Kelly and set out for Howth, a little suburb of Dublin this morning. It was only about a 25 minute ride from the city.
Our day started with a full Irish breakfast (for lunch). We decided that we couldn't leave Ireland without having at least one. We had the cutest waiter. He was foreign, and he asked if I was Irish, and then where we were from and what we were doing here. When we tried to pay, we had the tip included, and he was like "No, it's only €8,50 each." When I told him that the rest was for him, he smiled this huge grin and said, "You are beautiful!" And, the breakfast was delicious (as you can see).
We then proceeded to take part in the Howth Festival. Though outrageous, we paid €4 each to ride the ferris wheel. But how many times does one get to ride a ferris wheel and overlook the Irish Bay? So here is Kelly looking cute on the ride.
Following that, we decided to go for a stroll on the pier (which is tremendously windy). Here is a view of the wee lighthouse.
This was a retro double-decker bus which I thought was pretty awesome...
Then came the highlight of the day- the SEALS! Seals live here! How amazing is that? And we came as one of the fish shops was throwing old fish out to them. They were pretty cute, and huge!
A video of the seals... sorry my camera work is a little crappy. I was too excited to focus.
After buying Irish Seal Sanctuary t-shirts for €10, we found the old abby ruins. They were amazing! AND THE SUN WAS OUT. It was like a love letter from God to me. I so needed the sun for- well, happiness. So Kelly and I wandered around the abby, and then just laid in the grass and journaled for a while. People probably thought we were weird, but that was the most at peace I had felt in a very long time. Ah, just look at that sky...
This is one of those standard pics you have just to prove that you were actually at somewhere that beautiful.
Another pretty shot
This is a view of the harbor from the abby.
They plant gardens at graves here. I thought that was a wonderful idea, and would like someone to plant flowers wherever I am buried.
I love it here.
This is Kelly and I enjoying the sun.
The most gorgeous day we've had in three weeks
Jordan met up with us later and we grabbed sandwiches in a Spar and then decided we were going to try to find the castle in Howth. After finding a dead-end in a neighborhood, we decided to just sit in the cul-de-sac and eat there. It was somewhat amusing to just be eating in a random neighborhood, but it was a nice one, and we made friends with a dog while we were there.
After walking for a while, we gave up the castle search and decided to head for home- the day really couldn't have been any better.
Now we're home, and Kelly and I are about to watch Milo and Otis (she's never seen it).
If I ever move to Ireland, I would live in Howth, that's for sure. I think I'm going to try to take Duncan back one day. I wouldn't want him to miss the magic :)
By the way, he seems to be enjoying the camp as far as I can tell from the brief phone calls we've had. I'm sure he'll leave a better account of his happenings tomorrow night!
<3
Whitney
www.howthismagic.com
We then proceeded to take part in the Howth Festival. Though outrageous, we paid €4 each to ride the ferris wheel. But how many times does one get to ride a ferris wheel and overlook the Irish Bay? So here is Kelly looking cute on the ride.
Following that, we decided to go for a stroll on the pier (which is tremendously windy). Here is a view of the wee lighthouse.
This was a retro double-decker bus which I thought was pretty awesome...
Then came the highlight of the day- the SEALS! Seals live here! How amazing is that? And we came as one of the fish shops was throwing old fish out to them. They were pretty cute, and huge!
A video of the seals... sorry my camera work is a little crappy. I was too excited to focus.
After buying Irish Seal Sanctuary t-shirts for €10, we found the old abby ruins. They were amazing! AND THE SUN WAS OUT. It was like a love letter from God to me. I so needed the sun for- well, happiness. So Kelly and I wandered around the abby, and then just laid in the grass and journaled for a while. People probably thought we were weird, but that was the most at peace I had felt in a very long time. Ah, just look at that sky...
This is one of those standard pics you have just to prove that you were actually at somewhere that beautiful.
Another pretty shot
This is a view of the harbor from the abby.
They plant gardens at graves here. I thought that was a wonderful idea, and would like someone to plant flowers wherever I am buried.
I love it here.
This is Kelly and I enjoying the sun.
The most gorgeous day we've had in three weeks
Jordan met up with us later and we grabbed sandwiches in a Spar and then decided we were going to try to find the castle in Howth. After finding a dead-end in a neighborhood, we decided to just sit in the cul-de-sac and eat there. It was somewhat amusing to just be eating in a random neighborhood, but it was a nice one, and we made friends with a dog while we were there.
After walking for a while, we gave up the castle search and decided to head for home- the day really couldn't have been any better.
Now we're home, and Kelly and I are about to watch Milo and Otis (she's never seen it).
If I ever move to Ireland, I would live in Howth, that's for sure. I think I'm going to try to take Duncan back one day. I wouldn't want him to miss the magic :)
By the way, he seems to be enjoying the camp as far as I can tell from the brief phone calls we've had. I'm sure he'll leave a better account of his happenings tomorrow night!
<3
Whitney
www.howthismagic.com
4 comments:
Yay for Howth! And yay for an amazing day! I'm glad we got to share it :).
haha, it is so much funnier now seeing that is like house, with a lisp. I'm so glad that you had a beautiful sunny day! We've had a taste of rain here and it was amazing! It cooled down for about 2.7 seconds. And you can never pay too much for a ferris wheel ride:)
did kelly like milo and otis? i mean, not that i really have to ask because it's impossible not to love it. i'm glad you finally had a pretty day :)
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