Ireland

Ireland is like that magical fairy tale that you believed in as a kid, but it's real life. Everything is so beautiful, so green and so pure. Dublin is not the best but it was a lot nicer than from what I was expecting.

When I first got to Dublin, I got to meet up with Tobi. I haven't seen Tobi in about 6 years. He was a German exchange student to my high school when I was a freshman. We even went to New York City together. Me, Tobi and Trevor. That feels like ages ago. It was so nice to meet up with him, catch up and see a familiar face in a country I never even thought I'd go to.

Since we didn't sleep the night before (took a 6:30am flight because it was a lot cheaper…oh the struggle) we were exhausted by the time we got to Dublin. But, per usual, we stuck it out. We did the Guinness tour and thanks to being my mother's daughter, I HIGHLY enjoyed it.

The next day we went to Cliffs of Moher and other insignificant places in Ireland, but it was amazing seeing the green countryside since we were on a bus ride to the cliffs for 3 hours. We even stopped and had the most amazing seafood chowder (it has its own website, thats when you know). 

The Cliffs of Moher are obviously breathtaking. They put up a 4 foot wall because about 12 years ago or so (at least that's when they put the wall up), a few boys were playing around and all 3 fell off and died. What nationality were they you ask? Italian. For some odd reason the bus driver got a kick out of that one l o l. 

We found the infamous Temple Bar and of course, we went in. Live Irish music was playing, not to mention we saw Irish step dancers in the bar before, and cups were filled with Guinness. 

I had my real moment in Howth though. This adorable little fish town about 30 minutes from Dublin. We passed castles, cows and golf courses (Charlie was on my mind that whole time). The hike up to the top was awesome in itself. I felt like I was in a hobbits land. When we got to the top it was all rocks and yellow flowers overlooking green grass and the ocean. Unbelievable. I put in my headphones and just let it all soak in.

Gonna miss the luck of the Irish, as well as the Temple Bar in Dublin. Great vibe, great people, great time.