For the Sunday leg of our Dublin trip, we knew that the town would mostly be shut down for religious and rest purposes... especially because it was the day before St. Patrick's Day. Ergo, we escaped the city for the bright, beautiful countryside by way of a day trip to the famous Cliffs of Moher.
Apparently, 450 other tourists had the same idea.
The day trip takes about 13 hours total. There was an insane amount of driving, although if you really break it down to the fact that you drive the width of a whole country and back in that amount of time, it's really nothing. I can barely get out of Texas in 13 hours.
There were a handful of random stops - one at Limerick to see the castle where Cromwell laid siege on the Jacobites. There was one at the tiny, adorable town of Doolin where we had a truly delicious pub lunch. We saw the "mini Cliffs of Moher." We stopped at a couple of graveyards - I won't say it was a little creepy, but... it was a little creepy.
The true showstopper of the entire day was the actual Cliffs of Moher. Vast, humongous, and so, so stunning - seeing the cliffs for the first time was one of those moments that literally take your breath away. We were treated to blue, cloudy skies at first, which painted the prettiest picture above the brilliantly green cliffs. On our walk back to the bus, the skies turned gray and misty and foggy... it was akin to walking in the clouds, a little bit like a lucid dream.
I'm teaming up with a bunch of fellow September FARM obsessees for a $145 cash giveaway this month. Because Karli's really funny and awesome, her sponsors are all so sweet, and you deserve to love them all too.
need ideas on how to spend $145?
how about some new hunter rain boots just in time for spring showers?how about some glorious easter decor from pottery barn? (a personal favorite.)or maybe you need a ridiculously beautiful new easter dress to wear to brunch and sip champagne in? (oh easter brunch…i love thee.)possibly you've been eyeballing a new swimming suit for all the hours you're going to log at the pool this summer? (dear god, please tell me this is in my future.)
Caroline's suggestion: just make it rain, rain, rain, and swim in your puddle, girl.
well then, i suggest you do the following two things:
1 | get entered. there are about a trillion entry options. do all of them.
2 | go ahead and visit all 15 of these sweet gals and show them some love.
very very best of luck!
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12 March 2014
And then it's...
"Let's go tour Parliament," she said.
Lauren insisted that we go because then we'd be informed and cultured and (nerds). And you know what? I love her for it. But she also took me out for tea at Fortnum & Mason because she knew my brain could handle only so much education in one day.
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