Howth - a little more hill walking

One particularly clear day we headed out for another hike in Howth, which is technically a northern suburb of Dublin (check out the map from a previous post to find Howth- its in the upper right hand corner), but when you get out there it really feels like you are far, far away from the city.

Howth is basically a little fishing village on the coast. In addition to hillwalking, it is popular for bird watching and sailing- I hear that some times you can even see seals hanging out around Howth.

 

 

We left the harbor and drove up the hill a bit to start our hike. 

 

 

 

Once we finished our hike, we grabbed a bite to eat and headed back to town. Then we stole Casper from Jessica for a few hours so she could get some things done at the house. We all walked into Sandymount village to just wander around and grab a few groceries before heading back home.

 

We might have even bought Casper a new hat...

 

 

My memory is a little fuzzy, but I think that was the night that we went out to dinner with the Larssons to an Indonesian feast at The Chameleon.  I would highly recommend this place to anyone who look for some contemporary Indonesian cuisine with an amazing atmosphere. We reserved a special table where we all literally sat on pillows on the floor - by the end of the night the waitress had to practically wake us up to move us along.
 

However, before calling it a night, we grabbed a pint at Mulligan's, one of Dublin's oldest (founded in 1782) and most historic pubs. This pub is said to pour the best pint of Guinness in Dublin and its one of my favorites- so no trip to Dublin is complete without a stop at Mulligan's.