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Friday Favorites: Ireland

May 27, 2011 by Kristy 7 Comments

5/27/11

9 miles

1:19

8:47 avg pace

Anyone else ridiculously happy for a 3-day weekend? I need a vacation. Ha ha, just kidding. I have something fun planned for Saturday! That’s all I’m going to say. I want to keep you in suspense 😉

I plan to bore you with more pictures from Ireland. Here goes…

Pub Crawling
It’s no secret that Matt and I like beer. But we also like to hop from bar to bar. When we go on vacation, we always investigate where the good bars are and try to make our own bar crawl. Ireland is the perfect place for pub crawling. I swear pubs out number people in some places! Here are a few of our favorites.

Kilkenny
This little town is a few hours southwest of Dublin. Matt and I passed through here on our way to Kinsale. We loved it and wished we would have stayed the night (hate when that happens!). It’s a small town but not too small and so quaint.

Temple Bar
I saved the best for last. Our most fun night was at the Temple Bar in Dublin. We stumbled in here thinking it would be super touristy and we would stay for just 1 pint. It wasn’t that touristy at all (sidenote: Matt and I hate to look like tourists on vacation. Sometimes it’s inevitable but we try to avoid it at all costs). We saw 2 guys setting up their guitars (and banjo!) and waited for them to begin. Thank god we did because they were incredible. So, so talented. They had everyone in the bar up on their feet. I even bought their CD during a break, which is something I never do. They are called All Folked Up (interesting) and I can’t find any website for them other than some YouTube videos.

Have a great Memorial Day weekend! Stay tuned for my recap of Saturday fun!

Running in Galway

May 24, 2011 by Kristy 7 Comments

Greetings from Galway! We got here yesterday and I managed 2-30 minute runs so far! Between being on the go and drinking every night, I’m surprised I was able to muster the energy for a run 😉

A little glimpse of what we did last night (or every night for that matter)…

And some pictures from my run this morning…

We come home tomorrow. We’re sad to leave but looking forward to seeing Hawk, relaxing over Memorial Day weekend, and getting back to running (that’s me, not Matt). Hawk doesn’t seem to miss us too much. He’s staying with Aunt Karyn (my sister) and Aunt Des (my sister-in-law). As you can see, he makes himself at home!

Cliffs of Moher

May 22, 2011 by Kristy 2 Comments

Matt and I are staying the night in a small town called Doolin, on the western coast of Ireland. It’s very small and very quaint. As I type, I’m overlooking green hills and I can see cows not too far away. Very different from Philly! Here’s our view from the window.

Today we went to the Cliffs of Moher. It was absolutely beautiful!

Running in Kinsale

May 21, 2011 by Kristy 5 Comments

5/21/11

30 min run in Kinsale

I was finally able to run this morning! We have been on the go since Tuesday and there has been very little time to run. We spent last night in Kinsale, on the southern coast of Ireland. It’s a sleepy, little beach town.

I was experiencing some major running withdrawal! I was only able to fit in 30 minutes but I feel so much better. Ireland has the most perfect running weather.

Pictures from my run…

DSCN0711 — It was ridiculously steep...I could barely run back down.

We are off to Kenmare soon to tour the Ring of Kerry! Have a great weekend!

Ireland Bound…

May 16, 2011 by Kristy 15 Comments

5/16/11

6 miles

57:11

9:31 avg pace

We leave for Ireland today! I cannot wait.

I get to spend some quality time with this guy…

Although our itinerary is jammed packed, I hope to get some R&R.

We’ll tour Irish towns looking like total tourists.

And (hopefully) explore some towns on foot!

And, of course, drink some beer.

708 — is there Miller Lite in Ireland? (just kidding)

I’ll be blogging intermittently from Ireland. See ya in a few days!

Friday Favorites

April 1, 2011 by Kristy 19 Comments

Hooray for a rest day! And hooray for another one tomorrow. I’m going to an easy yoga class at lunchtime (the mm hmm lady – she’s growing on me). We are headed to DC tomorrow and staying until Monday…with Mr. Hawk in tow. We found a pet-friendly hotel. Hawk is very excited. Race day weather still looks awesome. I can’t wait!

It’s your favorite day of the week…time for Friday Favorites…the travel edition!

Matt and I caught the travel bug during our honeymoon. We went on a Mediterranean cruise and saw a bunch of cities in Europe. We didn’t care much for the cruise itself, but we loved getting a little sample of Europe and now we have a list of places we would love to go back to. The following year, we went to Australia. It was unbelievable. We spent time in Sydney, Port Douglas (Great Barrier Reef area), and Melbourne. Next up…

IRELAND!

For real! Matt and I just booked our flights this week! We always wanted to go there and found amazingly cheap flights too good to pass up. So we’ll be Ireland-bound in May 🙂

If you’ve been to Ireland, please let me know your “must sees”. I would love to hear your suggestions!

I included pictures of our favorite places in Europe and Australia. It was hard to narrow it down since we pretty much enjoyed everything.

EUROPE

011 — Before boarding the cruise ship, we stayed overnight in Barcelona. Our hotel was right on the beach.

044 — Drinks in the El Born district - Barcelona. Notice Matt's drink compared to mine 🙂

305 — Amalfi Coast of Italy - absolutely breathtaking!

468 — Santorini, Greece. I could go on and on about this place...

563 — Dubrovnik - spot the orange yoga mat? Heaven!

AUSTRALIA

Sydney - when I first saw the Opera House, I was speechless.

Canyoning/abseiling in the Blue Mountains (outside Sydney)

Surf lessons on Bondi Beach

Snorkeling the Great Barrier Reef

Great Ocean Drive - south of Melbourne

Pit stop along the Great Ocean Road