H is for Howth! 042622

Welcome to the eighth installment of (missing) travel adventures in Morning After Thoughts. What's on your mind this morning? Here we go. Day 57!

“The Adventurous Team in Howth, 2018”

1. Howth is a picturesque charming coastal village that you can get to from Dublin’s city center on the DART (train) easily as long as you time your day correctly. We visited in the freezing cold of January, but it’s worth the journey as long as you’re bundled up. We found a happening rugby bar quite quickly after the ride to warm our souls with hot whiskeys, walked through Howth Market enjoying hand-crafted falafels, and hiked the seaside harbor. One refreshing part about Howth is there were very few tourists this time of year, and we met some lively locals.

2. For some mysterious reason my mom loves to drag us to explore castles after dark which is not one of my favorite pastimes, but she’s successfully done it throughout Ireland and Scotland, and Howth was no exception. Feeling the ghosts outside Howth Castle Grounds in the pitch black is not my cup of tea.

3. What is my cup of tea? A tea house! The magnificently bohemian Dog House and Blue’s Tea Room with cushy couches, endless wine and cigar lists, and fire places is a gem of a restaurant and bar that you won’t want to leave. One thing I cannot stress enough is that if you don’t get the last DART of the day back to Dublin, you’re going to be stuck. And that’s not necessarily a bad thing! Hooked on Howth yet?

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