In honor of St. Patricks Day, I'm blogging about the glorious days we spent in Ireland a few years ago. I love Ireland because its such an easy place to travel to especially if you are on the east coast of the US. Its about a 6 hour flight and also one of the cheapest European city to fly to. Seriously, if you have flexible dates and you book at the right time, you can flights as cheap as $450 round trip.
We arrived early in the morning Dublin time. After dropping our bags at the hostel (which was $16/night) we went to brunch at the cutest little spot called Queen of Tarts. Then got lost in the city and stopped at places that peaked our interest along the way.
After spending a day in Dublin, we were off to Killarney, a quaint, picture-perfect Irish town. We had lunch at a place that would never last the US called "Pay As You Please". And it was exactly that! The food was great and we paid what we wanted!
We spent the rest of the day drinking around bars in Killarney. The people there were so nice and welcoming. We ran into a group on a bachelor party and they showed us the best spots in town. They even convinced us to all drink beer from a boot because its was a Irish bachelor party tradition. I'm thinking they just wanted to see if they could convince 3 American girls to drink beer from their dirty boots :)
We took a day trip from Killarney to Dingle Peninsula and it was an unexpected highlight of the trip. Rolling hills, green landscapes, fog rolling in and a light rain made for the quintessential Ireland day. We stopped for lunch at a place with stunning ocean views and the best fish and chips I have ever had.
Galway was the next city we visited. We only spent a few hours there before heading to the Cliffs of Moher but it was a charming city, slightly bigger than Killarney. We had a beautiful drive to the Cliffs with another lunch time stop for more fish and chips and a little beer, the Irish equivalent of water. Cheers!
Finally, the highlight of our trip, the Cliffs of Moher. They really are a must see if you go to Ireland. Sweeping views that get better with each step you take.
