Tuesday, June 1, 2010

greetings from the girls on Lower Baggott Street!!


Yes, Baggott Street is the name of our street we live on here in Dublin!!! We have fallen in love with this place!!! We went to the Wicklow Mountains and Valleys and saw the huge waterfall there. It was amazing!!! We took lots of pictures. Then we hiked up the mountain trail laden with abundant wild flowers, grazing sheep--typical Ireland!!!


Yesterday, one of Asha's friends from Belfast accomodated us on a day trip to Belfast....about a 2.5 hour bus trip from here. It was even prettier than we had it pictured...miles and miles of winding roads with beautiful rock hills, sheep grazing (Sue was so intriqued with the sheep, that at one point, Asha threatened to retrieve her newly purchased Irish chocolate bars, if she didn't quit commenting on the awesomeness of the sights, especially the sheep) on lush grass sprinkled with beautiful wild flowers and the tranquil sea on the other side. This is the Northern most point of Ireland, and we could even see Scotland across the sea.


Later in the day, we toured the Bushmill Distillery--the oldest distillery in Ireland. It was a fun experience, as we got to see the brewing process of Irish whiskey from beginning to end, culminating with a sampling session!


We ended the day yesterday with a wonderful evening dining & visiting with Asha's friend's parents in their home. We had a fabulous home cooked meal!
Cheers from the 4 girls in Ireland!



4 comments:

  1. ok, so i know the goats are gonna be out now and its gonna be sheep raising time when sue gets back to kansas.
    gina

    ps. so for memorial day I was so happy to watch Mr. Doug Plattner eat the most enormous bloodiest steak I've ever seen. Ah...he was so happy...no one sitting by him reminding him of his cholesterol. happy times :)

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  2. hahah joan wants to know who fixed him a big steak. mom is in denial.

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  3. Hey girls glad you enjoyed the trip up north it was lovely to meet you all and see Asha again. Have fun in Italy - at least you know the town exists now! X o em

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  4. mom made the steak, just for her brother!!

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