When Irish Eyes are Smiling for Pictures (Hulets Part 1)

If I threw this blog post at you, you'd be crushed by the weight of the sheer number of photos we took on this trip. Therefore, I have pared it down as best I could and have dispensed with almost all of the explanation, leaving this a photo album of sorts. I think we can all live with that.

Dublin

Things We Did: Trinity College; History Museum; Christ Church Cathedral; "Once" the Musical; Temple Bar; History Walking Tour; HoHo Bus; Ha'penny Bridge; Musical Pub Crawl; St. Patrick's Cathedral; Dublin Castle.

Kilkenny, Jerpoint Abbey, Rock of Cashel

Kilkenny Castle

Jerpoint Abbey

Rock of Cashel

Rock of Cashel

Forest is wrapped around a stone that is supposed to forever cure the hugger of toothaches.

Seems appropriate for a dental student.

The people at the local pub were super nice, and when I asked for mashed potatoes,

they brought the pregnant lady 4 giant scoops and then didn't even charge us for them.

Funky, Thatched Cottage Where We Spent the Night

BLARNEY CASTLE

That's one for the bucket list!

Getting the gift of gab!

Exploring the gardens--even the poisonous ones--and walking backwards down the Wishing Steps.

Cold water on a cloudy afternoon.

Ladies' View, Kilarney National Park, Molly Mulligan's House

The Ladies' View

Kilarney National Park

Molly Mulligan's Historic Farm for a tour, dinner, and a show.

Driving the Ring of Kerry

The Village of Sneem. Yes, we totally stopped simply because of the name.

Roman Ring Fort

Cliffs of Kerry

Ballycarbery Castle Ruins

Cliffs of Moher & Poulnabourne on the Burren

Cliffs of Moher

Poulnabourne on the Burren