Heading toward the Storehouse…even the approach is cool.

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

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

One of their most recognizable ad campaigns.

Here’s the brewing process for inquiring minds.

Serving up the good stuff in Gravity Bar

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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.

Diego’s favorite shop of the day.

Christ Church Cathedral

Courtyard of Trinity College

THE Temple Bar

A bird with tude and a rainbow

Another view of the Ha’penny Bridge

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.

The Ha’penny Bridge over the Liffey River

Artichokes flower!!! Mind blown.

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

The Spire on famed O’Connell Street

Elmira, New York!

The bakeries were mouth watering.

John’s Lane Cathedral

Yum!

We were the only passengers

Heading to our homestay

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

View from O’Brien’s Castle

Lefty

The complex maze of stone fences double as property boundaries

Kinsale’s harbor

One of the ferries

Heading into Doolin

Trying not to ralph

Actual working water fountain

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

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Darling Kinsale

Glendalough

Kinsale’s harbor

Artichokes flower!!! Mind blown.

From the road

A cemetery in Kilkenny.

From the road

St. Mary’s Cathedral in Kilkenny

From the road

A smile in rainy Killarney

So obedient!

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

The bakeries were mouth watering.

Kilkenny by night

My little model…

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

Kinsale’s harbor

My karate kid moment

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

Our little red charriot

Adorable Kilkenny…

Kinsale’s harbor

Darling Kinsale

Diego’s favorite shop of the day.

Kilkenny

Irish mailboxes are cuter than our, y’all!

Wicklow National Park — STUNNING!

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.

Kinsale’s harbor