Ireland – Belfast

We traveled to Belfast, Nothern Ireland on January 22 for me to attend a Modern Yogi teacher training course with Brea Johnson. I had worked on the on- line portion throughout 2018 and the course culminated in a week of intensive training to receive my 300 hour certificate. We had a plane change in Doha, Qatar. The teddy bear was quite a site.

Likewise the indoor playground for children was delightfully creative.

Belfast was under snow when we arrived which was fun for a moment.

Some incredibly beautiful churches in the city.

We stayed in Phillip’s Airbnb, enjoyed a wonderful evening out with him and hope to see him in the Yukon to return his superb hospitality.

Ireland – Ring of Kerry

This man was weaving crosses from grass for St. Bridget’s Day. Notice the dog on the donkey’s back.

Incredible coastline vistas.

Cliffs of Moher is Ireland’s most visited attraction. More than 2 million people a year visit this site. The cliffs rise 214 meters at the highest point and range for 8 kilometers. The O’Brien’s Tower was built in 1835 as a viewing point for tourists.

The deer we saw were so fat and the scenery so surreal.

In the photo below you can see the Skellig Islands to the right where scenes from Star Wars: The Last Jedi were filmed.

A surprise on returning to Dublin was to see that you can do your washing outside at any time of the day or night at gas stations.

Ireland – Dublin

Our Airbnb was in this row housing which was so surprising on the inside.

We were delighted as seniors to be given student tickets for our hop on hop off bus trip around the city. These are some of the shots from the trip.

We chose the Irish Emigration Museum for an in-depth exploration. It was opened in 2016 and is amazing in the creative interactive way it displays 20 separate exhibits about the history of the Irish diaspora and emigration to the countries.