Places To Travel - Part Two

Dublin

These posts feel lame, but at the very least, I will have a collection of potential vacation destinations when a bundle of time and money lands in my lap.

Until then, we move over the Atlantic to IRELAND! I'm not very versed on Irish geography, but let's bumble our way through the land of shamrocks, green beer (does this actually happen there?) and much of my heritage. That is what the internet is for after all!

I think the ideal trip would involve Dublin and some sort of coastal views. As we know, the potential for vistas often motivates my travel yearnings, and based on some googling and ogling at friends' photos, it seems as though we should make a stop on Ireland's west coast.

So yeah, a few days exploring Dublin then a cross country road trip over to County Connemara where I'd gladly bunker down in the Ballynahinch Castle for a few nights. I mean, a castle nestled in trees and mountains overlooking some sort of lake. It's gorgeous. It's a castle! Why not!?

Ballynahinch Castle

From there, we can day trip it down towards Galway and a bit further to the Cliffs of Moher for ocean, cliff, and countryside vistas. Spend some time drooling at the coastal views and perhaps even head on up to County Mayo, well, just because it's County Mayo. Would also love to visit Cork in the southern part of the country because the city and surrounding countryside seem postcard picturesque. Also, I can never remember where my dad's family is from, but I think it is Cork so it would be neat to visit the old Moran stomping grounds.

Based on my limited internet sleuthing for Ireland images, I should really move this up the list. Who's with me?

Dingle Peninsula

Cork

Coastline near Galway