Today was a great day. Not only was the weather absolutely beautiful and perfect in Dublin, we traveled to County Wicklow (the weather was also perfect there) to tour Glendalough which is an ancient monastic site surrounded by gorgeous mountains and two beautiful lakes. Definitely another amazing highlight to the trip. I took at least 100 pictures today. Seeing the scenery of the countryside has made this trip all the more worthwhile. Dublin is all about big city life, and while there are gorgeous buildings and plenty of interesting things to do and see, nothing beats "the rolling hills." Only 2 full days left in Ireland after today. Tomorrow I plan on taking the Book of Kells and Old Library tour here on the Trinity campus and enjoying a good night out with my group. Friday will consist of the Guinness storehouse tour along with our farewell dinner and preparing to ship back off to America first thing Saturday morning.
I forgot to mention in an earlier post that my best friend from college, Corbin, who is currently ending a 5 week adventure in London was here in Dublin on Sunday night as part of a side trip he took over the weekend. I can't tell you how surreal it was to have my best friend just meet up with me next to the famous Molly Malone statue on Grafton St. for dinner and a pint like it was a regular Saturday night in the 'Burg. That was definitely another major highlight of the trip and even though I will see him when I get home, that will be something that will stay in my mind forever. I only wish Coleman could have poked his head around the corner. Now THAT would have been a dream come true.
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