Ireland!

Oh dear, sweet Ireland. So many great things to say about this place. We flew into Dublin and had the hugest grins on our faces. We really, really recommend people who love beautiful things, to go to this country! We also recommend the hostel called The Generator. Actually, hotel is more like it! We were shocked at how huge and modern it was, complete with a bar, food and best of all, mirrors and plug-in's actually in our room! Yay! We were especially excited to meet up with our new friend Bri, whom we had met in Liverpool. She's simply fantastic. Us girls had a few drinks at the hostel bar, then hit the town. We went down to Temple Bar area and hit up a few places along the bustling Dublin streets that come to life when the sun goes down.
The next day, we found ourselves at The Guinness Storehouse! It was a very neat tour, learning every step of the process that goes into perfecting a Guinness. The view from the top, as well as a free pint was the perfect cherry on top of it all!
We knew that if we were to be in Ireland, there was no way we weren't going to take in some Irish countryside. One girl we met recommended a tour that she did, and loved, so we booked a 2 day tour of the best of Ireland! We were up early and ready to hit the road, so into the tour bus we climbed. This was the true Ireland people dream about. Driving down skinny roads lined with grazing sheep and rolling hills, with the sea in the distance. Truly so beautiful! Very fortunate for us, we had nothing but beautiful weather. Locals said it was some of the most gorgeous September weather they have had in years! We are all about soaking up any vitamin D we can get, but not really when on a bus full of people and no A/C. Molly experienced a weird heat flash on the bus and had to fan herself with our Guinness Factory flyer for about an hour. Her words to Bailey at one point were "If this is what menopause feels like, no freaking thank you!" Yea, not fun. The roads in Ireland are incredibly winding and we ended up somewhat hating life for a solid hour because of being extremely car sick. Not fun! We luckily made a few pitstops to grab a bite to eat, check out the scenery, and see some castles and abbeys. We ended up getting to our destination Galway, around supper time. (Listen to Steve Earle's song, and you'll get a hint of our incredulous joy). Bailey helped convince our new 60 year old friend Lin to come out on the Galway Pub Crawl with us, with about 50 people. It was a grand time. We sadly left the next morning, and headed to our new destination Cliffs of Moher. We got nicely acquainted with the Irish Sea, and it is like a breath of fresh air! So peaceful and breathtaking. The Cliffs are a MUST see if you're ever in that neck of the woods. Huge, kind of scary, but downright awesome.

We're super in love with Ireland and will probably buy a farm there to raise sheep. Who's in?

M & B