(I’m going to start with my breakfast from Saturday, which was fantastic:)
Fried egg, baked beans, mushrooms, grilled tomato, sausage, Irish bacon, black and white pudding.

Ireland truly is a magical place. This week has shown us unspeakable beauty and the most divine grace as we’ve traveled the length of the country. I’m sitting now in our house in Inch which has the most incredible view. Of everything we’ve seen so far, the best may have well been saved for last.

Before we made our way here, we settled into our flat in Dublin, which was very conveniently located two blocks from O’Connell Street, which is one of the main thoroughfares through the city. Most of what we wanted to see in Dublin was featured on one of those “hop-on, hop-off” buses, so we opted to join the mass of tourists to see Dublin.

Dublin itself was incredibly surprising to me. I’m not sure what I expected, but I absolutely fell in love with it. Mind you, it was peak tourist season and walking through the city was like walking through DisneyWorld in June, but I found the crowds to be manageable. I saw people from seemingly every culture vacationing there from fellow Americans to many Germans, Japanese, and French tourists. Everyone was also very pleasant and jovial, as I guess Dublin has that effect on people. Read More