My mom was also able to make it out to visit me! And we got to see just how beautiful Ireland is.
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These were the laziest cows we've ever seen. |
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Gorgeous day. |
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In bloom. |
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Sun hitting Connemara at just the right spot. |
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Traveling through Connemara, Ireland. |
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Kylemore Abbey in Connemara, Ireland |
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A beautiful day at the Cliffs of Moher. |
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Cliffs of Moher. |
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So blue... Cliffs of Moher, Ireland. |
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I'll be back someday. |
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Baby Cliffs, Co. Galway. |
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Thatched Holiday Cottages. Americans apparently are obsessed with taking pictures of these. |
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Killarney, Ireland. |
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Beautiful Inch Beach, Dingle Peninsula, Ireland |
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Can't say I've ever visited the beach with 4 layers on. |
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Beautiful Inch Beach, Dingle Peninsula, Ireland |
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Dingle Peninsula, Ireland |
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Slea Head, Dingle Peninsula, Ireland |
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Dingle Peninsula, Ireland |
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Craic is pronounced like crack... verrrry clever. |
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Ring of Kerry, Ireland. |
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Even learned about 17 kinds of sheep that day--including this guy. |
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Ring of Kerry, Ireland |
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Ring of Kerry, Ireland |
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Ladies View, Ring of Kerry, Ireland |
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My new little lamb friend, Ring of Kerry, Ireland. |
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Pancakes with whiskey syrup, bananas, and berries |
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Will miss this. |
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Temple Bar, Dublin, Ireland |
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Ha'Penny Bridge, Dublin, Ireland. |