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We are back from a wonderful week plus two days long trip to Ireland for a wedding and vacation. Jason and I left the kids with his parents and hopped aboard a plane to the Emerald Isle. Our first destination was Dublin. Soon after this, we meet up with Jason's co-worker, Bob, and his wife, Mary Anne, in Galway. We then traveled together by car visiting some towns and ultimately made it to Sligo for a wedding. The following day, we took the train to Dublin and flew home after that.
I just realized I probably should not have posted this many pictures but instead provided a link to a folder in picasa, but oh well. We have many more photos as you can imagine but these provide a little story and time line of our travels. Enjoy viewing!
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Got Guinness?
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Visiting the Guinness Storehouse
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Fresh oysters in Galway
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Walking in Galway
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Near the Spainish Arc in Galway
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Limestone rocks by the sea in Connemara
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The Cliffs of Moher
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Dungaire Castle
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View in County Mayo
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Cappuccinos
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Pub food
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Ballynahinch Castle
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The view from our room
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Kylemore Abbey
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Hiking near the castle
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Jason and Bob
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All of us- Me, Jason, Mary Anne, and Bob
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The view from The Bervie, my favorite place.
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Achill Island
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Keem Bay
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Sheep, sheep, everywhere were sheep!
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Diana and Fintan's Wedding 10-3-09
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The church
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Kiteboarding near the reception at The Sligo Yacht Club
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Jason, Bob, Fintan, and Mike at the reception.
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Walking in Dublin
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Our car ride home with the kids.
We missed them dearly!
1 comment:
WOW! What incredible beauty and I'm sure the perfect get away from you guys in this rough season of life. I've always told Rick that if we ever get the chance to go to Europe again, my next dream destination would definitely be Ireland!!!:)
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