Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Honeymoon Pictures: Cliffs of Moher and Dublin!

The Cliffs of Moher were definitely one of my favorite parts of the trip! The view was absolutely incredible and breath-taking, but we also found out later that they were the filming location for the Cliffs of Insanity sequence from The Princess Bride! I can definitely see it now that I know!


Here's a good shot of me and Jordan with the other view we had:

And here's a cute baby goat that was nearby! Jordan made fun of me for playing with him when we had such great views, but he was so soft! :)


After the Cliffs, we made our way to our hotel outside of Dublin. It was too late to go into Dublin for the evening, so Jordan and I wandered around the campus of the University College of Dublin, which was right next to our hotel. We encountered some very cheeky swans.


The next morning, we were up very early to make the most of our day in Dublin! Our first stop was at Trinity College, which is home to an exhibit on the Book of Kells. I found it fascinating, but Jordan just waited outside for me to finish drooling over the manuscript. :)


We then visited an exhibit on Keats at the National Library of Ireland, followed by a quick tour of the National Gallery. Then we were off to find the Oscar Wilde statue--something I was probably more excited about than I should have been :P. We found it in Merrion Square:


St. Patrick's Cathedral was definitely on our must-see list. We spent some time sitting in the courtyard (it was a beautiful day!) before going inside. It was overwhelming in a good way.







Jordan was most excited about our impromptu trip to the Guiness Brewery and Storehouse! We didn't know how far of a walk it was, but it ended up being not too bad since the weather was so nice!



Finally, we ended our day in Dublin with a delicious dinner of Irish stew (for me) and Guinness meat pie (for Jordan). :)

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