Saturday, May 28, 2005

ireland day 5




aaron and i woke up in our hostel in dublin and checked out before 9. we decided that instead of spending the day in dublin like we had planned, we would drive around to some other places. we asked the chick at the hostel where some cool beaches were and she said she didn't know much but heard people say that this small fishing town named howth had some pretty cool beaches. it was only 20 minutes away so it sounded good to us. we took the train back to our car and got back on the road. we wound up driving through dublin a bit getting lost and some of the suburban areas on the edge of the city were gorgeous. based on ambience, i would live there in a second.

we got to howth and it looked pretty cool. we ate at a fish and chips shop where the fish was so good that i convinced katz to fall off the vegetarian wagon and try some (he wasn't impressed). but then we walked up the coast and found a hiking trail that led through some small cliffs so we hiked it.







as you can see, we stopped to take photos of each other looking pensively into the ocean. but, howth had little to offer besides cool hikes, gorgeous vistas and fantastic fish and chips, so we left. the drive back to limerick was a lot like the drive to dublin, minus the flat tire. we were actually a little disappointed in how bland the drive was. we were hoping to go through some real farm land and stuff, but it was basically just highway.

we got back in time for my aunt's dinner (again, amazing) and that night we went to shane's bar with ryan and his girlfriend again. rebekha had promised that she would bring some of her friends this time, but they all had finals that week and apparently take them a little more seriously than i took my foundations of western thought at school. it was relatively quiet at the bar and we just hung out the four of us and drank a little, saving the real money and energy for the next night. our last in ireland.



1 Comments:

Anonymous Anonymous said...

Let's go back.

3:57 PM  

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