Elise and I jumped on a Dart (aka metro) to Howth on Sunday morning to explore the city. When we arrived we checked out a few of the local markets. So much food! Gary was going nuts. I couldn't help myself...I had to buy some of this homemade fudge. Best decision I made on that trip!
We spent some time exploring the harbor and checking out the seals (they actually scared me...not like the cute seals you see on TV) Then we set off on a trek to try and get a good view of the city. We kept climbing and climbing the streets thinking that it would level off at some point but it didn't and it didn't seem like there was going to be a break any time soon! With that in mind, we decided to turn around and go back down. We contemplated going through a few people's yards to try and get a picture! Of course as we came to a point where we might be able to get a picture it started to pour down raining and then everything became cloudy. Murphy's Law.
Scary seal
The Howth Harbor
On our climb up
We turned down a different street on our way down and as the rain let up, we noticed several people walking in a certain direction so we decided to follow. We figured if enough people were walking that way then there was probably something to see! We were right. Incredible views!
What do you know...the sun came out!?
There was a "beach" in Howth as well. I say that in quotes because I think people in the UK are confused as to what a beach actually is...but I guess it's similar to those in Rhode Island...very rocky and the water is freezing!
After we left the beach, we walked to a placed called Abbey's Tavern for lunch! And then I had ice cream afterwards because Gary wasn't quite done yet! We were exhausted after walking all day so we jumped back on the dart and headed back to our hostel! We left very early the next morning for Manchester! All in all, fabulous weekend!
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