Inishowen Guesthouse
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Learning Lessons from the Present
... in Greece, Italy and Spain, have the Irish looking to Germany for a financial bailout to prevent the country from going bankrupt.
The only problem is that Germany isn't going to give its hard earned money away for free. And why should they?
As a result they're asking Ireland, just as they did Greece, to submit to a series of rigid austerity measures. But Germany is no fool and they’re not ...
Older than the Pyramids and Lives up to the Hype
... to marking the equinox and various solstices beyond farming or simple calendar keeping. All three sites sit atop peaks throughout the valley of Boyne. This seems pretty intuitive and not too amazing until you think of the fact that, like the pyramids, these structures were erected using manual labor without the benefit of the wheel. Take a minute....think about that. Anyway enjoy the ...
Ireland, to be sure, to be sure!!!
... off to walk the streets of Dublin, viewing Dublin Castle, Christchurch Cathedral, and the shopping strip, Grafton Street. We stopped for a breather at a beautiful park with lots of weeping trees and a lake full of waterfowl. The Irish sun was shining bright today and it turned out to be a beautiful (somewhat hot) day.
Off to Galway and Limerick tomorrow, continuing our journey south through Ireland.
Bye for now
Sal & Lea
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Some great tour guides.
The day after we did the duck tour, we got tickets for a hop-on, hop-off bus. We first hopped off at Dublin Castle. This huge castle was the stronghold of the British during the 740 years that they ruled Ireland. The castles other purpose was to entertain the British monarchy when they came to visit. Of course, the rule of the British for most of the time that they ruled Ireland was a monarchy, but the monarchy couldn't be in Ireland ...
Dublin, Ireland.
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After the tour we went to the famous Brazen Head pub, (the oldest in ireland!) for diner. They had thr traditional old guys singing Irish songs. It was a neat lil pub.
& now im back in London! Bout to leave for Hyde Park! I got lucky bc the forecast i's 72 & sunny today, perfect park conditions! Hope all is well back home, I miss you guys!
Shout out to grandaddy! Love you :)
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