Dublin
Today we woke up a little hung over. We left at 11:30am and went to the grocery store for picnic supplies. Then we drove to PowersCourt Gardens. The gardens are part of a huge mansion. From the 1800s. During the potato famine the owners of the mansion employed people to build and maintain the gardens. They were so beautiful!
Our tour guide was a very handsome Irishman named James. He told us lots of Irish stories in his lovely accent. One of the things he told us is that in Ireland fun is called 'crack.' “You are going to the bar to have a bit of crack.”
Next we went to Glendalough, the sight of a 9th Century monastery associated with St. Kevin. St. Kevin is associated with animals and healing. People would come from miles around to be healed by St. Kevin. The monastery was beautiful but it was pouring rain so we didn't stay long.
The drive to and from the monastery was also beautiful. You could see the rolling emerald green hills and sheep grazing. We even saw a full rainbow across the hills.
When we got back I went to the gift shop down the street with some of the girls to pick up some souvenirs. By the time we left it was pouring again. By the time we got back to the hotel we were soaked again so we didn't want to go out again for dinner. We ordered pizza and had it delivered to the hotel. I enjoyed it with a pint of Bulmers, a hard Irish cider.
Tomorrow we have to get up at 5am and leave at 6:15am to catch a ferry to Hollyhead in North Whales. The ferry will be crowded because of a soccer game so we need to get there early. Tonight I am planning to shower pack and go to sleep early.
Pizza????? I'm glad you're branching out.
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Haha!!! It was honestly just because of the rain. We spent most of the day in the rain and I didn't want to go back out.
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