Ireland

A few simple days ago was the one year anniversary to when I jumped on a plane and flew my way over to Ireland to meet up with my most wonderful friend Jill. It was an exciting adventure, filled with many sunny days, a violent flu or two, some EXTREMELY touristy moments, the ringing of some bells in Cork, the hiking of the very large Croagh Patrick, hiding out from the rain in a fairy glade, celebrating my birthday at a medieval banquet in a castle, the kissing of the Blarney Stone, seeing Fungi the dolphin, exploring the burren, attempting to see the cliffs of Moher through the fog, staying in some pretty scary and some pretty sweet hostels, and so much more. Really, the list is endless. Here are some of my favorite pictures (in no particular order) to celebrate the "one year anniversary!"

Croagh Patrick from afar

Before the climb

The climb

At the top!

The Rock of Cashel (which I actually thought was just a rock we were going to see when Jill first told me about it)

"Over yonder"

Dance, dance, dance!

The Kylemore Abbey in Letterfrack

The waves of Inishmore

A wooden gate with Dun Aengus in the far off distance

Rooster in the window

The cliff side

The Carrick-a-rede rope bridge

The Giants Causeway

Dublin Zoo

Jill and I at Donegal Castle

Shipwreck on the Dingle peninsula

Jill at the Independent Hostel in Derry

The Shandon Bells

Don't walk on the grass near the seagulls

Chatty birthday girl

Sometimes Jill and I did crazy things. Such as running around in the forest with bags on our heads yelling that we found the fairy glade!

Belfast courthouse

A walk along the beach in Balley Castle