These pictures are from an old trip to Ireland but the pictures are so beautiful, I needed to share. Really this post is much more about Ireland and the beauty rather than a story. The one story I will share is how I got stuck. The whole time I was there it was completely wet and raining. It rained the whole time. In any case, the purpose of the trip to Ireland was to see the country side so I thought, the best way to do this was by getting a car and driving around. So, my friend and I, in order to save some money rented a Toyota Yaris. However, not 4 hours into the trip and after a brief stop at a rainy castle, the car went dead. The battery totally died. So I was stuck in the middle of nowhere in the middle of Ireland, trying to talk on an international cell phone that was costing a euro a minute to someone I could barely understand and barely heare because the rain coming down was making so much noise. Aside from all of that and the early bar times, Ireland was great. When I say early bar times, I mean early bar times. I was very surprised when the bars in Dublin closed at 1 am. I thought that the Irish were supposed to be big drinkers 1 am??? come on. We stay open later in Minnesota. Regardless, it was very nice and below I will share some of the pictures.
a picture of me, extremely wet by an old monastery that the vikings destroyed.
the monastery
where the car broke down.
the famous cliffs from the west coast of Island.
breathtaking scenery
in county Kerry
this is blarney castle. The blarney stone is there where all the people are crowded around. It is a stone that was part of an old fire place and people are supposed to kiss it to become good orators.
the castle grounds at blarney
a great Irish door.
This is Dublin where you cannot find a drink to save your life during Holy Week. I did not plan it too well because when I was there it was good friday and being good friday no one was serving any beer and the Guinness and Jameson brewery and distillery were closed.
some places in Dublin
