Ireland week 10 of 13-15!

Another adventurous week! I worked Tues. through Friday, with babysitting Friday night watching the opening ceremonies of the Olympics. Its unreal to be so close and then we are actually headed to the midst of it all next week! Early Saturday morning we headed out for Galway and more specifically, the Aran Islands! We had a ferry to catch at 10:30am and a 4 hour drive to get through, not really knowing where we were going and with no GPS. So we headed out by 6:30am and sadly missed the Ferry, but were able to catch one at noon. When we got out to the Island, our wonderful trip planner Mandy, told us the best way to get around the Island was by horse and carriage, so that is exactly what we did!

We spent the next few hours touring Inis Mor Island where only generations of families live and wonderful landscape! Then he stopped, let us out and we hiked up to these beautiful cliffs, AMAZING site to behold!

Then we headed back, ate at a place called The American Bar, and then got back to our B&B in Galway for a much needed nights rest! Sunday morning we headed out for Dublin and saw Dublin Castle, ate at Queen of Tarts, saw the outside of St. Patrick's Cathedral, and then drove around to find our B&B in Dublin. After finding it we rested for a while and then headed out towards Grafton Street and St. Stephen's park where they filmed 'Once' a beloved movie of Drew and I's.

It was surreal actually being there and walking around. If you've seen the movie, there is a guy in a track suite that try's to take the boys earned money, we had a gentlemen in a track suite actually ask us for change. I wish I could have taken a picture with him. Afterwards we walked around to find a place to eat and eventually walked in to a Bar. Bar food here is unreal. So amazingly good, and I even tried my first Lamb! Monday morning we headed out to see the inside of St. Patrick's, the largest obelisk in Europe, and Glasnevin Cemetery. Then headed on our way back to Belfast, and were told by Mandy, who can plan all of our trips from now on, to stop and see Newgrange.

Which is a site that is older that Stone Henge, they are ancient burial tombs, and are even older than the pyramids. It was fascinating! Very much worth it!!! Thank you Mandy! Then we got back home to Belfast where a nice roast chicken dinner was waiting for us, thanks to Stephanie! Have I told you all how much I seriously love the taste of roasted chicken here! AMAZING!!! And so quick and easy to do! I would bring a year supply of whole chickens home if I could! They are AMAZING!!! Now we are almost to the end of this week and its mostly been work. But we are looking forward to more adventures this weekend and then off to London next week! CAN NOT WAIT!!! So until next week! And look for pics on Facebook! Love and miss you all!!!