Chicago because of our flight mess-up. So we used our flight vouchers
to get us to New York...so that is how we ended up there. We figured it
would help us to cut up the jet-lag.(And we wanted to see it!) And then
we were looking for a cheap way to just get us to Europe. And New York
was having a seat sale to Shannon, Ireland, a small airport town. So we
booked tickets there, and that's my story. Ireland wasn't exactly in
our plans this time around so we took our time there to recover from
the time change. And let's be honest. New York didn't help AT ALL. By
the time we got to Ireland I was so tired, I was a zombie-woman! We
both slept until 4:30 pm. And this pic below is us after showering and
waking up. THANKFULLY the hotel let us check in at 8am. Crazy! So we
slept all day. We stayed at theBunratty Shannon Shamrock Hotel. First
warning: anything with the word "ratty" in it should be avoided at all
times. But we somehow missed that warning. And stayed there. Let's just
say, the decor was probably from the 60's, and I'm pretty sure the
mattress wasn't actually a mattress, but rather a fat piece of
cardboard.
Once we woke up, we went exploring! This town is SO little, I can't even tell you. I think it had about 3 restaurants, and 6 shops. MAYBE. It was super cute though, and very green. Especially since it rained when we arrived. Everyone is SO Irish
there...it was actually funny. Their accents were so thick sometimes I
actually couldn't understand them. And they sound SO incredibly Irish
you think they're joking. I often felt like saying "Dude, are you being
serious right now with that accent?!"
We had one full day in Ireland the next day. We walked around and looked at the castle. And ate at Durty Nelly's. YUCK. I'm sorry but the Irish do not know how to cook. (very broad generalization I know. I apologize.)
The only thing Durty Nelly's has going for it was this sign that I liked.
Seeing as we are literally unable to escape the fact that we are big goofs, if we're really honest with ourselves...we went into this cute, funky shop that sold tons of toys and books, and girly things...and we tired on their shower caps. Don't ask me why.
And we went for a nice walk. To the cemetery. You
get kind of desperate when there is nothing else to do... :) I'm
kidding. We were just passing by, and it looked really neat. We
eventually made our way to a cool coffee shop above a store. Had a nice
long chat, and then headed back to our hotel.
Our hotel had this sun room that we used to read and
journal. It was cozy. I am pretty sure reading is Danny's favorite
thing in the entire world. He could win an award for loving books more
than anyone else. I'm sure of it. I think he counted and he owns over
500 or 600 books. Like, who does that at age 27?
So that's Ireland in a nutshell. Stay tuned for London.
p.s. Hawaii is going great! We have been soaking up the sun and loving every minute of it. What a true blessing. I feel grateful. We are home at the end of the week!
3 comments:
Very quaint and cute looking :) Sounds delightful. Enjoy the rest of your trip guys... you truly are blessed. I'd give anything for some tropical sunshine right now!
Oh man, oh man, I still am wondering how in the heck you guys were able to swing this trip. I know a guy and his wife that opted to go to hawaii instead of putting in a new oven. They still don't have an oven. I love that about them.
I'm all about about traveling! Bonnie's recent post of NZ pics was partially responsible for inspiring our plans for a trip back to NZ!
P.S. I'm all about collecting books. I'm not into volume, I'm into amazingness. I only want to have the best books ever on my shelf. Aaron is of the opinion that more is better. I think we found a happy medium. But no matter how you shake it... books are awesome. Well, at least the awesome ones.
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