WHERE ARE WE GOING?

So this past Sunday my roommate Geneva and I went on a little trip to a small port town a few miles from Dublin called Howth. It was definitely a chilly day to be out and about. We had our first experience with the "DART" which is a train that runs along the east coast of Ireland through many of the port towns. One thing I have noticed is how clean public transit is here. I guess the city as a whole is also pretty clean at least in the city center. Okay, on to our adventure.

Irish sailboats in the harbor

So it was around lunch when we got to Howth, but neither of us were very hungry so we decided to explore first. Well, Geneva was like "Hey, look at those hills, I want to go up there!". So we just started walking up a road which started getting steeper and steeper and farther out of the town center. There seemed to be a lot of touristy people walking the same direction so I figured we must be headed to something cool. Well, we were.....kind of. To sum it up it was just the beginning of a path the goes all the way around the circumference of the peninsula that Howth is on. We didn't realize this until we made it to the opposite side of the peninsula and decide to take the map out to figure out where we were. This was also after about an hour and a half of hiking, but what a hike it was! Unfortunately, there is no way the pictures can do it justice. Being here has made me realize how little sight can truly portray a place. The sounds and smells and tastes are all so vital to really understand a place....but all I can show is pictures so I guess that will have to suffice. Back to my story. So even though it was a very cold and long hike (it probably took us 2-3 hours in total), it was well worth it to see the beautiful untainted seaside of Ireland. About half of the hike was along the edge of steep hills leading down to cliffs and the ocean below.

View looking back toward the harbor where we started....still early in the hike.

Photo at beginning of hike which took us as far as you can see in this photo...and beyond.

Me on some typical carved out stairs found on the trail.

Our never ending path, but who can complain with views like this!?

View of lighthouse from a distance. The sun on the water behind was so awesome.

The yellow flowers seen here were everywhere in the fields along our hike.

My first "Fish and Chips" and it was to die for!

 Once we finally finished our hike and made it back to town we stopped at this cute diner called "The Brass Monkey". I felt I had to document it with a picture of my meal since it was my first real "Fish ans Chips". It was amazing, of course, with all the fresh fish just steps away. This little place was super busy for being in such a small town. It was also right along the harbor which made it a prime spot for tourists like us to grab lunch. 

Hope you enjoyed the pictures. I'm sue there will be more to come soon. Cheers!