So this trip began in Dublin. We arrived at the Dublin airport pretty late, about 10 or so, checked into our hostal called Paddy's Palace, and then went out to see the city. Nightlife here was great. At every pub, they love supporting their Guinness considering the Guinness Brewery is right down the street. They have live bands, great fish and chips, and have complementary food out. We obviously feasted on this late at night both nights. One night there were Apples and Oranges in giant bowls. There was a large group of my friends on this trip, a total of about 17, 7 guys and 10 girls, so when we were out it was a fun time. The small two person band was made up of a man and a woman playing the guitar. It didn't take long for us to all get a round of Guinness and sing along. Very fun night. The next day we woke up and headed over to the Guinness Brewery for a tour. It was very interesting and the entire city thrives off the Guinness factory. On the top floor there is an observation bar that has a 360 degree view of the city of Dublin. You can see the sea in the distance, the Liffey River, as well as the many towering cathedrals and churches. We stopped by the St. Patrick's Cathedral where there is a very nice courtyard off to the one side. We also made it to Trinity College which is beautiful and has many very old buildings. I believe it began in the mid 19th century. The city of Dublin was a cool place. After another night out, we woke up early the following day to get on a bus to Galway.
The bus was a pretty cool 2.5 hour ride. The Irish countryside is beautiful and it seems to have a never ending supply of rocks as every property in the land is split up by a 4 foot wall of hand laid rocks. I thought this looked especially cool and gave it a unique look.
Once in Galway, we went to our hostal called Kinley House. It was packed with students from all around. This made for an interesting pre-night, and early morning experience. The night in Galway was a lot of fun. We went to a very well known pub called King's Head. A live band was playing and a bunch of our friends were there. After that, there was this club that had a Silent Disco party. What this means is everyone gets headphones going into the club, and there are two stations to listen to. The songs were great and it was something I probably wont experience again.
The next morning we headed to the bus station to sign up for a tour to the Cliffs of Moher. The tour was a cheap 20 euro and brought us all around the Irish countryside and eventually to the cliffs. The tour was guided by an old Irish man by the name Desmond. He had a thick accent and was doing these tours for the past 17 years. We could tell from the get go that this 70 year old man had been using the same jokes since he began his career as a tour guide. But it was all pretty funny none the less. It wasn't until about 2.5 hours into our tour until we got to the cliffs and the anticipation reminded us all of Christmas morning as children. The cliffs were honestly jaw dropping. The view of these cliffs, the green grass, the crashing waves, it was all like a movie. After 1.5 hours here, we made our way back to Galway along the rocky coast. This tour is something that I will never forget and made the trip to Ireland complete.
Unfortunately, our flight left from Dublin at 6 am and we didn't want to pay for another hostal, so we got on the first bus back to Dublin and crashed at the airport from 10-6. It was a slow ending to a trip that seemed to last forever.
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