After leaving Cork, we had a three hour drive ahead of us to Dublin.  But before we made it there, we made a couple of stops along the way: the Rock of Cashel and the Smithwick's Brewery.  The next day in Dublin, which was also New Year's Eve, was spent exploring.  We checked out a famine museum on a reproduction of a famine boat and went to the Guinness brewery.  Sorry if this post is kinda long, but as a reward for hanging in there, you'll get to see some pretty pictures!

One of my Facebook friends posted one of those articles that shows pretty pictures of things.  The topic of this one was European Castles.  Seeing as how we are kind living in Europe, I checked it out to see