George Bernard Shaw once said...

"Ireland is the largest open air asylum in the world."

I don't know about all that, but I do know that the people here have some of the best senses of humor in the world.

Yesterday, we started out the day and went to St. Catherine's Church of Ireland.  It was a fun experience, with great worship and friendly people.  After that we went and saw Dublin Castle and walked around that for a while.

That night we headed to the basement of a pub called the Stag's Head where there was a comedy club called the Comedy Crunch.  We got tickets really close to the stage and ended up getting involved in various acts... My beard was a point of honor :)  They were very funny people.  We had a great time.

Today we started the day early!  We headed on a day tour to the west coast of Ireland, leaving the city at 6:50 AM.  We made some stops on the way and saw some awesome sights.  We saw the Cliffs of Moher, a place called the Burren (a huge 200,000 acre boulder field), a cool monastery, a couple castles, and some of the small villages around the countryside.  We had a tour guide who did an great job entertaining everyone on the tour.  That trip took most of the day, so we are back here relaxing from the long bus ride.

Dublin Castle.

The Cliffs of Moher.  Phew...it was windy while we were there!  That water is the Atlantic Ocean.

More Cliffs.

 Wave of the Atlantic crashing on the rocks at the Burren.

 The part of the huge boulder field at the Burren.

Corcomroe Abbey.