Ireland

      Last week the girls and I got the chance to travel to Ireland for the weekend. The trip started out like every other trip as we raced to the airport trying to make our flight. But to our luck the flight was delayed, allowing us all to catch up on some homework before arriving in Dublin. After hours of waiting, our two hour flight and what seemed like a never ending bus ride we finally made it to the hostel at 3:30am. It was a long day and we all needed some sleep before we began our weekend.

    Friday was our first full day in Ireland and we began the day with a walking tour of Dublin City. Since I have already been to Ireland twice before I was pretty familiar with the city but learning the history behind the city was a pretty cool experience for me. I learned a lot of new things about the Dublin Castle, Trinity College, the Christ Church Cathedral and so much more. The tour was so much fun and our tour guide Carl was really funny and made the 3 hour tour fly by. 

     Next the girls and I made our way over to the Guinness Storehouse and Brewery. We had free tickets to tour the Factory and see each of the seven floors to learn how they create the perfect pint. As we made our way up each floor we learned that the Storehouse is actually in the shape of a Guinness pint all leading up to the Galaxy bar with a breathtaking panoramic view of Dublin. Of Course we each were able to have our pint of Guinness to get the full experience of this tour. And sure enough it was truly the perfect pint!

      That night we all decided to explore the Temple Bar Area, and what better way to do that then a pub crawl! With a group of almost a hundred people we bounced from bar to bar all having the time of our lives! 

      On Saturday, we were up bright an early as we embarked on our journey to the Cliffs of Moher! The last time I got the chance to see these amazing cliffs, it was a dark and foggy day out. So I wasn't able to really see the full beauty of them so I was really praying that the weather would hold out if for only an hour and sure enough…it did! It was a chilly rainy day but lucky for us the sun was able to make an appearance long enough for us to see the cliffs and take some awesome pictures!

       After visiting the Cliffs we toured other small cities on the Western side of Ireland including Limerick and Galway Bay. Both were beautiful and brought back many memories of being here as a child. It was in these moments that I felt truly blessed with my life. I am so lucky to have had the chance of not only visiting Ireland once, but three times through out my life. Many people cannot say they have been able to do that and I am blessed to have been given that opportunity!!  After a long day of traveling, we all decided to go out for a big Irish dinner and of course a night out in Temple Bar. 

Overall Ireland was an amazing trip! We all had so much touring Dublin and getting a feel for the night life that Temple Bar has to offer. Getting to experience Ireland again for the third time with these amazing girls was something that I'll never forget. From all of our crazy traveling experiences to the inside jokes we have all formed a friendship that will never be replaced. So as the Irish say, "Thanks a Million!" I will definitely be seeing you soon!!  

xoxo