Last day in Ireland

We had our last full day in Ireland on March 25th

We started the day with a delicious breakfast 

well I should back up and explain the hotel we stayed at 

Last year from June-Dec I was an unpaid marketing intern for the vacation rental company Resortime.com

as a thank you I received 2 nights at one of their properties 

So I chose The Cliff Town House in Dublin

On our way out of the hotel

It's located on St. Stephens Green within a short walking distance to Trinity College and some awesome shops

And when I say short walking distance I mean it 

We seriously walked down the street for 3 min and were right next to a mall and a bunch of other designer shops 

anyways we started off the day with a delicious breakfast

My yummy breakfast that I couldn't wait to eat that I forgot to take a photo of it 

The not so great photo
 I took with my phone
of the lovey room we had breakfast in 

Nathan had the Irish Breakfast and I had Eggs Benedict 

Both were amazingly yummy 

and it came with fruit, juice toast and pastries 

Our first stop of the day was actually a short drive outside of Ireland 

Bru na Boinne and the Neolithic hill or chamber tomb Newgrange

Which was the only attraction we visited that accepted credit card 

thank goodness or else we wouldn't be able to get in

What Nathan and I really found interesting about the site was that the inner tomb inside the mound is older than the Pyramids 

the history of the site was pretty fascinating to learn about 

There are giant stones surrounding the base of the mound that have worn carvings 

The best preserved carving was on the entrance stone 

They took small groups into the tomb 

The pathway in was narrow and once you get into the central tomb its surprisingly small for how big the mound it 

The inner tomb is built without a seal meaning it's rocks stacked on top of each other 

another cool aspect is that the chamber is solar aligned 

meaning that opening above the entrance aligns with where your feet are at inside the tomb 

so on the morning of the winter solstice light enters in the top tunnel and illuminates the inner tomb 

they simulated what it would look like inside the tomb 

so for a few moments we were in complete darkness 

you don't want to go inside if you are claustrophobic 

They actually have a lottery to take people in the tomb during the solstice 

however our guide was saying that there are many times 

that it's the solstice and it's too cloudy or fogy for the sun to even illuminate the cave 

Newgrange was definitely one of our favorite places we visited on our trip 

Nathan was interested in the structure and I was interested in the history 

It was then back to Dublin where we rushed to Trinity College 

so I could see the Book of Kells before they closed for the day 

Well we got there with 15 min to spare only to find our that the credit card machine at admissions was broken

alas it was not meant to be 

but seriously why couldn't they charge my admission through the gift shop 

I was so tempted to try to sneak my way in 

but the admission guy was a jerk and was watching me closely 

but seriously so lame 

Nathan asked if I could just go in and look real quick and still got shot down 

oh well 

After that we took a couple pictures around the college and ended our night by seeing 

The Hunger Games 

Yep we really couldn't wait a couple of more days to see it at home 

but it's kinda cool to say we saw it in Dublin 

the movie theater we went to was a lot nicer than any theater I have been in the states 

It was a couple stories tall and served good looking food 

like Ben and Jerrey's and had a bar and lounge area 

Anyways the movie was great 

and we ended our relaxing night with gelato 

Which wasn't as good as the stuff I would get weekly in Siena 

but it was still pretty good 

Overall it was a nice and relaxing evening especially after all of our crazy sightseeing we had done throughout the trip 

The next morning we had another delicious breakfast before checking out 

and then it was off to the airport 

Nathan bought an Ireland magnet with our last 3 Euros 

it was then goodbye Ireland 

and Hello London for an hour 

before we boarded our non-stop back to San Diego

Don't we look hot at the airport 

our flight home was a little delayed which Nathan wasn't too happy about 

because right after we landed we went straight to Nathans soccer game 

where he played the last half hour 

That boy loves to play soccer 

Overall it was a fantastic trip and I am so happy we were able to do it 

I know Nathan wasn't that excited to visit England again after going on a month long study abroad there 

but he said seeing me look like a little kid in candy shop was worth it 

England has always been on the top my list of places to see and I am excited to cross it off 

So whats next for the Fields 

Well with little Fields on the way

 we are going on a very relaxing cruise to the Bahamas next month

and I have a girls trip to Hawaii 

a weekend trip to Miraval thanks to the Ellen show 

and first up the Welk Resort and a weekend in Palms Springs 

What can I say we are living it up before baby changes our life forever 

but we couldn't be happier about the new changes that will come 

As for international trips

next on the list is either China, or Germany

We have contacts in both countries that we want to use before it becomes too late
If you want to read more about Ireland check out some of our older post here, here, and here
If you want to read about our England adventure check them out
here, here, here, here, here, here, and here 
a note on our England posts
they were all done on my phone with pictures I took on my phone
eventually I would like to share some of the photos I took in England with my good camera