Black Irish

This week I was visited by my wonderful friend Daniel and guess what? We went to Ireland, back to my roots. It really was the most fantastic trip. Here are some highlights . . .



First we went to Dublin.

The cafeteria in the first hostel we stayed in.

The post office where the Easter Uprising took place.

O'Connell Street

A park we found on accident and consequently the park at which we decided to eat lunch.

Me and the Tart with the Cart. I think her name was Molly Malone. Seriously, I don't know why more cities don't erect statues of famous women of the night.

Dessert crepes in Temple Bar.

Live music at the Brazen Head Pub. Everyone was singing along.

The Ha' Penny Bridge, the most popular bridge in Dublin.

We then took a four hour bus ride to the town of Galway. Galway pretty much consisted of this statue and some pubs. But it was good to get out to a city smaller than Dublin.

We took a tour bus along the western coast of Ireland and though there was a fierce storm blowing through creating record breaking winds, we still enjoyed it thoroughly. We were supposed to see some sweet cliffs but apparently our bus would have blown over had we attempted. it.

A place where the celts used to bury their dead. This is a really really old burial ground. Like, the kind you wouldn't want to desecrate. (Didn't I say it was windy? stop making fun of my bangs.)

Whenever I see sheep I get an urge to photograph them. These happen to be Irish Sheep.

Some seafood chowder and soda bread on the coast.

Check out the waves. IT WAS WINDY!

Daniel makes this face when it is windy,

and I make this "I want to go back to the bus right now" face.

Castle

On the third day we were back in Dublin, ready to take in more sites. Here is a park right outside of the Dublin Writers Museum we went to.

People turning into swans? apparently there is a story but heck if i know it.

The Writers Museum was housed in this great Georgian building and on some of the doors were these great panels showing the months and the seasons. I vowed that I would someday recreate these panels in my own home.

St. Patrick's Cathedral

Daniel with a bust of Jonathon Swift. A fun fact about Jonathon Swift is that he loved dark humor. Another kind of boring fact is that he is buried in St. Patrick's cathedral.

This is a stained glass window showing St. Patrick. Unfortunately, stained glass never turns out that great in photos. Trust me, it was cool.

Stayed tuned and I will soon post pictures from the rest of the week.