Travel: Ireland

First Day in Dublin. 

The Temple Bar. Live Irish music plus the hubby made sure we drank some Guinness beer!

Tea Time at The Merrion Hotel Dublin. I loved all the beautiful tea sets. Tea time is now an integral part of our day now. 

The Irish Setters at Castlemartyr Resort Cork.  We even got to take them for a walk. 

St. Patrick's Cathedral.  

Flying Hawks at Ashford Castle.

What I'm wearing: First Day- Scarf- Matta | Sweater- Vince | Bag- Celine. Flying Hawks- Top- Michael Stars | Coat- J. Crew (no longer available, similar here)

Just a couple of weeks ago my husband and I were flying home from a month long vacation through Europe. Despite the 11-hour flight there and back-It had to have been the best trip of my life-hands down! Not only did I get to see places that I had dreamt about, but I also got to experience different cultures, people, and food with the love of my life. I was also pretty excited to do some uh-mazing shopping while abroad. I never get tired of looking at all of the incredible pictures-that’s why I thought I would share them for my first post-starting with Ireland.

In one month, my husband and I visited Ireland, London, Paris, Portofino, Monaco, Venice, Florence and Rome. We walked our butts off and saw so many beautiful monuments, museums, churches, stores, restaurants and castles. Every day was a new adventure!

Out of everywhere we went-Ireland had to be in the top 3 of my favorites! I didn’t really think twice about Ireland before visiting because it was my husband’s pick for our trip. But once we got there-I understood why he wanted us to go so badly. The people were all so nice, although hard to understand at times, and the food was spectacular! I highly recommend going to Fishy Fishy (yes, that's the name) in Kinsale. Not to mention seeing a castle every few miles wasn’t too bad either. Just writing about Ireland makes me want to go back-- like yesterday! One catch for visiting Ireland-the driving. My husband was such a trooper! He drove on the wrong side of the car, on the wrong side of the road, while using a stick shift to top it all off. I still can’t believe we returned our rental without a scratch. I guess it helps that my hubby drives off-road racecars in Baja, but still it was quite an experience! Flying the hawk and owl at Ashford Castle has got to be one of the most memorable things we did while in Ireland. I was actually really nervous to do it-but it was so much fun! I'm really glad I did it. All in all, Ireland definitely helped me cross off numerous items on my bucket list!