Galway

Ireland! Wow, what a beautiful country! We spent the day on a tour bus in the countryside. My stomach was not too happy about this (I look forward to not riding on trains and buses daily), but it was completely worth it. Our tour took us to the Cliffs of Moher and the Burren. The Burren is a big hill covered in limestone. I didn't have a clue what to expect, but I was pleasantly surprised. It was neat just walking through all these rocks.

The highlight of the day was definitely the Cliffs of Moher. It's truly a sight to behold. The cliffs are about 700 feet high, and it's a straight drop off of them. We walked along the top of them, and there's a point where there's a sign that says "Please don't go any further." This is not a sign that people follow. There's a path carved out for people to walk on. Matt and I stuck to the innner side of the path, but there were SO many people getting close to the edge. It made us both quite anxious watching this (there have been a number of deaths on these cliffs.) We didn't venture out to far on this path. But we did get to see some amazing views.

The Burren (side note, The Burren was the name of our local Irish pub in Davis Square-now we know where the name came from)

The Burren

The Cliffs of Moher

Scary path on the cliffs

The Cliffs of Moher - pictures do not do any justice

Me and Matthew :)

We stopped on our way back to Galway-great views of the Atlantic

Another scary drop off

Be sure to read the post on London below!