Ireland

Hey Blog Readers,

Just got back from my first trip to Ireland and other than the long plane ride it was a blast.

The first thing I learned on this trip is that I should really look a litle closer at the flight plan before I book a flight - on my way to London where my connction was - the pilot announced "we are now flying over Dublin" - so I flew past it to come back to it - fun times...

My hotel (Fota Island Resort) which was great - it was really hard getting used to the cars driving on the wrong side of the road - I almost got in the drivers seat a few times...

The Blarney Castle built over 600 years ago and home of the famous Blarney Stone

 View from the top of the castle - you have to go up the craziest staircase I've ever seen in my life to get to the top...  

People kissing the Blarney stone which is said to give you the gift of gab - it's also rumored that the locals pee on the stone at night so I opted for not kissing it

We went to an excellent restaurant in Cobh called the Quays - they actually were not open for dinner but the owner took pity on us and opened for us - the food was fantastic and the place was really cool - it was the last place the titanic docked before it sank.. this April is the 100th year celebration - I'd love to be there for it

 Overall it was a great trip and I really liked everything about Ireland - hope to get to go back soon - maybe I'll find a different route there!