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By Annamite
September 24th 2008

Dublin 2

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Moi a Galway au CS meeting ...

Hey! Je suis toujours a Dublin, je pars demain pour Liverpool. Hier j'ai visite la distilerie de Wiskey Jameson suivie d'une seance de degustation. En suite je suis allee visiter le musee national mais franchement ca cassai rien. Et je suis allee voir l'ancienne prison et le musee attenant et ca ca vallait vriament la peine et les kilometres a pieds! Le soir je suis allee boir un verre avec des autres couchsurfeurs, c'etait sympa. Ce matin je suis alle manger un Irish breakfast (eufs, saussices, bacon, toast...) avec deux couchsurfeurs et cet aprem je vais a Glendalough avec mon hote. [View Full Entry]

Un des lacs du Connemara au soleil couchant

By arsku
September 23rd 2008

Takaisin pääkaupunkiin

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Ajoimme sitten Dubliniin suuremmin pysähtymättä. Parista paikasta yritettiin ostaa olutta ja viimeisestä Markku viimein osti pullon punaviiniä, kun olutta ei ollut sielläkään. Loppupää matkaa oli moottoritietä, jossa matka sujui joutuisasti. Dublinin ohikulkutiellä liikenne puuroutui välillä täysin. Kävimme katsomassa minne auto vietäisiin seuraavana aamuna lentokentällä ja ajoimme majapaikkaan, joka oli lentokentän ja keskustan puolivälissä. Majapaikan tietokoneella Markun lipun tulostaminen onnistui viimein lukuisten yritysten jälkeen. Pia ei halunnut enää lähteä käymään keskustassa bussi [View Full Entry]

By Suitcase Shaman
September 22nd 2008

Fall Equinox

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Glendalough Ireland
Sacred Site 1

(by Lettie) We arrived in Glenalough searching for our Fall Equinox gathering point. We had only to look out the windows of our Hostel room at Wicklow Way to enjoy views of beautiful fall-changing trees, admire the greenest grass and appreciate lovely hills all around us. It was my burden of joy to locate a place in all that lush beauty, one that would serve all of us, and yet allow for our individual expression/needs. Our focus was on "transformational forces". My understanding of this is that we have requested Life/God/Spirit to allow us opportunities to view our pains, sorrows, [View Full Entry]

By Suitcase Shaman
September 22nd 2008

Glendlough Loss

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Glendalough Ireland
Lettie & Kim

(by Lettie) I am aware that there are times that a friendship or relationship has turmoil that is does not survive intact. I would hope that everyone realizes that what is missed is a "point of connection" not a loss of love or caring for each other. Kim and I, as well as the other girls, agreed that we would consider this journey to be a sacred one that would serve all interests. That said, what is different from past adventures together is that this one is focused on my journey and subject to agreements that benefit me as well [View Full Entry]

By Suitcase Shaman
September 22nd 2008

Our Sister Kim

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Dublin Ireland
Kim on the street corner

(by Becky) Just as our adventure began , one of our sisters, Kim departed. She chose a different experience, one I hope she will be pleased with but I wonder what our experience would have been had she stayed. I accept & acknowledge her choice. I move ahead with mine, loving her always. Best Wishes, Kim Love Becky [View Full Entry]

By Suitcase Shaman
September 22nd 2008

Kim

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Dublin Ireland
Kim at the Pub

(by Terrie) I have greatly missed our Dear Sister, Kim. I now comprehend the spiritual process of immersion with every thought, action, feeling, impulse, distortion, assumption being brought out into the open in a healing group-dynamic. This process requires a great deal of courage and trust. I wish that I could have shared myself with her through the challenges, the trials, the wins, moodiness, the tears, the triumphs - all being tributaries to this winding road called transformation, with my beloved sister, whom I miss. [View Full Entry]

By Annamite
September 22nd 2008

Dublin

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Me voila a Dublin! Je viens d'arriver et vu que j'ai rendez-vous avec mon hote que dans 4 heures je profite pour vous ecrire! Malheureusement pas moyen de mettre des photo depuis cet ordi, je tacherais de le faire la prochaine fois. Mon sejour a Galway c'est super bien passe et en plus il a fait soleil tout du long! Il y avait un meeting de Couchsurfeurs las-bas tout le weekend donc je me suis incrustee. C'etait super sympa j'ai rencontre plein de gens! Vendredi soir on est sorti dans les pubs, le samedi on a visite la ville (a vrai [View Full Entry]

By Lu sa
September 22nd 2008

Harbour

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coast

heute morgen bin ich mal ans meer gelaufen...nen strand hab ich da aber net gefunden =) ist alles voller felsen und geröll und sowas, aber bin ja auch net zum baden da! sonst ists da echt voll schön, kann man spazieren gehen oder sich auf ne bank setzten und in den hafen gucken! auf dem heimweg hab ich es dann gefunden: DAS SHOPPINGCENTER!!! heut mittag war ich dann natürlich erstmal dort =) morgen muss ich dann zum ersten mal auf die kinder aufpassen...bin schon gespannt! [View Full Entry]

By Suitcase Shaman
September 22nd 2008

St. Kevin's Monastery, Glendalough

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Glendalough, Ireland
St Kevin's Monastary

St. Kevin's Monastery, Glendalough September 21st (by Terrie)The ancient and hallowed grounds of the monastery & cemetery of St. Kevin's was stunning. Amidst Celtic High Crosses and time-warn tombstones, whose beloved inscriptions have eroded with passage & centuries, stands the monastery pure & true. The architecture of the abby speaks of a time before windows and of a time before gothic arches. Its humble and precise masonry yields and enduring testament to medieval life. It's easy to imagine the human experiences had in this place; with the pristine greenery of tree & moss, [View Full Entry]

By MoLynn
September 21st 2008

Dublin, Ireland

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Fact: Matthew McConaughey knows how to Irish dance I traveled to Dublin, Ireland on September 18th with six other girls. yikes. Traveling with that many girls turned out okay... haha! Anyway, we flew to Dublin and got to our hostel, Litton Lane. The seven of us stayed in a 10 person room. One of the beds was occupied by a Turkish man who wore striped pajamas... interesting. There was also one other girl who I mistook for one of my friends the next morning without my glasses on and said hi to her with my teeth-grinding mouthguard in and needless to [View Full Entry]

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