CAPITALS OF THE BRITISH ISLES: PLANES, BUSES AND DUBLIN CITY TOURS PLUS A SPECIAL EXCURSION4/1/2018 Our trip has been so busy and exciting for our students that I have not had much time to blog about our adventure, but now it is time to catch up. Everything started this past Friday as we met at the Airport around 3 pm. To my surprise we only had two students not on time. This was a great sign on how the next ten days will go. Once we all checked in at the airport, it was time to go through security. On Good Friday, I expected the lines to be quite long and I was right. We went through the security line in about thirty minutes. Once through the line we had about an hour wait until it was time to board the plane. Our flight was a smooth seven hours from Detroit to Amsterdam, Netherlands. We had to rush to our next flight to Dublin. Once at the gate, we had a little more time than expected. The flight from Amsterdam to Dublin was less than an hour.
Once we arrived in Dublin, Ireland, we gathered our bags quickly and met our with our great tour director Roberto. I must say that I have been quite impressed with his detailed information before our arrival in Dublin. He did not disappoint when we met up with him upon our arrival. We had to wait for one person that is in our group from New York. The New York group is around 30 people. So we have a pretty good sized group. From the airport, we headed to Dublin Center City for a walking tour with Roberto. We saw quite a bit our first afternoon, in Dublin, the famous Molly Malone statue, the Potato Famine memorial, Trinity College and so much more. It was a wonderful walking tour through the city, plus we enjoyed some delicious Fish and Chips plus Mushy peas. We had some free time in Dublin, in which, we did some shopping. The students were able to buy some souvenirs, books and just enjoy the culture of the city. After our free time, we were able to enjoy a Shepard’s Pie with the most delicious Cheese cake. Finally after being up for more than 30 hours it was time for some much needed rest. We arrived at our hotel at around 7pm, bed checks at 7:30 pm and a nap before the Michigan game was in order. Day three, we enjoyed a Michigan Victory and we started our morning with a classic Irish Breakfast, quite delicious, I must say. Today, we had a busy schedule a trip from our hotel to Dublin, a wonderful visit to St. Patrick’s Cathedral with our local tour guide Carol and a walk through Trinity College to see the book of Kells and the Long room (that was filled with books from to back and up to the ceiling. It also had the famous Irish Harp. We were very lucky to next enjoy a trip to the Irish countryside to the city of Glendalough and the historic park. We were able to take about an hour drive through the countryside to this great city and historic park. When we arrived, we were able to take about a 2.2 KM walk to the Upper Lake. What a great walk through pastors with sheep, chickens and beautiful waterfalls. The adventure was priceless, some of the most beautiful scenery that I have seen in the world. After our excursion, we headed back to Dublin for dinner. Our dinner consisted of Beef Stew and a delicious Bailey’s cake. We also did about 24,000 steps today in Ireland. Tomorrow, we say goodbye to Dublin and hello to Belfast and Northern Ireland. We will visit the Titanic Museum and so much more.
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