Cliffs of Moher Day Tour and Last day in Dublin

On Wednesday, my mom and I decided to venture out of Dublin to go check out the Cliffs Of Moher. Since my mom's all time favorite movie is the Princess Bride, we thought this was a perfect tour to take. The Cliffs of Moher or the Cliffs of Insanity are the cliffs that Wesley climbed in pursuit for Buttercup and where the duel with Spaniard happened.

I will say the cliffs were beautiful and I will throw some pictures on here but lets just give you a little synopsis on our day tour:

We had to be at our pickup (only a block away from our hotel) at 6:40 am. Unfortunately, my mom and I did not get much sleep at all that night before. The cliffs is about a 3 hour drive from Dublin. We knew how far it was but what we did not anticipate was the three 25 minute stops we made for BATHROOM BREAKS!!! It extended our total bus time from 6 hours for the day to about 9 hours for the day! Our tour guide was nice and knowledgeable but I think after being on the bus through those winding roads, everyone was just ready to be at our destination. We did get to make a short stop at this beautiful castle and we did get to pass through some really cute towns. Ireland is quite beautiful. If the bus ride had not been so long, I think that it would have been a really nice tour. 

We spent about a hour and a half at the cliffs. We then went for lunch and made a few other stops along the way. The pictures below pretty much sum up the beauty we got to take in. The photos I post is very little compared to how many we took. Still trying to figure the best ways to go about sharing photos with everyone. 

We really enjoyed just checking out a little more of what Ireland had to offer. Unfortunately for me, I became very ill towards the end of the tour which led to me being ill from Wednesday night till today (Saturday). I will say that I tried my best to not make being sick ruin my trip. I was able to venture out for a few hours with my mom and David to check out more of Dublin. We did not make it to Guinness but we did check out churches and a castle. We were even able to see some of the set and costume design from the show Tudors. 

It was bittersweet leaving Dublin. My mom and I had a great time and met some really great people along the way. It is funny how so little time can change you a little bit and make you realize how great life really is. For anyone who is able to visit Ireland, I would absolutely recommend it. I made some really memories that I can never forget! And do not get me started on the guy to the right. His face pretty much sums up how he probably felt dealing with my mom and I all week! Thank you David for making this trip extra special! We will definitely be missing you! 

Now my mom and I are in Brussels my uncle, aunt, and cousin and we are looking forward to spending a lot of time with them! 

Trying to catch up

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Sorry to everyone who has been tuning into my blog and have not seen new posts. My mom and I got to Brussels this morning. I had a lot of trouble with the internet in Dublin and I ended up getting very ill the last couple days.


I will def be doing a better job keeping up the next week.

Stay tuned for the last memories of Dublin and all of the new memories from Brussels!

Dublin: 1 Brown Girls:0

****This was written a couple days ago but we have been having a very hard time with the internet and video*** Better late than never! 

I apologize for the late blog today but wow did I need a recovery after our day yesterday!

We could not have asked for a better day! The whole day was filled with unreal expeiercnes, a lot of laughs, whiskey, beer, and well IRISH MEN! Thank you for those accents...HELLO! 

Lets start with introducing you to our new friend David Martin James Keady (he will be very irritated with me using his full name ;-) ) If you remember from my previous post, I mentioned men we met at The Bank. Well we decided to bring this one along with us for the day. The guy can not be stumped with historical facts and lets be honest he is not too bad to look at! Later on, you will get to hear that accent of his. Yes, I know you women out there are feeling a little jealous. 

So we decided to try out the Jameson tour and if anyone is going to visit Dublin, you have to go to it. The place itself is so beautiful and the tour was so educational. As you can see in the picture of David, that is where the "educational Irish drinking" began. The tour was very nicely done with videos and a very intellegiant FRENCH tour guide (David was not thrilled about that little factor). David attempted to stump this young lady but failed misserably. Better luck next time! As the tour was about to end, my mom volunteered to be a taste tester...and so the dirnking began!

We then headed to a bar that was recommended by our good friend, Darren Pang. The Oliver St. John Gogarty was a bar I would go to every night if it was in St. Louis. It was filled with music and great company. The memories can not even be explained but I will share in a little video photo compilation below. Enjoy!