PART ONE - DUBLIN
As you may (or not) recall, Rory and I traveled to Dublin and Edinburgh in October with our great friends Stewart and Jen. This was the trip where my camera threw a tantrum and decided to graffiti half of my photos with starbursts. Real mature, I know. Fortunately, Stewart was kind enough to allow me to use his ah-mazing photos on my blog. Thanks Stewart!
This was our second visit to Ireland in the past year so we were able to explore more of the non-tourist sites. Visiting Ireland is like seeing an old friend. You are welcomed with open arms, handed a Guinness, and peppered with stories from the past. Odds are, if you sit down in a pub the person next to you will strike up a conversation or start singing a ballad and by the end of the night you will feel like old friends. So here is a picture montage to my new friend and my old friend, Ireland.
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| It simply does not get any better than this. |
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| Temple District area of Dublin |
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St. Stephen's Green, Dublin, Ireland
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| St. Stephen's Green, Dublin, Ireland |
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| Our favorite pub in Dublin |
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Jen, Me, and Stewart having lunch at O'Donoghue's Pub
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| After dinner drinks at O'Donoghues. Do you see a pattern here? |
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| Trinity College. We almost pass for students. Almost. |
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Cheeseburgers make me VERY happy
On this visit we took a day trip to the east coast, along the Irish Sea/Atlantic Ocean. While the pictures depict a clear sunny day, it was windy and frigid. I was in four layers but the locals walked around in shorts and t-shirts. One beach even had two nude sun bathers. Not that I was looking. We took the Dart train from Dublin to Dun Laoghaire. We then hiked from Dun Laoghaire through Dalkey (home to Bono) to Killiney, where a dart train dropped us off in the town of Bray for a late lunch. The coast was absolutely brilliant (yes, I am using English slang because it is totally appropriate).
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| Dalkey has some of the most expensive real estate in Ireland. You can see why with views like this one. |
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| Stewart on the beach in Dalkey |
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| Lunch overlooking the ocean in Bray, Ireland |
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| Christ Church Cathedral in Dublin |
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| Inside Christ Church Cathedral |
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| Last Guinness in Dublin at the famous Temple Bar before departing for Edinburgh |
Ireland, I can't wait to return and share another Guinness (or twelve) with you.
