Ireland

This year we went holidaying in Ireland. We have never been tourists there but always went there to visit Mum, Dad, and the extended family. This time would be different. This time we would be tourists!

We flew into Dublin and picked up our hired car. Then we headed South towards Wicklow to a wee place called Avoca. We would be staying there two nights in a cosy little hotel.

 We arrived around 8.30pm and we were starving! Lucky for us, there was a Chip shop open and so we had the most delicious Fish and Chips down by the River. A good start to the holidays!

 The next morning we were up early and ready for a day of exploring. We visited Wicklow National Park - just beautiful, drove through Sally´s Gap which we just loved! It was so wild and rugged and we ended the day in Wicklow town.

After an other good nights sleep at our wee hotel we were up and on the road again. This time we were heading further South to Killarney. We had a beautiful drive down to Killarney. We arrived at Killarney mid afternoon and as soon as I saw the town of Killarney I feel in love. It was such a lovely place and the people were so friendly - plus it had a Primark which they call Pennys!! I was over the moon!! We did a bit of shopping and exploring, had some dinner in one of the local restaurants and then headed to our Bed & Breakfast, which would be our home for the next two nights. 

The next day we headed out to explore The Ring of Kerry. Oh my, we were not disappointed!! What breath taking nature!!! We totally fell in love with that area.

We ended the day with dinner in one of the local Pubs. What great atmosphere there was there. There was a family there playing music, singing and doing Irish Dancing. It was the perfect end to a perfect day.

After an other great sleep, we were up and on our way to the West Coast of Ireland, to a place called Doolin. Here we would also stay for two nights. 

The hotel was wonderful.

On the afternoon that we arrived we headed down to the harbour to see the Cliffs of Moher from there. We discovered that there was a boat trip to see the Cliffs from the water and so we quickly hopped on board that. What a great experience that was. 

After our boat ride, we headed to one of the local pubs for some grub. Once again the food was delicious.

Then after dinner, it was a walk up to the Cliffs of Moher. The weather was perfect!  

The next day we headed towards Galway to explore in and around that area. It was just beautiful. 

It was such a wonderful holiday down in the South. After our two nights in Doolin, we headed up to Belfast to spend the last few days of our holiday. We broke the long journey up to the North by stopping at lunch with some "old" friends.

We spent a day exploring the Titanic Museum, another at the Folk Park in Cultra and we had a day out with my sister-in-law which we ended at a restaurant together with my niece and nephew. It was lovely seeing them again.

I got to see my cousin Lorraine and her family which was wonderful.

 Time was short and there were many people that I would have loved to have seen but unfortunately, we just couldn´t fit everyone in. Next time we will go to Belfast for a longer time. 

I did, however, put a post on Facebook that we would be in Seapark one evening and those that could, could meet up with us there. I brought some snacks along. About 12 people showed up and the weather was fantastic that day. It was wonderful to see and chat with everyone again.

It was one fantastic holiday. Kristian and I loved every minute and it will not be the last time we take a holiday in Ireland. The nature was fantastic, the people were wonderful and we actually had quite good weather even though we were prepared for rain, rain and more rain!!