Ireland Countryside

After going to the Cliffs of Moher we stayed in Limerick for the night at this cute bed and breakfast.  By this time we had learned to write down exact directions because a lot of the side roads in Ireland are not labeled. We were very happy with this BnB in the country! I forgot to take a picture of it though:(

For dinner we headed out to Clare and had a very bland meal. After this point we started buying more groceries and making lunch ourselves the rest of the trip. Not sure if we just had bad luck but we didn't really have any good food in Ireland. We found everything bland, dry and over cooked.

 Exploring Clare.

 Bunratty Castle

Hotel by where we ate, Adam said I need a picture by it.

The next day we woke up and drove to Dingle Peninsula through Conor Pass and Slea Head.

We were told driving to Conor Pass is very scary because the road is very narrow but because of this the traffic was slow so it didn't really seem that bad...says the passenger. It was raining when we got to Conor Pass so we only took a couple pictures but it was so beautiful even in the rain. Conor Pass is the highest mountain pass in all of Ireland.

The following picture is from driving around Slea Head. This actually reminded me a lot of driving along the coast in California on our honeymoon.

  

That night we stayed in Killorglin at this Bed and Breakfast. Good price and had everything we needed!

The next day we drove around the Ring of Kerry. It was very beautiful. There were a lot of people riding bikes around. If we ever make it back I would love to ride bikes.

After driving around the Ring of Kerry we headed to Cork. We were going to stop in Cork but were so tired we decided to head straight to our country home for the night. Cork seems like a really lively town...next time. We stayed here for the night, another airbnb. The owner was actually out of town so we had the house to ourselves. The house was about 20 minutes past Cork in the country.  The main part of the house was over 300 years old! We really enjoyed our stay here, reading by the fire and going for walks on the country road.

The next morning we got a quick workout in then headed back to Dublin. Once in Dublin we walked around and checked out some things we missed earlier. Went back to Temple Bar area and had a traditional irish dinner. Can't remember the place but it wasn't anything special.

Overall we were very happy with all our accommodations, except the airbnb we stayed at in Dublin. If you haven't checked out airbnb give it a try. This was our first time using the site and we were apprehensive about staying at random people's houses but it worked out great. Everyone was very nice and professional and gave us great tips of things to explore in their cities!

So long for now.... off to Paris!