Sightseeing in Ireland

We took the train out to a place called Howth, which is near Dublin. Since we wanted to see the ocean, and Howth is surrounded by water being located on a penninsula, we chose that destination after it was recommended by Edie. It turned out to be a wonderful choice and just the kind of scenery we wanted to see.

That first picture is looking back at the town after starting on the trail along the cliffs. It was a lovely day, nice and warm and both of us were over dressed. We ate lunch at a little cafe near the train station and it was quite pricey, costing 29 euro which converts to about $45. The exchange rate changes daily but it has gone up since we have been here and since we have been using plastic to pay for most things, the costs are also changing daily. I was a little surprised that one place we went to asked if we wanted to pay in euros or dollars, so we had a choice. I'm not talking about paper money, it was a card purchase.

The last picture here is one I took in the train station. If you look on the right side of the picture you'll see the bathroom sign, "WC" which we found to be very different from the states. Most of the public bathrooms are identified as "toilets." We even found one that charged us 20 cents to use it, having a guy at the door who took the money. Karen had to take a picture of that and got one of the guy and the sign. You should have seen the looks of the people coming out as she was taking those pictures.

So it was a wonderful day out exploring and walking along the ocean side of the Irish Sea.