Horseback Riding in the Wicklow Mountains

Next on the agenda was the fun part: horseback riding! Somehow I ended up with the most stubborn horse: Panda. So we spent a lot of time chatting with one of the employees in the back and having stern discussions. Unfortunately a lot of the time we were going pretty fast so there was no way I could take pictures of the incredible views. But I did get the chance to snap a few!

Bective Abbey and Trim Castle

Occasionally, on the weekends, we would have time to go out on excursions. One weekend, we went on an abbreviated tour of the Boyne Valley. On the drive, we made a brief stop at an abbey. Bective Abbey was without a doubt one of my top three most favorite places I visited in Ireland. I could've spent an entire day there. In one of the pictures below, you can see what used to be a carved portrait. Now it looks like a smiley face! And the photo below that is of a claustrophobically narrow staircase that has almost completely fallen apart.