We took a trip to Scotland and Ireland October 6-17, 2008. Both countries are places that David and I wanted to see and we decided to take advantage of this time before we have children to do some traveling. Our trip was with the tour company CIE Tours International. They specialize in trips around Great Britain and Ireland. Overall, we are very glad we did this trip with a tour. We feel like we were able to see more, because we didn't have to focus on driving. Plus, they drive on the wrong side of the road over there! :) Our travels in Scotland included time in Glasgow, a tour of Loch Ness, and a couple of days in Edinburgh. We then took a 2 hour ferry ride over to Ireland. We went through Belfast, did a hop on- hop off tour in Dublin, visited the Guinness Brewery, went to the Blarney Castle and kissed the Blarney Stone, and visited the Ring of Kerry in Killarney (David asked did I mention we went to the Guinness Brewery? I said yes, but he said to mention it again. Whatever.) Our Irish adventure ended back in Dublin, where we had a little more time to kick around the city before leaving for home. We saw some beautiful scenery, met some great people, and enjoyed our time with each other. David also enjoyed drinking the rest of my pint of Guinness at the brewery as well as his own. He says it really does taste better over there. Whatever. Did I mention that we went to the Guinness Brewery, Ireland's #1 Tourist Attraction?
