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 coffee/tea break. Personally i felt this stop was a big waste of time, as the store was ridiculously priced on everything they sold, and would have preferred more time at the coast. We then slowly made our way to Glendalough, where St. Kevin founded a monastic settlement. We stopped at Loch Tay, where several movies
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