I honestly cannot remember what this is. Maybe some government building. Dublin.
just some random cool looking buildings in Dublin
Apparently, they just recently got Budweiser and they seem pretty pumped about it. Some places would have signs “NOW SERVING BUD!” ew
The Dublin Spire
This is the General Post Office in Dublin. It has quite the history. It still shows rebellion damage in the front, bullet holes and such.
More post office
This was part of an awesome market in the temple bar district.
CHEESE!
Why don't we have more markets like this? I'm jealous.
If I hadn't just eaten, I would have gone nuts here.
Cheese in the background and soaps & fresh lavender in the foreground
We actually saw quite a number of cars with a “boot”.
Statue of Daniel O'Connell on O'Connell street
Knobs & Knockers -- teehee!
Just a cool looking house on our City Bus Tour in Dublin
some cool old bldg stuff
it's just so pretty
the line to get into the guinness tour and the cafe above
looking up from below in the center of guinness
models of the diff ships guinness had for shipping their wares to other countries
the toucan!
mmmmmmmm
Mike was bummed he didn't see this before we got our pint
At Beshoff's on O'Connell St. Our first fish & chips.
Our first stop - The Jurys Ballsbridge Hotel
At Trinity University
In Galway - kind of a neat name for a place
A divine desert from the french restaurant Pierre's in Galway
Mike's friend Des' music shop in Galway
Our first room in a B&B - Petra - in Galway
Another view
The view from our B&B window
I can't remember what town this is. Maybe Lisdoonvarna.
This is a very LARGE road for Ireland.
Some kids were crab fishing. It was pretty cool to watch.
This picture just doesn't do the view justice.
I loved the houses here.
Guinness was the coldest thing to drink in Ireland, so we drank it as often as we could.
This was the best fish & chips we ate the whole trip. So freakin good.
Inisde the Cliffs of Moher “Atlantic Edge” tour
The Cliffs of Moher. Another example of pictures doing an injustice to the real thing.
Some castle. We didn't go up there, so I can't remember what it was.
All this area is new since Mike was there in October.
On the cliffs, looking over to where we started. Look at the color of that water Mom!!! :D
Loved this water
This freaked Mike out, don't let him fool you.
That lone rock is called “The Stack”
The Stack again
Mikey and his camera
This is a view from the cliffs if you turn around. Amazing stuff.
This is an area on private property that they say you cannot go, but everyone does
Don't fall!
The tourist center has been built into the cliffs. Very unobtrusive. It will look amazing when all the grass grows back in.
This wood/glass doors are little arts/crafts shops
On the road looking at “The Burren”
In The Burren, walking towards the coast
Sploosh!
The tide was coming in and it was awesome to watch
This was just some ruins on someone's land.
Mike and his buddy in Doolin
The view from our room at the “Harbour View B&B” in Doolin
People listening to the traditional Irish music in a Doolin pub
The trad musicians
This was an excellent restaurant. It was run by an Italian woman and a South African chef. They were awesome to talk to.
You gotta have golf, right?
Not an uncommon predicament when driving
In the car on the Ferry
Getting off the ferry in County Kerry
The ferry from a distance
I think this might be Tralee, very cute town.
This was not uncommon either. Sometimes you would drive through really long tunnels of trees.
Windmills in the really far distance
On the far left is a truck hauling kegs of Guinness. You see those quite a lot.
Some sheeps
On the Ring of Kerry. Unbelievable views.
Dinner at “The Smuggler's Inn” in Waterville
I think this is cod and scampi
I think this is a Halibut dish.
EVERY meal comes with potatoes of some kind.
The view from our table
A castle in Cahersiveen
Many bridges are only big enough for one vehicle.
Very cool looking car.
The clouds were awesome. Just rolling in.
You can see the tip of some skelligs through the clouds
The town below was a gaeltacht town. Meaning they speak Gaelic as a first language.
A stone ring
“Weston's Lot B&B” - This is the shared bathroom, we had our own in our room though
This house was 6 years old, and custom built by the owners. Gorgeous.
“The Rock of Cashel”
The view from the Rock of Cashel
This is the replica of the New Year's Ball that is dropped in Times Square - Waterford Crystal
Waterford Crystal logo
These are forms and tools for creating Waterford pieces
Creating chandalier arms
I think this was a vase
The cutters
This was a display of different stages of the crystal
Examples of custom pieces done by master cutters & engravers
WTC piece
The view from our last B&B in Ashford - Mount Usher View B&B
The Glendalough Monastery
The Upper Lake in Glendalough
This was HUGE. It looks so tiny here.
This is a long distance view of Dublin, on our way back to get to the airport
Daniel O'Connell statue in the sunshine
