Howth and Easter.

On Saturday a group of us headed north to a small fishing town called Howth. This beautiful place is just a quick 20 minute DART ride (metro-like train) out of Dublin. We walked around the pier area for a while, saw seals (!), and then ate lunch at a pub called The Waterside. I tried fish and chips for the first time, just because I felt like I had to atleast once, and I thoroughly enjoyed the chips part. The fish, not my favorite.

As we approached the coast of Ireland while flying back from London last weekend, I was able to see the cliffs and the lighthouse of Howth. Thus the one thing I wanted to do while there was see the lighthouse from the ground. Becca, Celia, and I hiked along the edge of these cliffs for about an hour until we rounded the corner and saw THIS:

The whole hike was breathtaking, as it was a beautiful day and there were these yellow flowers blooming everywhere. It's crazy that this place has been here the entire time just TWENTY minutes away from where I live. Gosh, Ireland is just incredible.

Obviously taking a picture break along the hike :)

When the sun was shining the water looked TROPICAL. It's hard to believe that this picture was taken in Ireland. It looks more like the Bahamas or something. Also fun fact, Ireland has palm trees randomly. Which makes this even more tropical looking.

Afterwards we headed back to Dublin and prepared for one last night at one of our favorite clubs/pubs called Copper Face Jacks.

We woke up the next morning and headed to Christ Church Cathedral for an Easter Sunday service. I'm pretty sure it was a Catholic Church, but it was still really beautiful and Easter is definitely a favorite holiday of mine. Jesus is risen! Which is the most exciting thing. We ate brunch afterwards at Lemon and then lounged allllll day long. Definitely a great last weekend in Dublin.

This week is going to be action packed with paper writing, packing, preparing for Spain and Morocco, farewell parties, and saying goodbye. I hate the fact that this experience is coming to an end, but I can honestly say I've been so blessed throughout this adventure.