So, I was scrolling through the Groupon offers yesterday, because I was looking for a birthday present for my mum. She turns 70 this year, and rather than put on the customary birthday bash at home – in Germany, people tend to invite scores of friends and family for their significant birthdays to a restaurant for a massive birthday celebration; we’re talking 50+ guests here – mum has very sensibly decided to escape the festivities in an already highly expensive and exciting year. She’ll be in Ireland with me, not least because I also have an unloved, significant birthday coming up. Less said, the better. I have a massive problem with that number. So I was thinking of giving her a weekend away with the family, hence my perusing of the Groupon offers.
Sorry, longwinded explanation. So I came across this fancy resort I have had on my map for quite a while. It is located in an area of outstanding natural beauty in the West of Ireland and it has been out of my price range so far. But this Groupon offer… looked enticing. I started scrolling through the photos in the description, until I did a double-take on this photo.
Do you know what grabbed my attention? It was the white line in the centre of the image, the electricity pole to the left of the purple rhododendron bush. As did the valley created by the two mountains, and the flat-chested bosom shape of the mountain in the centre. “Hold on a minute, is that…?” It took a patient search through Google’s image search until I had found the selfie that I wanted. (I don’t save “his” selfies on my computer, because I rarely like them, and this one was no exception, really.)
Yep, that’s the same electricity pole right there.
Cool. I like being able to pinpoint a location.
Oh, btw, it’s no secret that the Pilgrimage crew was staying in this particular resort. It is called Delphi and it is right in the middle of nowhere near Killary Fiord. The nearest village is called Leenaun. It’s about 300 kilometres away from Dublin.
Atlantic on the left, Killary Fiord on the bottom. Delphi red dot. Google Map
Guylty Pleasure 
Goodness you have sharp eyes!
I wondered first if they had used RA in some promotional photos lol but I reckon that would have come to our notice earlier lol
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That would’ve been funny if they had – but I doubt it. They are probably too discreet for that, too 😉
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Jeezas eagle eyes 👀
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LOL – or obsessed?
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In a good way!!
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I hope so!
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Absolutely bb
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🙂 🙂 := For sure it is “an area of outstanding natural beauty in the West of Ireland”. I was so desperate not to be able to stay any longer there. Connemera place will be engraved forever on my memory.
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just to have a blick on geo and history!
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Famine_(Ireland)
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It is just one of the most beautiful areas of Ireland. I’ve been there many times – and I’d go back any time.
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🙂 mon coeur balance entre des futures vacances en Irlande ou au Japon. Question budget, une comparaison est impossible. La gentilesse des personnes y est identique.
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gentillesse
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Aw, what a nice thing to say, Squirrel. The good thing about Ireland is, it is much closer to France and doesn’t require a 10 hour flight to get here ;-). You can even take your car and use the direct ferry.
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(cat)
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More than 10 hours, sorry!
11H direct back flight with a Japan Airline Boeing and to high level engine noises…
13H via Helsinski in a smart airbus of Finnair but to much sugar foods.
+ 2+2=4h in different TRAINS .
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A long journey, in any case.
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an other view over Doo Lough pass, Doo Lough lake around Delphi lodge:
Wild Atlantic Way – Mweelrea Mountain (Mayo) – YouTube
[Rechercher dans le domaine http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avCk_FRyhvw%5D https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=avCk_FRyhvw
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Gorgeous videos. Connemara is just breathtaking!
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🙂
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I do like this video very much!
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Eagle Eye Guylty!
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*coughs* Can I quote you? “Sign that I have to dial back my fangirling a notch”…
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I am so impressed right now. fangirls represent! :cool
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I was so shocked I couldn’t even get the cool sign right 😛 😎
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*grins* That*s ok, the sentiment counts 😉
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LOL – well, since I cannot contribute anything to the current eulogy on Korea, I thought I’d go back to a place that *I* know 😉
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So, are you going?
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Still undecided. Hmph.
