Today was a lazy, relaxing day. We did not have to be at breakfast until 8am, so we got to sleep in a little bit. After breakfast we boarded the bus and had a sightseeing tour around Dublin. It lasted for about 2 hours. We saw lots and learned tons about the city. After the tour half of the group got off the bus to spend the rest of the day on their own. I stayed on the bus to visit the small country town of Glendalough, which means The Glen of the Two Lakes. It is only about 40 km away from Dublin, but it feels like you are a million miles away. This village is renowned for its Early Medieval monastic settlement by St. Kevin in the 6th century. I have never seen such an amazing place in my life. It has a round tower which stands 30 meters high, it reminded me of Rapunzel's tower. It also has a Cathedral and a grave yard. I took so many pictures because every time you looked somewhere new it was even more beautiful then the last. After looking around, Sharon and I just sat at a cafe at the foot of a mountain and just took it all in. We then drove back to Dublin and had the rest of the day on our own. We did some shopping and then just relaxed for the rest of the night. It was a good day today, just what we needed after the long, busy days that we have been having. Tomorrow we are off to Waterford.
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| Queens University in Belfast |
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| Performers at the Irish Cabaret |
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| Performers at the Irish Cabaret |
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| Where's Waldo? i found him in Dublin |
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| At a park in Dublin. this cross was put here because the Pope visited and held mass here. |
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| The tower at Glendalough |
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| The tower and church at Glendalough |
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| The Irish country side |
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