Two things have always surprised me about Ireland since the first time I visited: the brightly painted buildings, and the
palm trees.
Maybe these are both features of the southern areas that I have visited, in and around County Cork. The colors and the trees combine to give the illusion of being somewhere along the shores of the Mediterranean - although the cold and the rain tend to dispel this illusion.
Someone who goes to Ireland expecting rustic thatched-roof cottages will be in for a shock. There are many earth tones in the building finishes, but there are also plenty of bright, saturated colors.
The palm trees are a little more disconcerting. No one I spoke to was able to identify them. They never appeared to be naturally-occurring, but always seemed to be planted landscape specimens. Still, healthy and long-lived landscape specimens.
(These are the same trees as in the previous picture, seen from a different angle. I think.)
So, if you should find yourself in Ireland - or even find yourself watching a movie or TV show about Ireland - keep an eye out for the palm trees!
Two things have always surprised me about Ireland since the first time I visited: the brightly painted buildings, and the palm trees.
Maybe these are both features of the southern areas that I have visited, in and around County Cork. The colors and the trees combine to give the illusion of being somewhere along the shores of the Mediterranean - although the cold and the rain tend to dispel this illusion.
Someone who goes to Ireland expecting rustic thatched-roof cottages will be in for a shock. There are many earth tones in the building finishes, but there are also plenty of bright, saturated colors.
The palm trees are a little more disconcerting. No one I spoke to was able to identify them. They never appeared to be naturally-occurring, but always seemed to be planted landscape specimens. Still, healthy and long-lived landscape specimens.
(These are the same trees as in the previous picture, seen from a different angle. I think.)
So, if you should find yourself in Ireland - or even find yourself watching a movie or TV show about Ireland - keep an eye out for the palm trees!
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