We visited Ireland on our way home to the USA. We stayed in a little cottage that was owed by a couple that had a farm. They allowed us to walk around the farm and we even gathered eggs from their chickens. These are some pictures from our walk. The mountains were beautiful and river was very tranquil.
Going to Ireland and visiting these places has always been something that I have wanted to do. I guess though for Hubby and me it was not our first trip to Ireland. We once had an emergency landing (read crash landing because the engine on the plane blew up) at the Shannon airport.
We visited Blarney castle. It was beautiful. The gardens were gorgeous, and the day could not have been more perfect for a walk around the castle. You could spend all day there and many people brought picnics and enjoyed the sun. 
We climbed to the top and N kissed the Blarney Stone, but I could not since I have just had shoulder surgery and you had to lay upside to do it. The view from the top is spectacular.
When you enter the gardens you see this sign. We thought it was funny so we took a picture. We thought it would be hilarious if they had people dressed up like leprechauns in the garden.
The trees were huge and lots of fun to climb. Some were so big that the limbs were basically on the ground. The kids loved climbing and exploring. It was a great day with the family creating last memories.
No trip would be complete without handstands or some theory gymnastic move in front of a landmark.
Remember that we were on our way home moving from Norway. If you can see from the picture below the girls had braids in their hair and this little girl came up to the them and said Elsa and Anna. She thought they were from the movie Frozen. We thought it was just so cute since we had just left Norway.
Blessings,
Melanie
