Ireland is beautiful. That is the only way this story can begin. I waited my whole life to go there and it did not, even in the slightest, disappoint. I think it exceeded my expectations, which is why it gets a whole series of posts because it deserves it.
For today’s post we are going to start at the beginning, because it is a very good place to start.
When we got to Ireland we were staying in Dublin and my college roommate just so happened to be studying abroad there so it was the perfect way to meet up. So for two days she became my tour guide of the city.
She had been sending me pictures of a pretty lighthouse at Howth which meant we had to go see it for ourselves and off to the train station we went. It is about a 30 minute ride from Dublin to Howth and easy to figure out because the train from Connolly goes there as the last stop. Continue reading