Sunday in Howth

Today we decided to make a day trip to the village of Howth, which is about 30mins away from Blackrock by train. We heard that Sunday would be a good day to go there because of the market, but it turned out to be quite modest. Anyway, we circled around the marketplace for some time and the girls found some delicious snacks to take away with them, focaccia bread, olives and sun dried tomatoes. I was really tempted by the chocolate but managed to keep my hands off of them ;)

Managed to resist the chocolate!

Veggies

The harbor was quite lively considering its small size and there were lots of people on a sunday sail or walking at the harbor. We walked to the end of the dock and enjoyed the sea breeze :)

Cute sailing boats

Howth harbor

Hehe it was windy :)

Sunday sailors

We heard that there are a lot of seals in Howth but didn't get to see any, bah. After walking around the harbor we climbed up the hill to the old part of the village and had coffee in a cozy local coffeehouse and started our tour along the cliffs.

Mocha & Latte

Warning signs everywhere for a good reason!

So finally we got to see a glimpse of what Ireland is known for - the breath taking coastline with rocky cliffs and green fields. Simply beautiful. And slippery!! There were no fences or any other equipment to guarantee the safety when walking along the narrow paths at the hills, so I was trying to be as careful as possible and stay away from the edges.

The lighthouse

Up on the hills

Loved the color of the sea water

Imagine slipping here and rolling down the hill..

Busy paths

On our way back to the village

I took all the pictures with the camera that I have in my cell phone so you can't really see the beauty of the cliffs in these pics.. :/ I decided to make a short video clip, but doesn't provide any help in that matter. Oh well, at least it makes a clear point of me being scared of the heights :D