We were staying about a mile from the Louvre. So we started walking and getting to know the area. As we were walking, we came upon Saint-Eustache and Les Halles.
Further down the street we came upon Saint-Jacques Tower and Hotel de Ville.
Then we started to walk along the Seine.
Til we got to the Louvre
After a long flight on Air France, we arrived at CDG airport. This is Northeast of Paris and about 45 minute drive.
We were finally in Paris!!!
We didn’t know the train system yet, so we asked got on the bus and bought tickets.
As we were leaving, there was a display of the Concorde.
We took the bus to I believe Opera Metro station, which is where we jumped on the Metro 1, then to Metro 8 towards our hotel.
We got something to eat while trying to find our hotel’s direction. The guy Jasmin is talking to helped out so much. He actually stepped out, hotspot his phone so I can use maps really quick and figure it out! Such a great person!
Once we got to our spot, we checked it and got everything situated.
Pretty small elevator!
Then it was time to get some crepes and go walking!
We stopped by the Glendalough Monastic settlement. It is south of Bray less than an hour.
It is an old Christian settlement. Ancient from 6th century.
Visiting the west coast of Ireland from Bray (on the east) was almost a 3 hour drive.
We visited a few things out that way and one of the things that is hard not to see in Ireland are Castles.
Dunguaire Castle was on the way and I had to see it.
As we were driving throughout Ireland, I noticed that rural areas had many rock fences.
I was simply amazed and when I saw an older gentleman building one, I stopped and asked him.
He probably was weirded out by it, but he could tell I am OBVIOUSLY not from Ireland.
Nonetheless, it is really interesting to see people use their natural and local resources to make something.
We were going through the Wicklow mountains and the road in between is referred to as the Wicklow Gap.
Gorgeous place to take pictures. Goats and sheep would cross the roads by the hundreds, so at times you would have to wait til they all moved.
I was amazed to see the Cliffs of Moher. It is pretty cool and scary to be on the edge of these cliffs. It was super windy that day, but again, it is majestic. Our family lived in Bray, which is south of Dublin on the East of Ireland.
Cliffs of Moher are on the west. We drove the Opel Zafira. It was a 4hr ride on the M7 highway.
We left Bray and jumped on a Double Decker bus towards Dublin. I was kinda excited because Ireland has been pretty much country and rural (which is gorgeous and scenic), but I really wanted to see Dublin.
When we finally spent a day in Dublin, one of the things you will see is the Spire of Dublin or Monument of Light. Its a really tall Steel Spike. When I arrived to it, some of the local people there had inappropriate names for it LOL. None of my business. It is pretty nice though and I took pictures of it from a distance to upclose.
After leaving Giant’s Causeway, we made a quick stop by Dunluce Castle. Took a few pictures and enjoyed the historic site.
