Ireland Photos

The description will be short and sweet, but I just got back from an amazing week long vacation in Ireland. My 359 pictures can be found here, and there are probably 600-700 more coming from Dave & Erin’s and Sohui’s camera.

Thanks again to our tour organizer, driver and guide Gordy — we never would have seen as much as we did without him.

Quick impressions on Ireland:

• It’s beautiful! Water, green grass, sheep, cattle, even the rocky landscape — it’s all stunning.
• The people are incredibly friendly – the most offensive people we met on the trip were from the US
• Belfast is growing, Dublin is a metropolis, and the country towns are quaint
• It was super safe – I can’t remember a single moment where we didn’t feel completely comfortable

Some stories you’ll have to ask me about:

• Delayed in Chicago
• The Hertz rental car fiasco
• Sohui’s rough first travel day
• Galway Races – Go Hard Rock City!
• Flat tire
• Gordy’s friends — all hilarious and friendly
• 3 meals at Kelehans
• Horseback riding in Ardara
• Traditional Irish Music night in Ardara
• Gordy’s family — his mom, dad, nephew and dog — again, some of the nicest people you’ll ever meet
• Dunluce Castle Ruins, Bushmills Distillery, Giants Causeway, and the Rope Bridge — all in one day
• Belfast Hop-on, Hop-off bus tour
• Ned’s
• Dublin

This video is from Ardara — traditional Irish music jam session — they were wonderful:

Pictures

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