A distant view of Ramelton and the main road leading into it. Carn Lodge, the home I stayed at, was just a ten minute walk outside of this small town.

The country road that we used to walk into town instead of the main road.

A view of the town from the country road

Another view from the road

The river in Ramelton town.

A typical Irish house. It's common for doors to be painted all different colors. Blue, red, yellow, purple, and green are the most popular choices.

The view downriver.

The other side of the river and town.

A country path leading out of town

Walking back to Carn Lodge from Ramelton town.

My cow friends

The view from the high road that led into Ramelton town

Irish hills <3

Donnegal Castle

The Donnegal clock tower

Letterkenny town.

The cathedral in Letterkenny

Derry: one of the last walled cities in all of Europe, if not the very last one.

The peace bridge in Derry. Before it was built, Protestant English lived on one side of the river, and Catholic Irish on the other side. There was constant warring between the two divisions until they finally agreed to end the fighting. The peace bridge was built to unify the two sides and act as the sign of peace between them.

A view of the outer city from the wall.

On the drive home from Derry, we pulled over to take a few pictures from the hilltop of the stunning scenery. No matter where you are in Ireland, you're always surrounded by these beautiful hills and fields divided by hedges. Typically you'll find sheep and cows in the green squares.

Another hilltop view.

Glenveigh: one of Ireland's national parks. The lake was called Loch Veigh, and a path led through the valley up to Castle Glenveigh.

Our path up to Glenveigh Castle was so beautiful, with the most incredible scenery- the views were breathtaking and changed with every turn.

Glenveigh

Loch Veigh

When we left the path along Loch Veigh to walk up to the castle, we had to wind our way through the beautiful castle greens.

There were so many different, beautiful flowers along our path.

Dew still covered all of the plants and flowers as we walked up to the castle.

These flowers lined the path for most of our walk up to the castle.

The small creek that ran through the castle greens hiding Castle Glenveigh.

The steps leading up to Castle Glenveigh

My first view of Castle Glenveigh after a two mile hike.

Castle Glenveigh

The entry way into the castle gardens.

An ivy-covered wall

An Irish bumblebee

Some flowers in the gardens.

Rows of vegetables in the castle gardens.

A pathway through Glenveigh Castle's gardens.

Flowers in Glenveigh Castle's gardens.

The garden's wall.

A flower in Glenveigh Castle's gardens.

The castle gardens and Glenveigh Castle.

A view of Glenveigh Castle's garden and its garden keeper's cottage.