#howthireland

[captainvallentine]

"If I ever leave this world alive I`ll thank ya for the things you did in my life If I ever leave this world alive I`ll come back down and sit beside your feet tonight Where ever I am you`ll always be More than just a memory" 🍀💚 ouço Flogging Molly, vejo fotos antigas, viajo no tempo, morro de saudade. Me teletransporto. #howth #howthireland #ireland (em Howth Island)

[jameswbyard-blog]

A foggy view from the Howth Cliff Walk in Howth, Dublin, Ireland.⠀⠀ ⠀⠀ #howth #dublin #dublin🍀 #dublinireland #ireland #ireland🇮🇪 #howthcliffs #howthcliffpath #howthireland #howthlighthouse #lighthouse #howthdublin #instaireland #cliffwalk #foggyireland #photooftheday (at Howth Cliff Path)

[illycostal-blog]

Yesterday I selfishly took advantage of the fact that señor Caspian was still jetlagged...it's the first time in 8 months I've slept in (till 10:30) can you blame me?!?! So we didn't get much out of the day but today was different. We decided to take a day trip to Howth which is a 30 min bus ride from Dublin...and well worth it! We were super close to not going at all because we encountered a few bumps along the way. We had to get Caspian some to go snacks at the local grocery store, buy a Leap card (like a fast pass for busses), find the nearest bus stop, go back to the apartment because we didn't think to find the bus stop/time before hand, go to said location of bus stop, realized it was the wrong bus stop, looked everywhere for the right one and eventually asked and found the right one. When we got there we immediately liked it. What's not to like about a quaint town by the sea? And the cherry on top? It was sunny!!!! The first blue skies we've seen in Ireland :-). First thing we did was find a place to eat. Asked a local and he directed us to "the best fish n chips in all of Dublin". I'm honestly sure it was..but I don't think I'm into fish n chips. But the cool part was that it was strictly to-go so we ate it on the grass right next to a park. Caspian loved watching the kiddies play... He didn't like the side of "mushy peas" I got for him though. At this point I think he likes holding his food and feeding himself. After eating we decided to head for the lighthouse off in the distance not really thinking much of it. I walked along the long cement pier that was protected from the wind by a cement wall. My brother being the adventurer that he is claimed the stairs up on top of the wall to scope it out. What is great about traveling with him is his can-do attitude. It's easy for me to let my "buggy" (i.e. Stroller) limit me from doing things...I'm sure you guys recall the restaurant incident. So it's great when I hear the words "we can do it!" come out of his mouth especially since he's always analyzing the situation. So up we went with Caspian, again being carried like a pharaoh...and what we found on the other side was truly breath taking! A literal sea of deep aqua blue contrasted against lush emerald green with a light blue sky as the backdrop. My jaw dropped. The three of us stared at the beautiful sight. I've always felt at home by the ocean no matter the country and this wasn't any exception. My brother felt the same. We walked up and down that wall down to the light house. My brother contemplated jumping in a few times...he said the water was calling out to him...and he would have if it weren't for....the shallowness one time, the jelly fish a second time, and a sign that said "no jumping" the third time lol! I was ready at any moment to be camera lady haha after all, what is a sister for? As far as Caspian went, he overall was great....especially when you factor in that he was teething. As of today he has a total of 6 teeth with one definitely breaking through one of these days. Breast feeding is the only thing that seems to help. Doing that in public can be tricky but I've managed to get it down so that I'm not exposed...long hair, although in danger around little grabby hands, helps! After the walk on the pier we sought out a little pick me up at an ice cream shop. Affogato's are truly amazing... Ice cream + espresso= happy Lilly :-) The owner of the ice cream shop was training a Brazilian girl that seemed to just be learning English. While we were there a swarm of Italian students flooded the shop. It was a good thing we ordered when we did! What stuck us while we were there was how diverse of a country Ireland is! So far we've met people from, Brazil, Mexico, Italy, Hungary, Czech Republic, Romania, Japan, China, Poland, France, Portugal, Spain, Croatia, Germany, Canada, and the US. I guess it makes sense, though, since they're so much closer to all of Europe where it's dense with countries of very different cultures, whereas the U.S is huge, only has two direct neighbors and countries in Latin America tend to blur together to the untrained eye. At this point we were going to go back to Dublin until I got a text from Andy asking if he should meet us out here after work. I didn't hesitate in telling him he'd be missing out if he didn't! The great thing about Ireland in the summer is that it doesn't get dark until 11! So there was plenty of sunlight when Andy got there for him to explore. I don't think I've mentioned this yet, but Andy came to Ireland for work, and me and my brother Sebio tagged along for fun :-) So unfortunately a lot of my adventures are without Andy. But if we keep up what we did today, we can work it out so that Sebio and I scope out a place and lay it out for Andy to do in a shorter time span. We shall see if it works out again!! Keep posted on more Howth pictures! As me and Sebio kept saying when we were there, every where you look, looks right out of a post card!!