Co. Clare: Colossal Cliffs & Cold Castle
Saturday, December 24, 2016If you are following me in instagram you would've seen me bombard my story with my trip to Co. Clare where I visited one of the most renowned sights in Ireland which the Cliffs of Moher and the Bunratty Castle and Folk Park. It really was a long day of picture taking because everything was just astonishing and I felt like a child again (Not because my mum paid for my ticket...psshhh..) Speaking of tickets we booked our tickets online so it would be cheaper than buying them at reception. There were no student prices for booking online but for both the sites I mentioned above, we only paid €12.60 per adult which is such a good deal! (If you want to book online I'll leave a link at the end for the website) Getting there, we drove for 2 hours on the motorway from Portlaoise (located in the midlands of Ireland) so I suggest this is the prefect opportunity to get your friend who just got their driver's license to drive you and the squad to the west of Ireland!
Cliffs of Moher
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It was really hard to take photos because the wind kept blowing and the foot path was narrow |
Moving back to the topic, since we were up on a cliff we doubled our thick clothing because the wind and water from the sea that crashed on the rocks were cool. I advise hoods and gloves if you're going during winter but during the summer it's not as cold.
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O'Brien's Tower |
Bunratty Castle and Folk Park
There were a lot of christmas characters roaming around too. Obviously Santy Clause was there, busy hearing the children's christmas wishes; Mrs, Clause was in her kitchen making her traditional custard. Rudolf and Ebenezer Scrooge, who was wearing pajamas; were chilling outside the local pub where we went to get some mince pie and mulled wine.
We visited the surrounding houses and other village quarters including the:
- Village Church
- Masonry House
- Bunratty House (Just outside because it was locked inside)
- Local pubs
- Village doctor's house.
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Honestly don't know why I bent my knee like that but look at the stables in the background. We had fun playing around with the equipment! |
On the right side from the souvenir shop was Bunratty castle and it was chilling yet stunning to see it while seeping through the leafless.
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Furry coat + lord's chair = me pretending to be one of the Stark children of Winterfell in Game of Thrones (Yes, I love this show!) |
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