Ireland: Day 1-2

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We had a big 25 hour travel day with every type of transportation- driving to OHare airport, flying on three different planes, and running through airports to catch our flights.

We started in Dublin and walked around St. Stephens Green, Grafton Street, and Temple Bar. We stopped at the famous Bewley’s for coffee and croissants before driving to Greystones.

Greystones is Ethan’s home away from home where he studied abroad for a semester through Taylor. That evening we hiked up to Big Sugar Loaf around sunset and managed to see a rainbow over an emerald green field of sheep in our first day. Classic Ireland.

The Happy Pear has become one of my favorite spots in Greystones with delicious healthy meals and baked goods and drinks- our favorite is the dark hot chocolate! We started off our next day with free porridge at the Happy Pear before taking the Dart train to Bray and walking and hiking about 6 miles back to Greystones along the coast! So beautiful!

Then we packed up and headed to Glendalough, one of Ireland’s most preserved monastic cities and scenic locations to hike. Glendalough actually means “Glen-between-two-lakes”. We hiked an 8-mile trail along both lakes, which then cut up the mountain and took us along the ridge to some breathtaking views of the entire valley.

We practically waddled back to our cars and drove a few hours to Killarney where we will spend the next couple days.