As we landed in Cork I turned to Brad, ¨at least we´re back in an English speaking country, am I right?!¨
And then the flight attendant made an announcement....
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| The Ring of Kerry |
Yes, it took a little getting used to, but who doesn't love an Irish accent?! And I´ll tell you this: if you ever have a little old lady say to you, ¨ohhhh you pooorrrr little pets¨ in an Irish accent, you WILL want to adopt her as a grandma. Immediately.
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| Near Carrick, North Western Ireland |
We hired a car and drove from Cork in a clockwise direction through the ring of Kerry and all around the coast of Ireland and Northern Ireland, ending in Dublin. We were very fortunate to experience little rain for the week that we were there.
Highlights included the Cliffs of Moher, the music of Galway, Slieve League Cliffs, Dublin Gaol and Giant´s Causeway.
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| Slieve League Cliffs, North Western Ireland |
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| Giant´s Causeway, Northern Ireland |
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| Giant´s Causeway, Northern Ireland |
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| Giant´s Causeway, Northern Ireland |
By far our favourite part was the people of Ireland. There was plenty of good craic to be had (and I am not just talking about when Brad was bending over to pick something up). Being of Irish blood, I felt right at home. I took to Guinness like a baby to its mother´s milk.
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| Giant´s Causeway, Northern Ireland |
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| Giant´s Causeway, Northern Ireland |
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| Remembrance Day, Belfast |
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| Giant´s Causeway, Northern Ireland |
Just imagine it's a cold and windy night in Cork. You´re sipping on a hot toddie next to a fire in a tiny pub. A band sits down at the table in the corner and starts playing their banjos while drinking a pint, singing about days of old. Locals from across the bar join in and even end up singing their own folk songs. Songs that go on for about eleven verses. Ohhhh those rolllllling greeen valleys!!! It was right up our alley.
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| Cliffs of Moher (cliffs of freezing our bums off more like it!!), Western Ireland |
Brad and I had so much fun, we both said at one point that we´d love to live in Ireland.... But then we would look at the weather forecast and change our minds again.
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| Galway weather outlook |
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| Dublin Gaol, hats made from the descendants of inmates |
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| My contribution to the guinness storehouse wall |
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| Guinness Storehouse, Dublin |
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| *insert guinness bottle and pint glass* |
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| A week of Guinness moustaches - it never gets old |
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