Dublin and Glendalough

Today we visited Dublin and drove around the city. It was kind of cool to see fairly tall buildings with colorful pubs on the ground level.



We stopped off at Christ Church Cathedral, which was very beautiful.


Next we visited Avoca Mills where they still use a loom to hand weave their textiles. They are known for brightly colored scarves, blankets and hats.



Below are the Wicklow hills outside of Dublin.


The countryside was beautiful as we drove through the hills. They say there are 40 shades of green in the hills and four seasons of weather in one day.

The farmers grow their fields or raise their livestock utilizing hedgerows instead of fences. They believe that without hedgerows disease would carry from crop to crop or animal to animal.


We visited Glendalough Monastery which dates back to the 10th century.

We had pretty good weather today, just some light sprinkles and not too cool. The countryside is really very beautiful and we enjoyed the trip...and the free beer with lunch.


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