Blogs from County Dublin, Ireland, Europe - page 16

Woke up today to rain or should I say a realheavy mist that lasted till 7pm and then out came the sun. One thing that became rather apparent was that nothing really starts before 10 or 11. Banks open at 10 and all attractions at 10 or 11 and they close at 5. This can make for short tour day, We had a 2 hour lecture and skit on the 1918 revolution and went to see the Book of Kells and the LARGE library at Trinity University and then on to the Museum of Archaeology,Natural History,etc. No trip to would be complete without the visit to Brazen Head Pub...the oldest pub in Dublin. Only thing I can say that of all the pubs I have between in here it was the only one with a Coors ... read more

Before I start writing, please let me say this disclaimer: this entry is full of my thoughts after conversations, presentations, and observations while in Ireland. I have not researched these topics further than stated above nor do I mean to offend anyone with these thoughts. I am simply sharing some of the thinking and mulling I've been doing while in Ireland at the MISTEC conference. I also apologize in advance if you get confused while reading...Im going to be free writing and won't be proofreading for flow and order. Thanks for bearing with me! :-) When I initially signed up for MISTEC I assumed there would be a few professors since teacher education was part of the commission but I did not expect everyone to be a professor or a Ph.D. candidate. In the end, I'm ... read more

Arrived in Dublin around 8:30am and got through baggage claim and customs in record time. Because my guesthouse doesn't start check-in until 3pm, I was going to go to the conference first but that doesn't start until 11am, which left me 2.5 hours of spare time. Rather than head into the city and explore with a huge suitcase that screams "tourist!" I decided to get a good breakfast at the airport. In retrospect, I am so glad I did that because there was no time to eat the rest of the day! Around 11:30, I ventured out to find the City Bus 16, which would take me to St. Patrick's College where the conference is being held. Thank goodness the people here are so nice! When I got to the bus, I realized I was 20 ... read more

There was an overflowing audience at St Patrick's Cathedral tonight for the festival concert. We made many new friends in all the choirs. It was difficult to say goodbye. We are packed and trying to sleep before our 5 am wake up for our flight home. See everyone soon. ... read more

After 18 hours of travel time, Kelsi and I finally made it to Dublin. The started with me leaving my passport at the Delta counter in Omaha (whoops!) Thankfully it was still there when I realized it was missing. Our flight was delayed in Atlanta for 4 hours. So we had a total of 7 hours to kill there. We went to almost every terminal out of boredom. We finally started boarding the plane at 10:30pm and took off at 11:20pm. The flight was just shy of 8 hours. Kelsi and I were both hoping to get a good amount of sleep on the flight over, but each only manage about 3.5 hours. We finally arrived in Dublin, Ireland at 11:30am. We took a taxi to our hotel and experienced our first car ride on the ... read more