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Happy Anniversary to us!

Hey guys,


I just thought I would share these with you all. It was myself and Scott's 2nd anniversary this weekend, today in fact. Last year we were in Paris but this year we decided to stay closer to home, with him working crazy hours and me going back to College and properly nerding it up!

We booked (very last minute,) Harry's of Kinnegad in County Meath, Ireland. It is an absolutely beautiful part of the country and the weather was fantastic! I'm including pictures in this post so you can all see for yourselves!

We arrived at the hotel around 4:30pm with a couple of hours to kill before dinner, we decided to go out and explore! After looking at the 'Things to do' sheet in our room, we decided to visit Belvedere House in Mullingar, Co. Westmeath. 

 It is one of the most beautiful places I have ever seen, with a lovely house, gardens with quirky rock work features, stories and scenes from popular Irish books and all beside a gorgeous lake, we really were spoilt!

We then decided to head back and get dinner, Scott got the fish supper, (cod and chips with mushy peas, to you non-locals) and I got chicken with creamy mushroom and bacon sauce, mixed with Tagliatelle pasta. Both were delish.

Of course we got dessert, apple pie and ice-cream for him and honey and malteaser cake for me. Yummmm! No pics of these unfortunately as well, I was to hungry to pause to take photo's! All washed down with copious amounts of alcohol... We were on holidays! ;)

That evening we just chilled in our room, watching TV and not getting up to much. In bed and asleep by 11pm... We're getting old, haha!

The next morning we got up to a full Irish fry which was massive and divine. Just what the doctor ordered for a slightly hungover Scott. Afterwards, we decided to go to Kilbeggan Distillery which was about a 30 minute drive from our hotel.

It was absolutely amazing, only 8 euro per person and not only get to taste the whiskey, you get a little Kilbeggan glass too! It's so cute! The whiskey itself is 40% proof alcohol, not for the faint hearted!!

Hope you enjoy!

Annie xx
Belvedere House





Note on this one, this was the beaver's dam from C.S. Lewis' The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe... Even had beaver statue's on the inside. Lovely!

Kilbeggan Distillery








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