Monday, September 13, 2010

Sightseeing like a proper tourist!

The Galway Tour Company had this amazing deal on their tours (buy a discounted ticket for one tour and get a ticket for another tour free!), which I, of course, took advantage of, and Robyn, Jennifer, and I went to see the Cliffs of Moher on Saturday.

Let me just start off by saying the weather could not have been better.

We were able to see a castle, A FAIRY FORT, an abbey, A FAIRY FORT, a cathedral, and A FAIRY FORT, all on the way to see the Cliffs of Moher. We also stopped along the coast and took some pictures next to the Atlantic Ocean. Did I mention the fairy fort? Don't get too excited; it wasn't a big deal or anything. I mean, who wants to see Tinkerbell's house? Certainly not me.

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Right. Because I can't possibly describe how incredibly breathtaking everything was, I'll just show you! ... If I can figure out how to post pictures.


Me and Robyn at Dunguaire Castle

The view from Dunguaire Castle
The fairy fort that I wasn't excited about in any way.
Kilenfora Cathedral
The Cliffs of Moher!
I couldn't decide if Dad would be interested in seeing Irish cattle or if he would think I was crazy to have pictures of cattle on my camera. Either way, I decided I should take a picture of them.

Me at the Atlantic Ocean!
Jumping jellyfish! (Another set of bonus points to whomever can guess what movie that quote came from.) That took FOREVER! I don't know how often you all are going to get pictures after that ordeal. But I've given you a taste of how incredible this tour was. Simply gorgeous. It was a fantastic trip, and I can't wait to see more!

I miss you all tons! Hope you are doing well!

P.S. The quote was from The Little Mermaid. You know, you should really brush up on your Disney trivia.


3 comments:

Svetlana said...

LOVE THE PICTURES!!!! A FAIRY FORT?!?!! WHAT?! What is that, just out of curiousity...? Hahaha

Maria said...

It's technically the remains of a medieval ringfort, which were banked enclosures with the house in the middle, and I think people connected them to fairy folklore and superstition.

Danielle said...

you GUYS, a fairy fort was of course built by fairies when they were planning on having a fairy war against a different fairy clan. Sheesh, what else would a fort be for? It would be like building a snow fort and then not having a snowball fight. ;)
The cliffs look AMAZING by the way, Maria! I want to go to there.