Wicklow Mountains National Park Glendalough

I titled this with the saying I saw on a door in Dublin. I thought it was so fitting for study abroad because every trip, every adventure feels like years away, and then it happens, and it passes in a blink of an eye. And that makes me sad. I like the anticipation of my next adventure...be it ever so far away.

When I decided to study …

So I as I sit here in my Dublin hostel writing this I am getting quite saddened by the fact I am leaving this beautiful country tomorrow, even though I fully intend on coming back asap. These 2 weeks have truly been 2 of the greatest weeks of my life. I have loved every minute of it, even the weather. I have definitely found my new favourite …

We decided to get an early morning start (in relative terms). We had breakfast and then headed out at about 10:00. We drove to Blessington and then off to Valleymount. We stopped on the way at a couple of vista points on the reservoir to take a few photos and look around. We tried to feed and photograph a rook, but only achieved a few blurry …

So it looks like I have been tasked with writing up another day. Apparently, my deputy would be short on detail if she did it.

We headed out just before 9:30 to Sandyford and the Imaginosity Children’s Museum. We went in and Liam had a great time for about 2-1/2 hours. The exhibits are hands on for children of all ages. On the first …

Second stop at Glendalough, an early Christian monastic site founded in the 6th century. Set at the Wicklow Mountains National Park, in a glaciated valley with two lakes, the monastic remains include a superb round tower, stone churches and graveyard ...