Kate’s friend had been so kind as to drive us to the UNESCO world heritage site the Cliffs of Moher. The facilities there were intentionally unobtrusive and blended into the nearby hills in a matter reminiscent of hobbits. There’s some video included, I’ve got a habit of playing around switching from landscape to portrait view and vice versa. It’s probably a bad habit, I’ll cut it out for future trips unless anyone likes it. In this case the video is there to capture the tides and the rather impressive wind. We stayed away from the edges as if you were caught off guard a gust could easily push you a few feet. The rustling of the grass reminds me of some Miyazaki animated landscapes.
A few points of note. Kate’s friend let me know that these were the cliffs of insanity from Princess Bride. Also, I heard from one of my interns that they feature in the latest Harry Potter movie, Half Blood Prince. Actually he thought it was a different set of cliffs, but a quick google search seems to indicate they are Moher’s. One thing to watch out for in the slideshow: several of my photos do focus on the shoreline. There actually is a cave down there, although apparently tours by boat approach are no longer done for safety reasons. Odd cultural note, there were a fair number of adds around the country for voting for the cliffs in a 7-up natural wonders of the world competition. In any event, this is one of the ones probably worth full screening if you have the inclination.
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