The Cliffs of Moher

    This Sunday (4'th of March) I had the chance to see one of the sights of the western Ireland: Moher's Cliff
    It all started with going for a coffee with Andrew, Cosmin, Raluca and Diana of the ocean side of Galway.
    After walking on the beach (beach is an overstatement...because there are mostly rocks there) for about 1 hour we got in this cosy pub for some drinks and snacks.
    Then Andrew asked us what do we want to see next, we had 2 options: the Burren & Moher's Cliff and Connemara & Corral beach.
    We all though that all this sites were in a reasonable travelling distance so we got into Andrew's car and set of for the cliff of Moher.
    On the way Andrew mentioned that we had to drive for about one hour and a half to get there. All of a sudden this turned out to be a road trip, something I didn't expect when leaving home that morning.

    The road was great: to get to the cliff you pass through The Burren, an area where all you can find are rocks, rocks and rocks. The most impressive part was the effort the Irish put in making this area inhabitable. There are fields from where they collected all the stones in order to be able to use the ground for raising animals. And with the stones they built stone walls, lots of stone walls :).
    The cliffs of Moher are truly a sight. Here's an extract from an tourist site: "Situated in County Clare and bordering the Burren Area, the Cliffs of Moher are one of Ireland's most spectacular sights. Standing 230 metres above the ground at their highest point and 8km long, the Cliffs boast one of the most amazing views in Ireland. On a clear day, the Aran Islands are visible in Galway Bay as well as the valleys and hills of Connemara"

    The only bad thing there was that due to increasing number of suicides/deaths on the cliffs the most spectacular part of the cliff was close to tourists. Seeing the strong winds there I could totally understand why there have been so many "accidental" deaths there.

    Great view, lousy weather :) Freezing we set of for the nearest city/ the nearest pub to get some drinks to warm us up. I had a guinness (my first in Ireland) and I have to tell you it's a great beer: strong beer taste, low alcohol; no wonder guinness is sometimes used as a medicine here :)

    I attached some pictures we took that day. Enjoy!

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