The Ardenode Country House Hotel
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7:40pm to 7:40am
... after I told him what had happened with the previous train and he was so kind. He mapped out the entire journey for me, told me platforms, suggestions, etc. It was really comforting. I followed his directions, too, only to get lost again...
That's when 63 year old John the Arriva cleaner found me wandering around looking for platform 3b. I think he was just dying to talk and take a break from his job, so he took me to the waiting area and told me about his ...
Historic Dublin
Today we had a historic tour of Dublin - learning more about the great potato famine, the various revolutions, including Bloody Sunday, then visiting Trinity College and The Book of Kells. After lunch, we went to Kilmainham Gaol. This evening was a musical pub crawl. We started the morning with our local guide, Tommy, a historian and writer. We visited the memorial to the great potato famine sculpted by Edward Delany. Potatoes were not native to Ireland; they ...
Puca (Irish band)
... love watching their footwork! Somehow my family decided I should go up on stage and do some Irish dancing so this other girl and I were taken up on stage and got to attempt some Irish dancing. I got very dizzy on stage and at one point I thought the guy was going to lift me off the ground because we were spinning so fast! But the night was very fun and I really enjoy listening to Irish music!
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Our Final Hurrah..
... bunk bed situation, but this time with a bathroom that does not smell like the inside of a porti-potty (sp?)
April 25:
Another 8:30 departure time which means that the first hour was nap time (the cappuccino and coffee definitely lacked the caffeine necessary to endure 1 hour of an Irish history lesson)..
First stop was at a neanderthal grave site, which consisted of two rocks holding up one rock for a roof… Our tour guide was ...
Slainte!
... land that way. However, as with most plans, that changed as soon as we arrived at Kilmainham Gaol/Museum. "One of the largest unoccupied gaols in Europe, covering some of the most heroic and tragic events in Ireland's emergence as a modern nation from 1780's to the 1920's. For those of you who have seen the movie "In the Name of the Father", it was filmed here. "The Tudors" Showtime ...
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