We drove to a beautiful seaside village for dinner, and were in absolute awe of Ireland's stunning countryside. We had to drive slowly and come to a complete stop a time or two to avoid hitting sheep, goats, rams and even a deer who all wandered onto the small, winding road that led us from one village to the next.
Here are a few pictures from our first couple of days in Ireland:
The Blarney Castle
Mia kissing the Blarney Stone
At the very top!
An Irish legend says that if you walk up these "wishing steps" backwards, with your eyes closed your wishes will come true. Mia wished for her tooth to fall out, that she could fly, and that I would have another baby. Haha! Well, hopefully the first wish will come true, anyway...
Beautiful Ireland...
We decided we'd eat at the restaurant with the most "Irish-sounding" name. We came across an O'Brien's, a Fitzpatrick's, an O'Conner's, a McCleary's, an O'Callihan's... We settled on McCarthy's where we listened to a live Irish band during our dinner. Cheers!
