Trajectories

I’m not really feeling like posting about our very brief trip through Ireland because we have since arrived in Budapest and I’m a bit overwhelmed. However, I know there might be one or two people (hi Mom) who would actually be interested, so here are some photos of our trip. Commentary will be limited but profound, I’m sure.

Portstewart, a beach town on the northern tip of Northern Ireland

Incredible cliffs along Giants Causeway

Giant's Causeway - hexagonal rock formations

It was really rainy that day

I realized I was getting older when preventing my pants from getting soaked won out over a fashion trend that died in 1993

Giant's Causeway, surprisingly small next to my giant head

This is what happens when large pools of molten lava are suddenly thrown in the freezer

A real Irish rainbow! But it looked like its end was in some guy's backyard

After a long day of walking in the rain, we stopped at the Bushmills Whiskey Distillery, where we got samples of some fine beverages

The trip was a lot of fun–we got to see some beautiful scenery over the short few days we were there. The people we met were amazingly friendly. In some ways, Ireland felt familiar. I think it had to do with the fact that we (Americans) grow up with a lot of cultural similarities to the Irish, so when I visited, we saw and experienced people and places that I “expected.” The feeling of Ireland was completely different from the feeling I got when we arrived in Budapest. More on that later….