Kinsale, You Color My World!

Ireland is filled with a vastness of patchwork landscape, old castles and fortresses, and amazing coastlines. These were all things I couldn't wait to see in person, and they did not disappoint. What I didn't expect to run into on our Ireland travels were fun, brightly colored towns, like what we ran into on the Dingle Peninsula. I'm a girl who's a sucker for brightly colored towns, and while I didn't plan a stop on our itinerary, we ended up parking our car one sleepy morning to take a stroll through Kinsale.

We left our Airbnb bright and early one morning to continue our road trip up to Cobh, so when we arrived in Kinsale, stores and restaurants weren't quite open for business yet. That didn't stop me from wanting to walk the town streets to soak in the happy looking shops.

Upon reading up on the town, I don't think there are any stand out attractions in Kinsale, but if you're going to be in the area and have a little time to kill, I definitely think it's worth spending a day popping in and out of the shops, cafes and restaurants because the town is just too stinkin' charming to pass by completely. I saw this cute little reading cafe and couldn't resist snapping a quick pic as I was walking by. I didn't even notice the lovers saying their goodbyes in the doorway until I got home because I was so busy thinking how cool it would be to own a reading cafe LOL.

And these flowers along the Lemon Leaf Cafe had me dreaming of owning a girly little cafe just like this some day.

Jason couldn't resist some of the quirky signs we found while walking about the town:

Even when you leave the "shopping district", the colorful charm doesn't wear off. You'll find brightly colored houses that just fit in with the overall vibe of Kinsale. I love how these homeowners coordinated their hydrangeas with their house color ♥

And a pink rowboat!? Be still my heart! I can just imagine a Notebook type of moment happening in that boat.

And I absolutely loved their speed limit signs. Instead of the flashing "slow down" signs you get here in the US, they used smiles and frowns to let you know if your speed is within the limits.

I really enjoyed the overall atmosphere of Kinsale and do think it's worth a small trek through if you're already going to be in the area. Like I said, there weren't any attractions to really draw tourists in, but the colorful buildings sure were fun and made me feel really happy as we were wandering through. That alone is worth a stop in my book!

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Yay or Nay on brightly painted buildings?