DAY FOUR: MOUNTAINS, LAKES AND COAST

Still cold in the morning up in the
Wicklow mountains

  Glendalough, here we are!
Can you see  the middle valley
 up in the mountains?

That's where we are now, after a short climb.
And yes, that's the Upper Lake on the background.

And again after the climb,
 in a bright hot day
 it's time for a swim. Guess where ...

And a little bit of history: 
Saint Kevin and  the Celts,
 the Round Tower, the Cathedral, ...
Our coach drivers tell us
 passionate stories. 

Culture and nature blend up in Ireland.
Today we could enjoy them both in a splendid day.
This is the harbour of Dalkey.

DUBLIN UPSIDE DOWN AND INSIDE OUTo

Dublin! Watch out! We are on our way... 

Living in a Viking hut

Girl Warriors ready to fight

Young archaeologists.
Be careful! You are being watched

Everything is fine, everything is right: the weather, the food, our spirit. The day is just beginning...(ha!ha!ha!)

The winners of the toughest Treasure hunt. All participants get something

Pubs are amazing from outside and also from inside

SNAPSHOTS FROM OUR SECOND DAY

Looking at Dublin's river: the Liffey

Discovering Neolithic monuments.

Dennis, our Irish "wikipedia",
 in Monasterboice.

Irish culture: Celtic crosses and the round tower,
dating back from the 10th century.

A taste of hurling, a true Irish sport.

Still more hurling.

Waiting for the winter solstice in Newgrange.

Dublin 19th of June 2014

Here we are, safe and sound after a nice flight. We have landed in the middle of Trinity College and still adjusting.

The weather couldn't be better; bright and clear. The boys and girls are thrilled by the experience of discovering this amazing city: parks, shopping centres, live street shows, colours and smells. It has been our first contact and it looks fine. 

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