Today we went to the Western-most point in all of Europe. The little hill is pretty unremarkable, but there are beautiful islands off the coast, one of which looks like a sleeping giant and of course comes along with an Irish 'fairy tale' of sorts involving the same Finn MacCool.
The landscape of southwestern Ireland is absolutely breathtaking. There are rolling hills dotted by sheep and criss-crossed by stone/hedge-enclosed pastures. I love the sheep, so cute!
We spent lunchtime and early afternoon in the small town of Dingle, a charming fishing village. There are 57 pubs for a population of about 500. Many of them are also hardware shops or bicycle repair shops.
We arrived in Killarney later that afternoon and most of us went on an optional horse and buggy ride around the National Park. It was very romantic. :) Our tour guide was very entertaining with a sharp Irish wit.
It was another Paddy's Palace for us, which was, of course, far from palacial. Our guide says 'Happy Days' about every other sentence, and apparently that's the theme of the organization since it's written here above the entrance. We had a good last night out on the town in Killarney that ended with a nice 3:30 AM wake-up call for me when my roommies came back after 'frolicking' in the streets after the club closed. I look forward to catching up on some sleep in Dublin!
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