It is very clear why Ireland is dubbed the Emeral Isle. The countryside is lush and green. It is quite beautiful. We arrived in Dublin in the morning, dropped our stuff at the hotel and went to explore. Food came first. I FINALLY got my cottage pie and it was worth the wait.

Then we headed out to the Jameson Distillery. Part of your tour is a free drink to start the tour and tastings at the end. Jameson and ginger ale….delicious!

After Jameson we headed over to Guinness. I know it’s super touristy, but it’s super worth it. It was really cool to hear how both Jameson and Guinness focused on making sure their employees were taken care of.

The next day we took our tour over to The Cliffs of Moher and Galway. I was soooooo excited for The Cliffs of Insanity……sorry Princess Bride reference. However, the fog had other plans. We still enjoyed our time there and Keely was able to get a necklace made with her name. (She can NEVER find anything in any store with her name. She was holding out hope that Ireland would come through since Keely is Irish. Nope. Custom made for the win!)

Galway was adorable!!! I’m so glad we got a chance to go. I just love the Irish Claddaugh symbol and learned that the claddaugh has its origins from near Galway. Our tour guide did a short walking tour and I just fell in love with Galway even more. Wade liked it, but was meh. Keely and I thought it was so charming.

Our last full day in Dublin, we did the hop on/hop off tour during the day. Then we went to Celtic Knights for dinner and a show. It was so much fun!

All in all we had a wonderful trip! We are happy to be home though.