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What ZigZag said! Gooooo
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Hehe, ok ok, I am working on it 😉
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I would take that as a serendipitous sign to go, particularly if there is a decent discount on the price. ☺️
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Hm, that is actually a great argument. I need to discuss that with Mr Guylty *hehe*
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Very impressive. I can’t pull things out of my memory from yesterday. And your brain stored that selfie image all this time. Just another amazing Guylty talent.
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*snorts* yeah right… all that completely useless knowledge, stored in my brain. I have often said that I could rule the world if I put my brain to proper use *hahaha*
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I need glasses..I couldn’t spot the pole .
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In the middle of the image there is a bush that has little dots of purple flowers visible. To the left of that is a…
Actually… wait, I am going to post a picture for you. There.
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Talk about fan forensics!!! Can you book that very room, because I think he was on that very balcony, don’t you? Tell me you don’t want to plant your feet there and see if there are any vibes to be absorbed….
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Hehehe, not sure whether he was on that balcony, Besotted. His selfie is taken from somewhere closer to the telegraph pole, in the grounds.
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they might have a visitor book that hes signed…
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Ah yes. But perhaps they have already replaced that. It was 2015, after all…
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Girlfriend, strap on a pair of American balls and start demanding things. Tell them to find that 2015 guest register. Point out that you, quiet little German-Irish woman from Dublin, are going to deliver thousands and thousands of guests from around the world to this obscure corner of Ireland!!!
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Using your world-famous blog and how dare they haven’t heard of you.
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*snorts* ah, the less attention on my blog, the better. From the non-fandom world, that is… I think that unsuspecting readers probably think I am totally mad.
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rofl, right you are. I do need a pair of balls and be less mousy about the whole thing. And you know what – if I end up going there, I *will* ask about the crew staying there and whether they have Armitage in the guestbook. (He might very well be – I vaguely remember that he sent one of his kind thank you tweets afterwards, commending the hotel and its staff).
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But there’s nowhere closer to the boob mountain at that height, or it would be in the hotel’s shot, right? So maybe he was on that balcony using a telephoto lens? (Do phone cameras have telephoto zooming capabilities, I don’t even know.)
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Nah, I think he was just jogging in the grounds. From Google Maps you can see that there is a dirt track that must be going somewhere closer to the electricity pole. So I don’t think he was on a balcony. He was on his jog and then stopped to take a selfie in front of the scenery.
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Similar pictures among the 553 one could watch here:
Delphi Resort Hotel (Leenane, Irlande) : tarifs 2019 mis à …
[Rechercher dans le domaine http://www.tripadvisor.fr/Hotel_Review-g212985-d268726-Reviews-or20-Delphi_Resort-Leenane_County_Galway_Western_Ireland.html%5D https://www.tripadvisor.fr/Hotel_Review-g212985-d268726-Reviews-or20-Delphi_Resor
The huge and long balcony offers lot of views to take pictures in different angles.
Could I think it looks like Hobbit town?
Great idea for your mother birtday!
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Gr8!
I have found his balcony, at the 15th picture, in the chapter: “Chambre et suite”. In the foreground , you can see gorses in blossom.
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Oh, thanks for that. There was one picture in there that had an electricity pole visible through a window. Interesting.
Well, it looks as if I simply *have to* go to this place and check it out now…
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Sure and write back on blog!
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Astonishing observation Guylty! It must be a sign. I wonder if RA/ film crew booked through Groupon …
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LOL – yep, with so many rooms needed for cast and crew, they probably needed a discount.
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Wow, well spotted! A beautiful part of the world.
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Absolutely gorgeous there. One of my favourite spots for a holiday.
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Wow, I’m impressed! I agree with Besotted, vibes and all that 😉
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Hehe, I still haven’t made the decision… although it is very tempting. Mind you, I have already been to a hotel where I know he once stayed at…
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Great Armitage-forensic find! It looks very beautiful.
So, you didn’t say – do you plan on booking a getaway there?
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