To Sligo (Sligeach) for the Ben Bulben (Binn Ghulbain)

From the very north in Northern Ireland Will and I drove down to Sligo, in the province Connacht, back in Ireland, to check its natural beauties.

We spent the night in Sligo and left the hostel very early to see what it's hilly surroundings are about.

We reached the plateau Ben Bulben, 16 north from Sligo by sunrise.

Being at that impressive place in the early morning with the sun about to rise made the whole experience very special.

Will drove further to the Glencar waterfalls just around the Ben Bulben, at the Glencar Lough. Once there I experienced one of the most beautiful sunrises ever.

Such an outstanding and typical landscape one can only see in Ireland.

Amazed by all this beauty.

Now to the cliffs of Moher.

Cheers everyone!

The Giant's Causeway the house of Finn McCool

Driving along the coast eastwards from Castlerock we reached the Giant's Causeway, close to the city Bushmill. A according to the legend, the Causeway is the house of a badass giant called Finn McCool.

Arriving there we were welcome by such a beautiful view.

The entrance fee including guided tour including both fairy-tale-like and geological explanation of the origin of the Causeway is 4€.

Actually the Giant's Causeway was built by Finn McCool, for him to pick up a fight wit this other giant, who lived in Scotland. By realizing that the other guy was much stronger than him, he run away and tricked the other big guy.

After the Giant's Causeway we headed southwest to Sligo...next post :)

Cheers everyone!

The awesomeness of Northern Ireland

After Junior left to Dublin my friend Will arrived from England. Next day we started a road trip and headed up north aiming the Giant's Causeway.

Along the way we checked the Downhill House and the Mussenden Temple ant the cliffs close to the city Castlerock, in the county Londonderry.

"A place of an outstanding beauty"

That is one expects to see in Ireland: a great meadow and sheep.

Such an breathtaking view from the cliffs.

 Now to Bushmills and Giant's Causeway.

Cheers peeps!

In Belfast

Belfast makes a totally different impression from Dublin.

It start with the currency, Northern Ireland (NI) is part of UK and they don't use the Euro, like in the Republic of Ireland.

The city makes also a less traditional impression. Kinda modern, commercial and planed.

The people don't use much of Gaellic in NI as they do in Ireland. One thing is the very same wherever you are on the Island: Irish people are really friendly, real mates, as they normally say.

Some weight seeing spots are the Town Hall, the Queen's Square and the Titanic museum. Pics coming soon.

Now meeting Will and tomorrow heading to the very north of NI. To the Giant's Causeway.

Cheers everyone!

Heading up north to Belfast

Now sitting in the bus and heading up north from Dublin to Belfast, capital of Northern Ireland.

We took the bus in the Dublin Bus Statio (Busáras) close to the Conolly Station in the very centre of Dublin. A single ticket costed 17€ and the journey will take almost 3 hours. There are buses from Bus Éireann (www.buseireann.ie) leaving every sharp hour every day of week. It makes an obligatory stop at the airport.

Plans for Belfast: sightseeing of course, Titanic museum, and meeting Will an heading further north to the Giant's Causeway. Excitied!

It feels very pleasant to see the green landscape passing by, sun shinning and blue sky.

Oops! Talked too soon. There comes the rain.

Cheers peeps!

Back in Dublin... in an awesome sun shinning day

Landed safe and sound in Dublin and having an amazing sun shinning day.

Met my old bro Junior, made new friends and even got costumised for Halloween. Couldn't be better!

Now off to sightseeing and photographing! Yay!

Lovely afternoon with the sunset from view from the Liffey.

Tomorrow heading to Belfast with bro Junior.

Cheers everyone!

Above the clouds

Above the clouds the sky is always blue and the sun is always shinning... Stay up there!