympics. She won Gold at London.
Sinead O’Connor’s House
Sinead O’Connor’s House
Cute beach hut
Ulysses House, next to Sinead O’Connor’s house.
Looking towards the mountain. Not sure whether you can see it, but there was a cross on top.
The Irish Sea. Yes, the beach is made of rocks.
Rock beach
Esplanade Hotel
Little stores selling toys, souvenirs, and food.
Pop up amusement area in the parking lot during the summer.
Oh the call of the Teddy’s Ice Cream.
Skateboarders getting hassled by the local authorities.
Skateboarders getting hassled by the local authorities.
Can you believe this? I was not aware that James Joyce had any ties to Bray. Lo and behold, he LIVED in this yellow house for a time! Another sign for sure!
This house is owned by Bono and is rented out.
Sign on the house James Joyce lived in.
The Harbour Bar
The Harbour Bar, voted “Best Bar in the World” by Lonely Planet
Interesting art found at The Harbour Bar
Interesting art found at The Harbour Bar
The Harbour Bar
Interesting art found at The Harbour Bar, painted on a door.
The Harbour Bar
Bray was the vacation from the vacation and I really enjoyed it. The only thing I would change would be to build an elevator at The Martello Hotel. We had to climb a lot of stairs to get to our room with our bags, which was a little difficult. Otherwise, everything was splendid. If you would like to learn more about any of the places from today’s post, please visit these links:
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