We took a weekend trip to Dublin and decided to also do a tour to the Cliffs of Moher on the western coast. We did the tour our first day in Ireland and got to see a lot of the country in one day!
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| Bunratty Castle built in 1425 |
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| Snowy day at the Cliffs of Moher in County Clare |
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| We had a misty day, but the cliffs usually look like the picture below! |
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| Although it was misty out, it was still pretty awesome to see! |
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| using it... |
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| locked up! |
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| We stopped in Doolin for lunch at this pub and had seafood chowder and soda bread, yum! |
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| Continued our drive along the Atlantic Coast |
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| The limestone the coast is famous for, the limestone :) |
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| The Atlantic Ocean... the closest we have been to America in a year! |
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| Arran Islands in the background |
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| We had fun watching the waves crash on shore! |
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| Corcomroe Abbey, a cistercian monastery built in 1205 |
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| The tour bus, our tour guide was such a character.. we spoke with his accent the rest of the trip, our tour guide! |
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| We loved the old stone walls throughout the countryside |
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| Dunguaire Castle was built in the 16th century in County Galway |
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| Views from the castle |
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| We spent our second day walking through Dublin, this is Ha'penny Bridge which crosses the Liffey River |
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| We toured the Old Jameson Distillery |
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| Nicholas Cage used to work there... |
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| Tasting of three different whiskeys.. one from Scotland, Ireland and America.. I liked the Jack Daniel's the best! |
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| Followed up the Jameson's tasting by going to Guinness Storehouse! |
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| I love the old advertisements! |
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| What?? |
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| Pouring the perfect pint class... felt like work, but at least we got to drink the results! |
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| You'll be proud to know that we are both now certified to drink Jameson's and Guinness...putting that on the resume! |
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| Cheers! |
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| Views of downtown Dublin |
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| St. Patrick's Cathedral, sponsored by Baileys |
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| And what we really remember St. Pat's for... |
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| Christ Church Cathedral |
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| Molly Malone, the tart with the cart! There is an Irish pub song about this lady. |
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| Trinity College grounds, where the Book of Kells is on display |
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| The Irish pubs were great because there is always live music! |
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| A couple pubs we went to in the Temple Bar area where we stayed |
Love the pictures!!! We stayed kind of by where the Molly Malone statue was and then again by christ church(we stayed in 2 different places while we were there) Looks so fun!! I would love to see the Cliffs the next time we go! looks like you guys had an amazing time!
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