Where in the world: The Burren, County Clare, Ireland
The Inspiration: This week I was writing about family roots for one of my classes, and thinking about my Irish family. My great-grandmother emigrated from County Clare, Ireland, and while I don't know any family in that area, I did visit it on my first trip to Ireland. When I was there, we went to the Burren, which from a distance just looks like a field of flat rock. The beauty, however, comes when get get up close into the grasses that grow thinly over limestone. In all of the cracks and cervices are the loveliest little wildflowers you've ever seen. The mist that hangs over them keeps them insulated from the wind of the bare, seaside landscape, and they are profuse, vibrant, diverse, and delightful.
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I've also been to the Burren! And County Clare in general. It's so beautiful, you are absolutely right! When my orientation group was there, we made little stone stacks on the Burren on our way to the sea. It was such a beautiful area.
ReplyDeleteHow lovely! Where you there with a big group? My aunt and cousins took me (they live in Dublin, so they were exploring, too) and we were able to spend a nice long time exploring. We toured the limestone caves nearby as well, which I found really really creepy.
ReplyDeleteSigh. I can't wait to go back! =)
I was there with a big group. I went for a semester abroad, so it was a mess of American students (really, there were about ten of us). But, my family was there a few years earlier. we didn't see the Burren, but we went to the Cliffs. I didn't know there were caves there!
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to go back either! :)