Once were anyways in Galway with our multi international group, Cliffs of Moher were that close and none of us haven't see it yet so we booked the tour there... Tour company name was "Lally's Tours", what a name! Especially when you imagine an oldish Irish men with Irish accent talks to the bus microphone "Thank you for choosing the Lally's, it just make people laugh :D Anyways the tour was a full day tour from 10am until around 5pm including several stops along the route.
First stop was a traditional Irish farm where same family have been working for generations. There we had a guided tour to walk up the hills see the view of the area and hear about it's history. In general that Burren area is unique and has achieved Unesco world heritage status because of its stunning landscape and cultural history. The farm itself was a typical size farm, which meant that they had 60 cows. Beside the cows we saw few calf of the cows, a goat and dogs there and had a possibility to enter their own micro chocolate factory that was just opened the day before.
The Cliffs of Moher, one of the most famous tourist attraction points in Ireland, luckily now it was an off-season for tourism so there was actually space to walk because in Summer it's probably going to packed of people. The Cliffs are 8km long along the Atlantic coast and reach highest point of 214m. The view is absolutely beautiful, (again) something different I haven't seen before. There we did spent 1,5 hours walking around the cliffs watching the view and listening waves crushing against the cliffs. Now I can say that I have left my footprint at the Cliffs of Moher by sitting on an edge of the cliffs about 200 meters between me and the sea: Amazing feeling!
First stop was a traditional Irish farm where same family have been working for generations. There we had a guided tour to walk up the hills see the view of the area and hear about it's history. In general that Burren area is unique and has achieved Unesco world heritage status because of its stunning landscape and cultural history. The farm itself was a typical size farm, which meant that they had 60 cows. Beside the cows we saw few calf of the cows, a goat and dogs there and had a possibility to enter their own micro chocolate factory that was just opened the day before.
From the farm our bus trip continued toward the Cliffs of Moher. On the way our tourguide told us different stories about different places. One of the funniest was absolutely a matchmaking festival that is a month long taking place every September for past couple of hundred years in town called Lisdoonvarna. Idea of the festival is exactly as the name does sound like: Tens of thousands people travel there yearly for dancing, drinking, having fun time and of course looking for a wife / husband for themselves. There is even a title for "an official matchmaker" who is responsible to arranging a date for you according your wishes. That's what I call a job!
The Cliffs of Moher, one of the most famous tourist attraction points in Ireland, luckily now it was an off-season for tourism so there was actually space to walk because in Summer it's probably going to packed of people. The Cliffs are 8km long along the Atlantic coast and reach highest point of 214m. The view is absolutely beautiful, (again) something different I haven't seen before. There we did spent 1,5 hours walking around the cliffs watching the view and listening waves crushing against the cliffs. Now I can say that I have left my footprint at the Cliffs of Moher by sitting on an edge of the cliffs about 200 meters between me and the sea: Amazing feeling!
After the cliffs we stopped by for a lunch brake in small village called Doolin, there we enjoyed our lunch: baguettes, bagels, toasts etc. whatever everyone had prepared for themselves in the morning. Sitting outside in about 6 degrees with the wind is what I call a cold lunch.. Luckily it wasn't raining :) Before returning Galway via scenic coastal drive we had few quick stops, first one at the seaside of rocky Burren landscape "Poulnabrone Dolmen" and an stop at the Dunguaire Castle. Great tour in total!
When taking the bus from Galway back to Maynooth after the whole exciting day (and whole weekend) the atmosphere could be described with one word "sleepy" :)
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