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Published: December 1st 2009
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Tuesday, December 1st, 2009
Dublin, Ireland (with a tour of the
Wicklow region)
My last day in Dublin! Woke up at 8am so that I could be at the Tourism Office at 9am to be picked up by the
Wild Wicklow Tours! In one way, I wish I had done this tour first because it had other Americans (they do exist!) and the bus driver was very entertaining. However, the day ended with me cold and drenched and ready to leave the lovely Dublin weather.
Our first stop was at a shopping place called
"Avoca" in Wicklow which was a craft type store where they stick us tourists in a room full of crap and try to pressure us to buy. Oh, and I got a really pretty Christmas ornament! 😊
Up next was a little town where crazy people were swimming in the bay (just south of
Dun Laoghaire). The spot was called
Forty Foot. We watched them jump in the water, and then we jumped into the bus, about a 5 minute stop total.
Then,
Glendalough in Wicklow County, Ireland. This is the site of an old church and graveyard and other historical factors that you can read about
on the previous link. Also, after a 25 minute walk in the rain, we got to the
Lower Lake where movies such as "Braveheart" have been shot. It was very pretty, but very cold and wet and I was stupid and thought I didn't need an umbrella since I had a rain slicker (live and learn- then get Luvs!). Each time we got back in the bus, our tour guide (whose name I can't remember but the odds are pretty good it was Michael or Stephen) would offer us a shot of whiskey. Needless to say, I passed but everyone else seemed pretty darn happy!
After that, our tour guide decided to chance a drive up to an overlook on
Loch Tay (or Guiness Lake). The reason why I type "chance" is because he had been up there the previous day with a tour group and the roads were iced over. While they weren't completely iced over today, there were ice patches. And it WAS COLD with freezing rain pelting us. However, we ventured out of the bus for a minute to take some pictures- it was amazing. The lake we were looking down on was where many movies were shot, including "P.S. I
Pinch of Nancy (P.O.N.) #1
Loch Tay (Guiness Lake), Wicklow Mountains, Ireland Love You" (chick flick that I totally love). This is now the location for a more important event, the first non-US "Pinch of Nancy" was done here. I am hoping that Mom forgives me for leaving her in freezing rain conditions, but surely the view will make up for it.
After that we drove back to Dublin, about a 50 minute drive. I grabbed a sandwich and was standing in a warm shower (without the sandwich) by 5pm- so cold! My clothes are still laying over the radiator in my room. The rest of my evening was spent trying to repack the monster backpack. Tomorrow I'm going to catch a bus to the airport (public transportation intimidates the hell out of me) and my flight for Edinburgh leaves at 11am and gets in at Noon. So, I'll have the afternoon/evening to explore and remember the good Edinburgh times (and then a full day on Wednesday.)
Goodnight Gracie!
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Chris
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You ate an unwashed sandwich?
Make sure you wash all sandwiches. Don't use local water, though.