Sunday, June 26, 2011
Saturday, June 25, 2011
Pooped!
Dublin!! Briefly, bus tour of Dublin; St. Patricks; Book of Kells; Phoenix Park; lunch; Archaeolgical Museum; Art Museum; Irish Stew at a pub, shopping.... = too pooped for details. We're off to Wales tomorrow on the ferry, so I'll catch up then! We had a GREAT day, and I am SOOOO proud of these kids! We are having a wonderful time and it was warm and sunny today! Life is good. Talk to you later.
Sara
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Sara
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Friday, June 24, 2011
Rain....and a wet Blarney Stone!
Friday
It's a very wet, drizzly day today! It's been raining ALL day so it's a good thing we are on the bus most of the day. We left the hotel at about 8:45 this morning and had a two hour drive to Blarney Castle. The kids were excited about kissing the Blarney Stone. They didn't realize they had to lie on their backs (in the open ramparts at the top of the castle-still raining!) and lean over, tip their faces back, grasp the two bars and kiss away. The Stone of Eloquence ensures that you will have the gift of gab! (i think most of them had it already! Lol!). Cameron had a fun time exploring the dungeon.
Near the castle was the Blarney Woollen Mill. We had a lovely lunch inside the old mill then had some time for shopping. The rain was cold, drizzly and miserable, and I'm so thankful we did the Ring of Kerry yesterday when it was sunny!
We just stopped at the Rock of Cashil for a break and photo op. We will be on the bus another few hours, then we will arrive in Dublin late this afternoon. I'm trying to get us tickets to the King Tutankhamen exhibit for tomorrow- it's on in Dublin and all the kids want to go see it. Tomorrow we will also see St. Patrick's Cathedral, the Book of Kells and have a tour of Dublin. Then the next day it's on to the ferry and over to Holyhead, Wales.
Margaret is our tour director and she is very efficient, funny, and has some great stories to tell.
Hopefully I'll have better luck with internet tonight and can post this and yesterdays, and post some pics!!
Later-
Sara
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It's a very wet, drizzly day today! It's been raining ALL day so it's a good thing we are on the bus most of the day. We left the hotel at about 8:45 this morning and had a two hour drive to Blarney Castle. The kids were excited about kissing the Blarney Stone. They didn't realize they had to lie on their backs (in the open ramparts at the top of the castle-still raining!) and lean over, tip their faces back, grasp the two bars and kiss away. The Stone of Eloquence ensures that you will have the gift of gab! (i think most of them had it already! Lol!). Cameron had a fun time exploring the dungeon.
Near the castle was the Blarney Woollen Mill. We had a lovely lunch inside the old mill then had some time for shopping. The rain was cold, drizzly and miserable, and I'm so thankful we did the Ring of Kerry yesterday when it was sunny!
We just stopped at the Rock of Cashil for a break and photo op. We will be on the bus another few hours, then we will arrive in Dublin late this afternoon. I'm trying to get us tickets to the King Tutankhamen exhibit for tomorrow- it's on in Dublin and all the kids want to go see it. Tomorrow we will also see St. Patrick's Cathedral, the Book of Kells and have a tour of Dublin. Then the next day it's on to the ferry and over to Holyhead, Wales.
Margaret is our tour director and she is very efficient, funny, and has some great stories to tell.
Hopefully I'll have better luck with internet tonight and can post this and yesterdays, and post some pics!!
Later-
Sara
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Thursday, June 23, 2011
Land of Legends, Myths, Faeries and SHEEP!
We had a wonderful day today! After breakfast we went on the "jaunting cars" which are horse and carriage rides. We went through the lovely Killarney National Park and saw deer, incredible mountain views and the 6th century Ross Castle, where we stopped to take pictures by the lake. Our horse was called Napoleon (Bonaparte not Dynamite!) Many of the kids said that was their best part of the day!
Then we went upon the Ring of Kerry And stopped at a Bog Museum, had lots of great photo op stops, and drove through the mountains; seeing lots of sheep, cows, celtic hillforts, and stunning water views. We loved seeing the leprauchaun crossing sign, and hearing the story of the fairy trees. The kids really enjoyed it, although it WAS cold!
We were back for a 6:30 dinner and now the kids have all gone in with the other kids in the group to an Irish music singalong.
This is really a sorry accounting of the day, but I am exhausted and the Internet is really spotty. Tomorrow we leave Killarney and head to Dublin by way of the Blarney Castle.
I hope all is well at home. We are NOT missing the hot weather! It's not cold cold but can be chilly at times!
Take care-
Sara
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Then we went upon the Ring of Kerry And stopped at a Bog Museum, had lots of great photo op stops, and drove through the mountains; seeing lots of sheep, cows, celtic hillforts, and stunning water views. We loved seeing the leprauchaun crossing sign, and hearing the story of the fairy trees. The kids really enjoyed it, although it WAS cold!
We were back for a 6:30 dinner and now the kids have all gone in with the other kids in the group to an Irish music singalong.
This is really a sorry accounting of the day, but I am exhausted and the Internet is really spotty. Tomorrow we leave Killarney and head to Dublin by way of the Blarney Castle.
I hope all is well at home. We are NOT missing the hot weather! It's not cold cold but can be chilly at times!
Take care-
Sara
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Location:Killarney, Ireland
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