Our first meal? Fish and chips.
Kinsale
Best oysters ever!
Farm market in Kinsale
Church in Kinsale
Bakery in Kinsale
On the way to Charles Fort in Kinsale
A view of Kinsale on the way to Charles Fort
Charles Fort
Will at Charles Fort
Mom at Charles Fort
Group shot at Charles Fort
Musician in a pub in Kinsale
Cork
English Market in Cork
Ballyvolane House (http://www.ballyvolanehouse.ie)
Ballyvolane House
Dumpling, the Ballyvolane House dog
Afternoon tea at Ballyvolane House
Ballyvolane House gardens
Croquet at Ballyvolane House
Front door to Ballyvolane House
Going to feed the pigs and chickens at Ballyvolane House
Ballyvolane House pigs!
Sheep on the Connor Pass drive
View of Dingle town
Fog rolls in...
It was SO cloudy, eventually we couldn't see anything around us but gray
Gorgeous traditional music in a pub in Dingle (the instrument to the left is called the uilleann pipes, similar to a bagpipe but the air bag is inflated by the arm instead of by your breath.)
Ancient beehive huts (thousands of years old)
Going to Great Blasket Island
Ferry to Great Blasket Island
Great Blasket Island
Picnic on Great Blasket Island
Trad music concert
Dingle town
Starting our climb up Mt. Brandon
Halfway there
Looking down from halfway up Mt. Brandon
Almost to the peak!
Looking down from about 3/4 of the way up Mt. Brandon
The guys coming down from the summit (Mom and I didn't quite make it, but almost!)
The seafood in Ireland was the best and freshest we've had anywhere
Drunk flutist playing for us in a pub
Dingle town is so cute
Great, traditional, rowdy pub
A beach on the way to Dublin
St. Stephen's Green in Dublin
Fallon & Byrne, one of the best gourmet markets I've ever been in
Temple Bar, a touristy street of pubs
teeeeny tiny little pub
Pretty, random little church on the street in Dublin
Our hotel courtyard
Courtyard
A sunken couch in the hotel lobby
Number 31 (our hotel)
St. Patrick's catherdral (only had time for 1 quick shot!)
Guiness Storehouse
Learning to pour the perfect pint at the Guiness Storehouse
View of Dublin from the top of the Guiness Storehouse
Oysters on the last night