Mightly Cliffs of Moher

The Cliffs of Moher is one of the largest attractions in Ireland, people travel hundreds of miles just to feast their eyes on the jagged rocky cliffs that make up the western seaboard of County Clare.
Standing 214 high with a magnificent view over the roaring Atlantic Ocean. 

This Saturday, my friends and I piled into a small tour bus and traveled from the City of Limerick to the rushing waves of Galway Bay.

Our trip took us along twisting roads, through fields of green packed with sheep and grazing cattle. Our first stop was to Poulnavrone Dolmen. Known in Gaelic as "the hole of sorrows" The stonework almost looks like a creation similar to Stonehenge in Great Britain. Thought he stones represent a tome, where below hundreds of Irish men were buried. It's a constant reminder of how the Irish lived and died.

After 20 minuets of climbing over stone work dated back to 3000BC we boarded our bus and were off again. After winding through the countryside, past fences called "dry cement" because the fences are made of stones with nothing holding them together the rocks are just piled on top of one another. Soon we reached The Burren which is jagged cliffs made of limestone and fossil Lunar rock formations. After jumping the 200 food drop you climb onto a ledge like the picture shows at the left and look out over the ocean, seeing the white waves beat against rock and stone. The rocks and strange landscape of this place is so unreal that Cromwell said "Not enough wood to hang a man, water to drown him or soil to bury him"

We stopped at a small fishing village named Doolin, famously known for the beer their brew. Here we stopped for lunch and light shopping at the Shaggy Sheep. I wanted ice cream and this is the only one i could fine so I thought what the hey?

Once we reached the Cliffs of Moher, I have to say my heart skipped a beat. They just come out of no where, I mean you know they are there because your guide tells you that they are just over the hill, just out of sight but when you come over the crest of the hill and look out over the impressive view.
To one side the cliffs span out into the ocean sitting high above the crashing waves and to the other side sits a tower. One with an amazing view of the cliffs themselves.

Then to the other side you will see the cliffs reach out over the water touching the sky and clouds. By far one of the most beautiful places i have seen and worth the 20 euros I spend on the day tour. :)

 As for me you might ask. The homesickness has gone down for what reason is still unclear. Maybe it's because I am finally started to settle in, my room feels like home and my though everything is still so new I feel as if I do belong here instead of feeling like an outsider. This isn't to say that the homesickness won't come back in waves but for now I am going to enjoy my time here and not think about the future. Weather I decide to stay a year or a semester I will not regret traveling and studying abroad.