We set off two days ago. We left Memphis at 9:00 p.m. Didn’t sleep on the plane…at all. Read a little, tried to watch a couple of movies. Engines were too loud to hear CD player. By early morning, I could see the sun through a small opening in the shade of the plane. It was strange to watch the sun rise, set, then rise again in the same 24 hours.
We arrived in Dublin around noon (Dublin time). Mary Anne Steffy met us at the airport. We stepped outside and felt the cool Irish air. It reminded me of Long Island. There is a crispness to the air. I don’t understand it. Mary Ann drove us to our B&B in her European car. Patrick sat in the front passenger seat; Ross and I kept thinking he was driving. Mary Ann took us downtown, City Center. We saw her office. She took us down the street to Dublin Castle. We then ate Itallian food near Mary Ann’s house. All of the small shops, pubs, restaurants, and houses that I wish I could see in America are here. I fell in love with Ireland the night we got here.
Today we woke up and had breakfast at the B&B. Mary Ann picked us up and took us into the country. All of the pictures I’ve seen of Ireland came to life today. We saw green hills as tll as mountains, goats, sheep, rock walls strange trees, and huge clouds. I love the country side here. We visited Avoca, where they weave wool. We then ate at Fox’s Pub, the highest pub in Dublin. I had a smoked salmon and crab sandwich. We also saw (before Fox’s) the Glendalaugh Monastary.
Then we headed back to City Center and saw the Book of Kells, and ancient manuscript. This was at Trinity College. We also went through the long room, a room full of ancient books. It smelled like ancient books, too. We then went to Ragús, a show featuring traditional Irish music and dance (I’ll write more about this later). Afterwards, we returned to the B&B.
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