Gotfoodforphil wrote: » Sorry to all for the late reply, but thank you so much for the great ideas! The Americans aren’t coming until after Christmas, but i’ll Now have more than enough to entertain them with. And there’s also plenty of things I can do myself to get to see more of Waterford. Thanks again! ��
johnnykilo wrote: » So they can see how life was like 200 years ago? Good idea!
914 wrote: » Anything older than 200 years and the yanks are amazed. I like the dolmen idea. Do a bit of reading of our city walls and walk them along the route telling them about our history, finsih up a reginalds town, then move on to the medevil museum followed by a few pints and job done. If you have a lot more time, I think this thread is full of great ideas. You should be spoiled for choice at this stage.
Azatadine wrote: » Passage East car ferry across and visit Hook lighthouse/Lotus Hall and Tintern Abbey. Americans love this.
gw80 wrote: » You could do a quick visit to gaulstown dolmen, Just a few minutes outside the city. Reginalds tower is is a modern building in comparison.
comeraghs wrote: » Dunmore East is one of Ireland's nicest seaside towns.
looksee wrote: » Dunhill castle is totally wasted as it is, great place and doesn't need a 'bullsh*t story' it has a perfectly good and interesting history and legend. Don't take them hiking up to Mahon Falls unless they are all able for and dressed for a walk in the mountains. The Viking triangle is great and nicely paced with a stop for 'afternoon tea' somewhere would fill an afternoon nicely. Go and talk to people in the museum and the glass though, walk it through, check out timings. The VR thing is fun (though I thought the quality of the cgi was a bit patchy - you could see where different people had worked on different bits of it) and overall very good. You would want to check numbers as they are very exact as to how many they can take at a time. The videos in the Medieval museum are good too, I particularly like the one about the cloth of gold vestments. See if you can get someone local to give them a brief greeting while you have them seated in the video room. I personally would skip the Bishop's Palace, but that is just a personal opinion - they base their talk on a lot of portraits, most of which are very average, not nearly as interesting as Reginald's tower and the medieval museum.
Gotfoodforphil wrote: » As part of a work function I may have to show a group of Americans around Waterford, take them to dinner, etc.. My manager suggested I take them to do or see things they wouldn't see in the states, such as castles. He then suggested combining Waterford Castle for dinner and the history, but this may be too expensive. I'm only new to Waterford, so I'm not sure what would be the best way to show off the city and county to these american business folk - any recommendations?
dzilla wrote: » Kilkenny
Deiseen wrote: » Its grotty at 2 in the morning. It's quiet nice if they go there at a decent hour.
hardybuck wrote: » I would stick to the Museum of Treasures, Waterford Crystal, Reginald's Tower and that Viking Triangle area. If you go near the Applemarket you've got to bring them near John Street and/or Michael Street which is pretty grotty. The Munster Bar or the Reg would be grand for a pint. Maybe somewhere like Everett's for food, but I think the grub in the Munster is supposed to be decent. You've several restaurant options there anyway.
Kevin Finnerty wrote: » Take them out to the driving range in Waterford Castle, in for dinner and drinks in the clubhouse afterwards. Informal and formal-ish at the same time.
