Sidewalk in Dublin. Yes, that's a McDonalds. They serve really good Bailey's Irish Cream cheesecake in there.
Street in Killarney.
Street in Ballyhoura (smallest town we visited, just south of Limerick).
Street in Dingle. You can see the mountains in the background.
We walked with our backpacks as much as possible, then took the trains between towns.
At the train station.
We bought sandwiches and carbonated water for a picnic lunch in Gallway. Beautiful park!
The Irish have signature foods, like their Irish Beef Stew pictured below. The potato in the soup was a nice hearty addition. Very tasty! It's served with traditional Irish soda bread and Irish butter. Other native dishes were fish & chips, black pudding, and shepherd's pie.
I had to throw this last picture in. Our smallest village we stayed in was so far out in the country that the road went to one lane. Not sure how 2 cars would pass each other here. Most of the time, the sides of the road were stone fences, so you couldn't even pull over.
Loved the countryside! This was our mid-way journey, and perfect to get away from the tourist sites.
