Vacation to Ireland

Another post so soon?! Time to cross something off of my blog's To Do List.  Here are a handful of some of my favorite photos from Ireland and Northern Ireland.  I apologize for the watermarks, but it's just to discourage people from stealing my photos and claiming them as their own.  Now, onward!

Cliffs of Moher in County Clare, Ireland.  It was especially windy the day we toured at the Cliffs, but the views were great and we were quite happy that it wasn't raining!  In fact, we got quite lucky with the weather for the majority of the time that we were in Ireland, with the exception of the first couple of days in Galway.

This is my favorite photo from the entire trip.  As you probably well know, Ireland is known for having a lot of sheep.  This one was watching us as we made our way down from looking at the Clochan on the Dingle Peninsula in County Kerry, Ireland.  That pink coloring on its back isn't blood, so don't worry!  It's just paint that its owner uses as a marker of some sort.

The Rock of Cashel in Cashel, County Tipperary, Ireland.  It used to be the seat of the kings of Munster before the Norman invasion.  Just down the hill is a friary ruin.

And of course a trip to Ireland wouldn't have been complete with stopping by the Guinness Storehouse in Dublin!  It was like being in a Willy Wonka Chocolate Factory for adults.  Needless to say we're all pros at pouring our own pints of Guinness now!

Our last part of the trip included a day trip to Northern Ireland.  I especially wanted to see Giant's Causeway in County Antrim.  Such magnificently exposed basalt columns make quite a nice playground for all.  This was definitely a highlight for me of our Ireland and Northern Ireland vacation.

Next up, Norway! :)

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