http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Wicklow/Wicklow/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Ireland , County Wicklow , Wicklow en-us Fri, 05 Dec 2008 02:03:58 UTC Fri, 05 Dec 2008 02:03:58 UTC Mittwoch 20. August 2008Glendalough IrelandHi everybody. Irsquom glad yoursquore checking my blog again. Sorry I didnrsquot update in the last couple of days but I couldnrsquot find an internet connection. So here we go on a longer blog.Let me start out with where wersquore at right now. We managed to get into Glendalough. A small town 30 miles south of Dublin. Which means wersquore http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Ireland/County-Wicklow/Wicklow/blog-314275.html Well our final day of holidays... tomorrow we fly home... we've had an amazing trip but are looking forward to our pillows and pug.Yesterday we continued driving through the South coast of Ireland. A beautiful country... although I never thought I'd see so much rain in the summer Apparently Dublin was flooded out the day after we left let's hope it is back to normal when we arrive tonight http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Ireland/County-Wicklow/Wicklow/blog-310811.html We arrived yesterday morning at the Dublin airport and took the bus into the city center a few blocks from our hostel Barnacles. We checked in and made a quick stop to brush teeth etc after about 20 hours of traveling. Then we headed off to several sights within Dublin including St. Stephen's Green Trinity College and St. Patrick's Cathedral. We ate lunch at McDonald's which is a bit of a l http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Ireland/County-Wicklow/Wicklow/blog-287003.html We got wild in Wicklow. Well we actually just took a tour bus there but our tour bus was called Wild in Wicklow ha. The first picture is a random of me and the girls that I intern with. They're both awesome Laura from CT and Andrea is from FL. Interning at Geary Institute is now 5000 times better with them with me. Once we met eachother we went out on the town and that's a picture from t http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Ireland/County-Wicklow/Wicklow/blog-285132.html EnglishWeve arrived in Ireland and im not quite sure how the keyboards here work so excuse my punctuation the towns are very pretty. Were traveling along the coast down to Cork where well work in an organic farm for 2 months. Weve only been here three days in Dublin we stayed in a youth hostel the first cheap one weve found so far 8 dollars per person. Unfortunately weve found no other hos http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Ireland/County-Wicklow/Wicklow/blog-276161.html We left Dublin around 9am to go to Wicklow a place I had read about in novels Ireland is one of those places you can say that about. It was raining on and off of course. It may sound silly but taking a bus to anywhere in the country side gives some of the greatest views We drove up into the Wicklow Mountains and the distant views were just amazing. We stopped at Powerscourt a really grand http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Ireland/County-Wicklow/Wicklow/blog-257674.html There is internet service in the middle of nowhereI'm in Glendalough right now named for Glenn Da Loch in County Wicklow surrounded by the Wicklow mountains. We arrived by bus last night around 8 so we couldn't see how beautiful this place is. At 930 this morning I went on a walk with Laura G. Krista and Andrea and we discovered both of the lakes this valley is known for. They're call http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Ireland/County-Wicklow/Wicklow/blog-237390.html Since my last blog I have learned much more about my host family the Irish culture and teaching in Ireland. My host family is very wonderful. I was extremely worried about the money situation since the exchange rate from the American dollar to the Euro is so poor. I am not as worried anymore because for 175 Euros a week 250 American Dollars I get my own room with plenty of storage for http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Ireland/County-Wicklow/Wicklow/blog-213736.html Currently it is 3am here in County Wicklow just 17 miles south of Dublin Ireland. I should be sleeping however my sleep schedule is quite thrown at the moment as it is only 10pm back home. When I arrived at the Dublin Airport Saturday morning I was tired from the flight but so excited about all the new things I would see in the moments to come. My flight over was filled with Irish citizen http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Ireland/County-Wicklow/Wicklow/blog-212980.html Well we decided to do a last training walk before our big trip. This is SD AOD and AC walking around Enniskerry up the waterfall. Not feeling too much pain today considering it was supposed to be 3 hours and ended up being 5 http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Ireland/County-Wicklow/Wicklow/blog-191915.html ... continued...ok the Doolin stuff was JUST before Drumshambo so things are a bit out of order here but oh wellWhen all was winding down... I had a couple choices of where to go but since Grainne was headed to Dublin and I have been trying for 2 years to get to the Wicklow mountains just south of Dub... I took her up on her lift offer and we headed there. Fun trip in. Susan Danny and Dan http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Ireland/County-Wicklow/Wicklow/blog-189250.html Last Saturday all of us went to Glendalough glen of two lakes and the Wicklow Mountains. It is a monastery that was founded in the 6th century by St. Kevin but the buildings date from the 8th through 12th centuries. It is located about an hour and a half from Dublin and is nestled into the mountains. Glendalough was once the religious philosophy learning center of Europe. Apparently Ireland was http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Ireland/County-Wicklow/Wicklow/blog-171904.html so we woke up a pretty sore no sleeping pad on a wood floor not so much the most comfortable and started off. we hiked down into glenmalur valley then we were hoping to get a lift in laragh which is the closest town to glendalough. so we get off the wicklow way and start hiking up the road sticking our thumbs out. eventually we score a ride with dominic a guy who lives in glenmalur. it's http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Ireland/County-Wicklow/Wicklow/blog-167484.html ....in my tent....in a shelter....on the wicklow way. so after waking up which is a bit deceptive because that would imply that i slept which didn't happen because of the drunk snoring man that stumbled to bed at 430 in the hostel and asking how to work the shower had breakfast and down to the bus station to get to glendalough glen da loch in gaelic valley of the two lakes. it's about a http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Ireland/County-Wicklow/Wicklow/blog-167482.html Rain again this morning but this time very heavy so noone else interested in going out at all. I braved the day with an umbrella and had the monastic site pretty much to myself. It was wonderful to stroll around the old church graveyard and especially the round tower.Drove the couple of last hours to Dublin and homeExhausted happy and holding great memories of beautiful Ireland http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Ireland/County-Wicklow/Wicklow/blog-166766.html Hey everyone we're in Hollywood Well we WERE in Hollywood. Hollywood Ireland. But it made us miss home... We were on the way to Glendalough glendalock a beautiful spot in the Wicklow Mountains south of Dublin. Glendalough is the home of Saint Kevin. Who knew there was a saint with my name Well Erin for one who booked us in a wonderful BB here. The big draw here is the amazing sce http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Ireland/County-Wicklow/Wicklow/blog-156460.html Today was a lot of fun Mary and I took the Wild Wicklow Tour for a day trip outside of the city. We met the tour bus around 9am in front of the Gresham Hotel on O'Connell street. After several stops to pick up other passengers we headed up along the coast. Our first stop was at a tower the former home of author James Joyce for a few coastal pictures. Next we headed to Avoca crafts shop for a http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Ireland/County-Wicklow/Wicklow/blog-154172.html Easter weekend and four blissful work free days Blogging is addictive and we were finding the withdrawal difficult to take so here we are back again. While travelling in Asia and particularly in the Philippines we found the Filipinos were very good at blogging and promoting their own country. I think we can try a little of that. As we are skint it's not likely we'll be getting much further tha http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Ireland/County-Wicklow/Wicklow/blog-146348.html