The West Coast

Hey all!

I know I haven't written anything on here in a really long time, and it would take lots of words to describe everything, so I will just post some pictures with a short explanation! Some things I don't have pictures of so I will just write about those a bit. The following pictures are of when I went to the west coast of Ireland (about a month ago) and I will post pictures of my London trip soon.

These were really old celtic graves, that were across the street from the hostel I stayed in, in a small town called Doolin. Also just down the road from the hostel was a great pub with absolutely wonderful live traditional Irish music. I was a great time and the people there were very nice friendly.
One of the many rock walls I saw. This one has been standing for probably over 200 years.
A sample of Burren landscape that is common in the area of Ireland I was in. It was really neat. It is said the Tolkien got some of his ideas for The Lord of the Rings from this landscape. Oh and I finished reading the Lord of the Rings books. They were so incredible, beyond explanation.

I could have watched the water crash against the rocks for hours. It was so beautiful and peaceful in a strange sort of way. This is the Atlantic by the way.
A bit of the country side, that I was wandering around in.....I wasn't lost, just turned around a little. I eventually made it back to the hostel i was staying in. It is just hard to ask for directions when there are no road signs and cows are the only things you can ask!
A castle I ran into during my wandering. When I first got here I was really excited to see castles, but now they just seam like a normal thing to see....they are everywhere.
Cliffs of Mhor
These signs were all over the place. Of course this just made me want to hop the fence and go exploring, however my desire to live overcame my desire for adventure. Good thing I suppose.
This picture is to demonstrate how extremely windy it was at the cliffs. It was unbelievable. If you jumped off the ground the wind would take you back like 2 feet, it was really fun.
The Cliffs again. They are about 200 meters high.

This picture is actually from just south of Dublin, in a town called Dun Laoghaire. I went there just after I got back from the west. It is a nice little place and the harbour is pretty.

I haven't looked at these pictures in awhile, and they are just reminding me of how much fun I had! I think that one if the best things about being here is that whenever I go somewhere for the weekend it is somewhere I have never been before and there are always new things to experience. I love traveling and adventure and learning new things and different ways of life and culture from the people I meet here. Traveling is such a great way to broaden your perspective on life.