Ring of Kerry

This weekend was really great! We spent a lot of time riding on a bus, but we also got to see a lot. This past Thursday, on our way to Lismore, we stopped for a minute to see a really pretty castle. I don't know anything about the castle, and we could only see it from far away.

This was literally all we could see.

We then stopped in Lismore and learned about Robert Boyle, an Irish science who came up with Boyle's Law. Because it was the 4th of July, we were all wearing red, white, and blue. One of the girls made special treats for us :)

'Merica!!

We then stopped at Ross Castle on our way to Killarney. We weren't there for very long either; just long enough to take pictures.

This is such a sweet group of girls!

The Irish people who built the castle must not have been very tall haha ;)

After the castle, we stopped at Muckross House where we just walked around. It was really pretty.

Side view of the house

The back yard ;)

Candace!

The courtyard

After a long day, we arrived at the Castlerosse Hotel and had a really nice dinner. That night most of us hung out in the bar and celebrated the 4th :)

The next day, we basically rode around the Ring of Kerry all day. We made stops at different places, but we were on the bus most of the day (it takes 7 hours to go around the main part of the Ring). The first place we stopped had a lovely view!

Nicole :)

The next place we stopped had a great view, a donkey, goats, and puppies.

Yes, that is a dog riding on a donkey

Goats!!

It was so beautiful! We couldn't believe how clear the water was!

Rebecca, Kara, and me :)

A little after that, we stopped at a little field, river and convenient store.

I was so excited to find a Coke with my name on it!

The next place we stopped was also really pretty, and there were a ton of animals!

 I hate that I can't really capture how big everything was with pictures.

My life is now complete. The lamb that I am holding is one week old and so incredibly cute!! 

It's so fluffy I'm gonna die!! 

These kittens were adorable

I loved that this dog was wearing a hat

Our main stop for the day was at Daniel O'Connell's house. He was a very important Irish politician, and his house and land was beautiful.

Wouldn't it be nice to have this in your back yard?

We then went back to the hotel. After another nice dinner, my friend Rebecca took us exploring.

On Saturday, we went to Blarney Castle which was awesome!! And yes, I kissed the Blarney stone :)

That night, we pretty much just crashed when we got home. We were exhausted. Today, we went into downtown and saw a local theatre perform Hairspray. It was good, but it was also kinda funny to hear Irish accents coming from the actors when the play takes place in Baltimore haha. It's been so fun, and I don't want to go to class tomorrow. Oh well ;)