Rick Steves' Ireland DVD-Video
Join host Rick Steves on a friendly 2-hour loop around Ireland in four half-hour “Rick Steves’ Europe” TV shows. In historic Dublin you’ll learn about the struggle for independence and have a close-up look at the famous Book of Kells. Traveling south, you’ll see Waterford crystal created and climb aboard an authentic “famine ship.” To the west, the Dingle Peninsula is rich with rolling pastures and rustic pubs. You’ll complete your journey in Northern Ireland, where passions over fine whiskey, political pride, and foot-stomping music complete this portrait of a remarkable island. As a bonus, you can eavesdrop on Rick’s half-hour chat about his travel career with Jim Peck of Milwaukee Public Television.
Dublin: Rick explores the town's thriving Grafton Street, patriotic jail, and Trinity College with its Book of Kells. He takes a side trip to the prehistoric necropolis of Newgrange, and greets the evening in Temple Bar, awash with Celtic music and frothy pints of Guinness.
The Best of South Ireland: Glendalough, Waterford, Kinsale, and More: Rick finds the icons of Ireland strewn along its fascinating south coast: Waterford's crystal factory; the Kennedy family homestead; and the Dunbrody famine ship. He also visits the Rock of Cashel and the medieval monastery at Glendalough.
The Best of West Ireland: Dingle, Galway, and the Aran Islands: After exploring the rugged and remote Aran Islands, Rick settles into Galway and ventures into Ireland in the extreme-Dingle Peninsula. Ringing with traditional music from its rustic pubs, if you'll fall in love with Ireland, chances are it'll be right here.
Belfast and the Best of Northern Ireland: No trip to Emerald Isle is complete without a visit to Northern Ireland. Rick tours bustling Belfast, sneaking a peek at its politically charged neighborhoods. Then he taste-tests Irish whiskey, scrambles over fascinating six-sided rock columns, and stomps his feet to Irish music in rough-and-tumble Derry.
Bonus Interview: Rick Steves has a half-hour chat about his travel career with Jim Peck of Milwaukee Public Television.
Running Time: 2˝ hours. Closed Captioned. NTSC format, all region compatible.
Price: $19.95
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