Moher的悬崖（从上方）

August 28, 2013by海伦
Filed underTravel destinations

FAILTE(that means Welcome in Irish) to the second most visited Irish tourist attraction…这Cliffsof Moher. We are on the west coast of Ireland in County Clare. (Don’t you just love the way the Irish refer to the different regions. Co. Clare, Co. Cork, etc. The names just roll off one’s tongue with a sense of magic.) But I digress!

This morning we从Doolin开车, about a 10 minute drive from The Cliffs. The roads are narrow but we have been here a few days and are quite used to them. If you are not comfortable driving here there are bus tours which originate in Galaway, or Dublin, and probably many other centers. I know there are such tours because we have met the buses on these rather narrow roads.

Roads leading to The Cliffs of Moher, Ireland

We pay our entrance fee of four euros per senior as we enter the large parking area. This ticket includes the访问orExperience(a wonderful, world class interactive exhibit), access to viewpoints overlooking the cliffs, and parking. If you want to climb to the top of O’Brien’s Tower there is an extra charge which you pay at the Tower.

A wide, paved path leads us to the viewing areas. A bit of a climb it is, and I manage it well, but it does cross my mind that I am glad we are visiting sites like this while we are still young enough and healthy enough to manage climbs like this.

Looks like several others have decided to take advantage of today’s sunny weather to visit The Cliffs. A local told us that seeing The Cliffs on a misty day is more the norm (as Ireland usually gets a lot of rain on this coast).

Here we are. Quite a view, is it not. ( I rather like the Irish turn of phrases…and they stay in ones mind long after you return home!)

这莫赫悬崖on a sunny day

Hint: Click on any photo to enlarge it for a better view.

现在看向右边。那是O’Brien’s Tower. There is an interesting story behind that tower, but you are going to have to visit The Cliffs of Moher to get the story from the locals. You could just look it up on the Internet, but it is so much better to visit Ireland and hear it told with an Irish accent.

奥布莱恩（O’Brien）的塔楼俯瞰着莫赫（Moher）的悬崖

如果您继续转身看着您，那么有绿色，绿草的牧场和小牛群，他们习惯了人们，以至于他们完全忽略了我们。在这些牧场内是Knockardakin…thehighest pointin the area. The farmer has fenced off a pathway along the edge of public property so you can walk up to this point and get an even wider view of this spectacular area. There is a free will offering box (asking one euro per person) just as you enter the top of this viewing area. It was discouraging to see that very few people put money in the box.Comeon, people.One euro! The farmer did not have to make this viewpoint available to us. The farmer went to the expense of building the fence so you could safely get up here. Really!这re arethree viewing platforms在公共财产上，每个悬崖的观点都略有不同。一个带有您的入场券的手册表明，在中心和这些观看区域之间步行大约需要30分钟，但实际上需要更长的时间，因为一个人确实很想花很长时间的时间来欣赏美景。