It's the Cliffs of Moher, and it definitely deserves it's reputation. The bad part is, the place was packed with people and it's hard to catch the coastline when it's sunny.
We tried to take pictures that were away from the crowds. All along the edge were endless beauty of sheer rock cliffs towering over the Atlantic Ocean. Below is one of my favorites.
Here we found another lookout tower that was built to protect their homelands form vikings and other invaders.
After a while, the older two decided to run ahead of us. They had a great time snapping their own pictures. Good thing we didn't see these poses!
During our trip, we had the privilege to tour several places dating back to 3000 BC (500 years before the pyramids in Egypt).
Early settlers here built tombs out of large, heavy stones. They were then covered with smaller rocks and mud which formed rounded hilltops. Archeologists believe they were places of significance, possibly for elders and religious ceremonies as well as burial chambers.
Many of these megalithic tombs had passage ways with heiroglyphics and other carvings on the rocks.
This tomb in the picture above, in particular, had a skylight that was perfectly aligned with the winter solstice. On Dec. 21st each year, the morning sunrise would light a path into the tomb and reach the far back wall. Below you'll see more rock carvings.
Another mound we saw is quite tall and dates back to the 13th century. It's surrounded by rings of dirt with deep moats that are thought to be a fort of some kind where people and even livestock lived between the "rings" surrounding the mound.
Since there were no barriers preventing us from climbing on it, we hand-crawled to the top and got some of our best pictures of the countryside.
Nearby, teenagers were playing soccer and asked our kids to join them.
