Today I went to the Cliffs of Moher

Today I went to the Cliffs of Moher. Besides the fact that I spent most of the day on a bus it was a good trip. I also gained another travel companion for the day! One of my roommates here in Dublin, an Italian named Alex (Alessandro), traveled with me to the cliffs today. In truth he planned the trip, and I just tagged along like I did with Matt. We started out the day traveling out of Dublin and heading west towards the Atlantic coast of Ireland. The Cliffs of Moher is on the opposite side of the island from Dublin and it takes a few hours to get there. We stopped at a service station for a few minutes before heading out to our official first stop: Dunguaire Castle.

 

After that we stopped by the Baby Cliffs to take some photos.

We took a quick stop for lunch at a nearby village before heading to the cliffs. Lucky for us the sun decided to show up so we could get a good view of the cliffs.

Alex and I at the cliffs

After that we began walking to the other cliffs and left the "safe" trail and began walking on the unofficial trail.

However after 30 minutes we could see the clouds roll in and we knew that the weather was going to change.

After we left the cliffs we took one last stop at Bunratty Castle before heading back to Dublin.

We finally returned to Dublin around 15 to 8. We headed back to hostel and then grabbed a quick bite to eat. I was planning to pack and go to bed, however Kevin messaged me saying that he and his friend David were out for a pint. So on my last night in Dublin (and Europe) I joined them. David had to leave since he had work in the morning, but Kevin and I went to a couple of places for beer.  He introduced me to a few beers from near his hometown, and I ended my night with a pint of Guinness.

After that I took a taxi back to hostel and went to bed for a couple of hours before I had to head to airport. It was a good way to spend my last night in Dublin and it was great to see Kevin and thank him for his advice on my stay.

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