Rob and I spent 7 days in Ireland (April 22 - April 29), and also saw Krakow, Poland on the way back. We loved Ireland, and you will see whey when you look at the pictures below. To our surprise, we did not get rain while in Ireland. It was mostly sunny with some cloudy days. I even got sunburned! We used buses to get around Ireland, as they have a good bus system. We also rented bikes for two days of exploring the Dingle Peninsula.
Day 5: We took a morning bus from Doolin to Dingle, which is the biggest city on the Dingle peninsula. Dingle is a beautiful colorful town, located in the harbor. Once we found a place to stay, we walked around town, and on a green path around the harbor.
Day 6: We rented bikes in the morning and biked west of Dingle along the coast to a small village, Dunquin. It was so beautiful biking by the ocean! Gorgeous views of green grassy hills stretched for miles around, dotted with hundreds of sheep. We saw several ruins along the way, including ancient forts and beehive huts (residences made of stone without any cement). We also biked to a small sandy beach with clear blue water, too cold to swim. I have never seen so many sheep in my life. When we biked around the southwest corner of the peninsula, we got an amazing view of the Blasket Islands.
Day 7: We loved biking so much that we rented bikes again and off we went. We headed into the central part of the peninsula to see some ancient ruins. We saw the remains of the 5th century monastic settlement (Riasc), an amazing 8th century dry-stone oratory (Gallarus Oratory), where monks met for prayer. We also saw 12th century Kilmalkedar Church. (All featured in pictures below). Throughout the landscape we also saw ruins of ancient houses. The Dingle peninsula has the highest concentration of ancient ruins in all of Ireland. After seeing the ruins, we headed to the western coast to see the Blasket Islands again and some great beaches.
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