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Cliffs of Moher, More, More! || Ireland, Part II

For the Sunday leg of our Dublin trip, we knew that the town would mostly be shut down for religious and rest purposes... especially because it was the day before St. Patrick's Day. Ergo, we escaped the city for the bright, beautiful countryside by way of a day trip to the famous Cliffs of Moher.

Apparently, 450 other tourists had the same idea.

The day trip takes about 13 hours total. There was an insane amount of driving, although if you really break it down to the fact that you drive the width of a whole country and back in that amount of time, it's really nothing. I can barely get out of Texas in 13 hours.

There were a handful of random stops - one at Limerick to see the castle where Cromwell laid siege on the Jacobites. There was one at the tiny, adorable town of Doolin where we had a truly delicious pub lunch. We saw the "mini Cliffs of Moher." We stopped at a couple of graveyards - I won't say it was a little creepy, but... it was a little creepy.

The true showstopper of the entire day was the actual Cliffs of Moher. Vast, humongous, and so, so stunning - seeing the cliffs for the first time was one of those moments that literally take your breath away. We were treated to blue, cloudy skies at first, which painted the prettiest picture above the brilliantly green cliffs. On our walk back to the bus, the skies turned gray and misty and foggy... it was akin to walking in the clouds, a little bit like a lucid dream.
If you're ever in Ireland, I do highly recommend choosing to go on a day trip somewhere. Cliffs of Moher was a spectacular choice - well worth the pricetag (about 40 euros per person) and the long hours in the bus. Seeing the Irish countryside, with its rolling fields and farmland, its sheep and cows, is truly everything you've ever heard it to be.

12 comments

  1. Wow, Ireland looks like such a magical place! Beautiful photos.

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  2. LOVE these photos! The next time I go to Ireland, I need to get to the Cliffs of Moher. :)

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  3. Beautiful pictures! Looks like you are having the time of your life

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  4. totally agree that it's worth it to go. now i want to go back! you took stunning pictures, per usual!

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  5. I was only in Dublin for about 48 hours, so we didn't have the time (or energy, haha) to do any day trips. I've heard everyone rave over the Cliffs, though, so that would be my first pick if I had the chance to go back!

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  6. Wow insanely gorgeous!!! The color of that water against the green is just breathtaking, can't imagine how much more breathtaking it was in person :)

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  7. Oh this looks insanely beautiful! So jealous...as usual! Haha. KEEP THE PHOTOS COMING!

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  8. those cliffs are amazing! they remind me of wuthering heights

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  9. Beautiful photos! I bet it was seriously breathtaking!
    Lisa | http://www.careofmke.com/2014/03/happy-wednesday.html

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