Dublin, Ireland
We woke up much more cheery after much needed rest from our long and tiring plane rides. We went on a walking tour around the city. We saw the Dublin castle, parlement, and Trinity college. We even watched a game of cricket there. We learned a few things on our first day:
1. Everyone in Ireland is really nice and helpful. If you don't know something just ask someone.
2. You can get burnt in Ireland believe it or not. It has been sunny for the 3 days we've been here and apparently it rains 260 days out of the year. We happened to land our trip on the best days of the year. Lobsters.
3. They REALLY love their beer!
Wicklow Mountains:
We were sucked into going on a tour just because the brochure said that we would see the scenes where Braveheart and P.S. I Love You were filmed. We visited the Dunmore caves, the Wicklow Mountains, a monostary dating back to the 1200s, and we visited Kilkenny castle. We enjoyed hearing old stories from our tour guide. Olivia did have to interrupt him at one point on the bus while he was on the loud speaker to capture a stupid moth. It was embarrassing. We went to St. Nick's church, no the Saint Nick...a.k.a. Santa Clause. Twyla was surprisingly impressive with her sense of direction, which would never happen at home.
Galway, Doolin, and the Cliffs of Moher:
We shoveled eggs down our throats and packed our bags to Galway. We learned that we should've visited in September so we could've visited for the matchmaking festival that lasts all month. People from all over the world come to Ireland to find love. Gosh-darn it... We missed our shot. Twyla managed to spill a quarter of her water bottle all over her lap on the bus leaving her with damp pants all afternoon. Olivia had some trouble with accents as she asked someone, "I'm sorry I don't know what a pulls carrot is." ..... postcard, the word was postcard. The Cliffs of Moher were absolutely breath-taking. Just amazing! Good work God!
Note from Olivia: (...and anyone else who knows princess bride...) these cliffs were INCONCIEVABLE!
Note from Amanda: Luckily we can't post the video of Twyla and Olivia singing "I'm on the edge of glory." (While on the actual cliff)
Note from Olivia: Oh it's coming!
Cliffs of Moher
Santa's Church
Eating Gelato... If you're wondering how we got a candid shot, we asked a passerby to take a candid shot... Totally natural.
We are headed to the Aran islands in a couple days... Thanks for your prayers and we will try and keep you all updated soon !
Sounds like you are doing what should be done - sampling the wares and seeing the sights. Watch out that grocery store dining doesn't keep you away from other native menu items.
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ReplyDeleteWell it sounds like you girls are having a great time. I loved your pics and comments from the PDX. Twyla you looked a little like "what am I really doing - flying across the ocean?". Well you did it!!! Yes you probably looked like silly giggling high school girls in your Team Twyla shirt. Now that you are in Ireland you sure don't want the Irish hunks to think you're teenagers so I'm sure you are acting more your age. You said everyone is friendly, is that the 25ish Irish gents?
You didn't take much time to find Gelato! I thought that wasn't going to happen until Italy. Well Amanda you haven't taken with you the shadow of rain that followed you all over Europe back in 2010/2011. You know Oliver will be glad for that so keep it up. Wow! Great photos! I love the pics of the 3 of you and I bet the Cliff of Moher was amazing being there in person. I loved the duet, "On the Edge of Glory". How close to the edge were you really? By the way on you next singing debut I'd like Amanda to be in the choir. Olivia and Twyla that is your challenge I put before you? Well Dad (Martin) wonders how long my comment/blog is - well there's just too much to say. Keep us posted, it's a lot of fun to see you having the experience of your life.