this is just pre-lim research... wales is on the same island as ireland right?

maybe ill do those two.

 

 

C for me.

 

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are trains less expensive than flying between cities?

 

You can get a euro pass. I have heard those are an asset to the UK

 

i went to ireland last year (sept) place is gorgeous. we fly into belfast (spent 1 day, 1 night, due to currency usage of the Pound.) went to the Giants Causeway and just missed the timing for this rope bridge.

took train to dublin - spent time drinking at the guiness and jameson factories, rented car - drove around saw castles/monestaries/hills on the way to cork - then it was off to shannon (saw more castles/monestaries/hills) - where we stayed next to bunratty castle. took a drive to cliffs of moher (must see btw) - some where along the way we went to blarney stone to give it an upside down kiss.

this was in a span of about 10 days - i would prolly see scotland next

 

Were the stairs up to the Blarney Stone super small/rounded/slick or did they install new stairs?

When I kissed it in 1999 the stairs were freakishly small and rounded from the foot traffic.

 

from what i remember the stairs were prolly the same as you saw them, small, rounded and slick due to wear and tear / age and building restrictions. man some of these places the top few steps were huge.

i like the fact that when kissing the stone they turn you upside down and lower you diagnally and underneath you, only thing between you and the ground is 3-4 metal bars. lol

 

Yes and No

It all depends on which city and what airport you're taking. Usually the airports are outside of the city and the train station are central. For example a flight with ryanair from london to dublin in January would cost you about 5£ which is cheaper then any train. However you have to consider the cost of going to the airport.

So if i was you and had a tight budget like $3K for 15 days i would check the prices of a europass (i doubt it would be worth it if you want to stay around the GB), the price of individual train fares and the price of flying + going to the airports.

You can obviously mix it up.

 

I voted other because I don't give a shit about castles and I want to go snowboarding in NZ h: