I thought it would be fun to share a bit of my trip across the pond, it seems like I was there light years ago, but it's only been 3 years!
When my grandfather passed away, he wanted to make sure I got the chance to visit our "homeland" in Ireland, so with the money he left me I booked a ticket to Ireland and never looked back! Plus I was lucky enough at the time to have a girlfriend who had recently moved to Ireland after marrying her husband who is a native of the country. I could hardly say I've been to more than a handful of states outside of where I live now, so my Ireland quest was a experience to say the least, one that I was fearful to conquer all by myself but I did! Don't get me wrong though I ran into some bumps on the way, like being seconds away from missing my return flight, but all things considered it was amazing!
Okay, enough words, time for photos!
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One of the first things I saw while traveling through a small town - not a sign you see very often. |
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They have quite the view! |
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I chose to go without a coat in the month of October in Ireland...I am a cold weather girl...so the weather was perfection! |
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I didn't want to leave...this place...and Ireland in general. It was breathtaking. |
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Ahhh this photo is3 years old! I feel like I look so different...I love how the sun is hitting my hair. |
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This was taken after the walk from where I was when I took the photo of the cemetery...quite the walk!
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Ahhh an Irish pub...dark wood...dark beer...and heavy food! |
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This cracked me up...they made Ireland look like a little person driving a car! |
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The architecture is just awe-inspiring |
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One of the many churches |
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I wasn't able to take tons of photos inside...this was so hard to capture in all it's glory...each little piece of this are individual specs of tile. The color was so vibrant! |
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My last glimpse of Ireland before heading back to the states! |
Slán go fóill Ireland!
(Gaelic for Goodbye for now)
I hope you enjoyed the mini-quest through Ireland!
Ah, love all the beautiful photos! You look gorgeous!
ReplyDeleteReminds me of when I was there about 20 years ago....haha, now that really made me feel old! haha
Have a wonderful day! xxx
Oh those are such beautiful pictures! Ireland is DEFINITELY on my list of places I want to travel to. Some of my ancestors lived there ages ago. :)
ReplyDeleteRegina of Live Delightfully♥
alright I am ready to go :) Guinness +vanilla ice cream =perfection.
ReplyDeleteOh my goodness! These photos are SO LOVELY! I am going to Ireland next summer for my honeymoon, and I am thrilled because I have always wanted to go there! Thanks for making me even more excited, hehe :) I'm glad you had a great time!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful. I'd love to go there someday.
ReplyDeleteWhat beautiful pictures. I wish I had a job where I could get lots of time off to travel. But I do love looking at everyone else's travel pictures.
ReplyDeleteSo beautiful. I am from England and I hate to admit I've never been to Ireland but I'm sure I would like it. Especially the pubs. Seeing these photos do remind me of my home though and there's not really anywhere here in SoCal that compares!
ReplyDeleteGreat pictures! I just went to London and Edinburgh in March and it's so beautiful over there!
ReplyDeleteThanks for posting the beautiful pictures for us to enjoy!
ReplyDeleteBeautiful! I would so love to visit Ireland, Scotland to name just a couple! =)
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