Ireland

Here’s the brewing process for inquiring minds.

The building is full of little moments like this one. <3

The glass walls of the gravity bar are very cool and also a little unnerving.

Serving up the good stuff in Gravity Bar

Hanging out in the Gravity bar with a 360 view of Dublin

Heading up to the top floor to take in the views from Gravity Bar.

This is the water display — an ode to the importance of the water source, the Wicklow Mountains.

Diego’s perfect pint

The tasting room was full of white mist coming from several different barrels each representing different flavor notes in the Guinness. It was rad.

Heading toward the Storehouse…even the approach is cool.

Details were not spared in this building. This is a small piece of an enormous bronze sculpture that is part of the transportation display.

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We also met Christian and Rose (love them) from California at the Guinness Storehouse. Here’s a blurry photo of us heading into the Storehouse together after I needed to inquire about Christian’s sweater, which proudly bears the image of a kitten. That is an awesome sweater.

There was a huge wall of casks from the display about the coopers (cask makers).

One of their most recognizable ad campaigns.

This is a more different piece of an enormous bronze sculpture that is part of the transportation display.

We also met Christian and Rose (love them) from California at the Guinness Storehouse. Here’s a blurry photo of us heading into the Storehouse together after I needed to inquire about Christian’s sweater, which proudly bears the image of a kitten. That is an awesome sweater.

Our wonderfully weird waiter at JJ’s.

Artichokes flower!!! Mind blown.

Christ Church Cathedral

Another view of the Ha’penny Bridge

Elmira, New York!

Love locks on the Ha’penny Bridge. Fun fact, the city has to remove these from time to time due to the maintenance issues the little rust producers cause. The last removal weighed in at 300KG/661LBS!

THE Temple Bar

Yum!

John’s Lane Cathedral

The Ha’penny Bridge over the Liffey River

A bird with tude and a rainbow

The bakeries were mouth watering.

Diego’s favorite shop of the day.

Courtyard of Trinity College

The Spire on famed O’Connell Street

A chill afternoon in the courtyard of Trinity College

Cool details abound in the city…this is the base of a street light. St. Patrick’s cathedral is peeking out in the background.

Cool bronze casts of Viking artifacts set into sidewalk pavers throughout the city give a nod to the city’s Nordic roots.

Trying not to ralph

View from O’Brien’s Castle

One of the ferries

Inisheer taxi

We were the only passengers

Kinsale’s harbor

Lefty

I made a friend at dinner. Her name is Poppy.

The complex maze of stone fences double as property boundaries

Heading into Doolin

Actual working water fountain

Heading to our homestay

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standard travel pose

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our “hike”

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standard travel pose as near to the edge of the cliff as I dared to stand

Darling Kinsale

Our little red charriot

Diego’s favorite shop of the day.

Glendalough Monastic Settlement: A beautiful old monastery situated in Wicklow National Park.

Artichokes flower!!! Mind blown.

A smile in rainy Killarney

Cork’s English Market is like a farmer’s market on steroids. It has been around since 1788, it’s in the center of the city, and it’s chock full of family businesses. It is absolutely darling in every respect.