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We noticed there were a lot of thoughtfully named cafes around Ireland.  As mentioned previously, the big chains like Starbucks were very sparse.  Though I’m not a coffee drinker, I had quite a few cups of it while over there!

In order to fully prepare ourselves for St. Patrick’s Day, we decided to each get a shamrock painted on our face right before the big parade in Dublin, Ireland.  It was for a good cause, too (although I have no clue what we donated money to, we were just interested in getting our faces painted like the true tourists we were)!

I think dad got his on the wrong cheek, but I suppose that adds a little something extra to the group photo.  Speaking of which, the group shot is the first of dad’s pictures to be featured on these posts.  There’s a whole set of untapped folders I will start digging into soon!

These guys definitely weren’t camera shy… They were constantly trying to get into our shots while we toured the Dingle Peninsula in Ireland.  I felt like I was in a Hitchcock film.

Since we spent a LOT of time in the car travelling around Ireland, I felt it was only fitting that I do a quick set of photos from the car.  Here are some of my initial thoughts on what it was like to drive in Ireland.

Though we were eight timezones away, we never felt too far from home.  I was surprised, however, that we could walk a mile between Starbucks locations without hitting any in between!