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Ireland - Wicklow & Dublin, Dec-Jan 2005/6

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Making our early morning tea in our room at the Tudor Lodge in Laragh near Glendalough- nice rooms, totally inept innkeepers!
Making our early morning tea in our room at the Tudor Lodge in Laragh near Glendalough- nice rooms, totally inept innkeepers!		 Raining, but it's still Glendalough and beautiful-
Raining, but it's still Glendalough and beautiful-		 Ruined abby near Glendalough
Ruined abby near Glendalough		 Our fellow walkers (all Irish tour agents on holiday), taking a break- a wonderful friendly group
Our fellow walkers (all Irish tour agents on holiday), taking a break- a wonderful friendly group
Walking around Glendalough with our new friends
Walking around Glendalough with our new friends		 Uh, ok, next time we bring ponchos and rain pants!
Uh, ok, next time we bring ponchos and rain pants!		 Enjoying the small pleasures of a hot cup of Irish tea and not wearing soaking wet pants
Enjoying the small pleasures of a hot cup of Irish tea and not wearing soaking wet pants		 Along the trail
Along the trail
Ready to go up the forested hill
Ready to go up the forested hill		 Civilized walking means stairs to go up a hill!
Civilized walking means stairs to go up a hill!		 At the top, with Glendalough below (valley and lakes)
At the top, with Glendalough below (valley and lakes)		 Looking forward farther into the valley
Looking forward farther into the valley
That black stuff is peat (Mitch is standing in a stream bed)
That black stuff is peat (Mitch is standing in a stream bed)		 Sound of Music, Irish style !
Sound of Music, Irish style !		 Walking along a ridge, we can look down into the valley and more ruins
Walking along a ridge, we can look down into the valley and more ruins		 Another view of the ruins below us
Another view of the ruins below us
Smile, we're in Ireland!
Smile, we're in Ireland!		 In front of the Glendalough River bridge, after shopping at the Woolen Mills. Beautiful B&B here, tho closed in winter.
In front of the Glendalough River bridge, after shopping at the Woolen Mills. Beautiful B&B here, tho closed in winter.		 As my Italian grandmom used to say, broosha you teeta!
As my Italian grandmom used to say, "broosha you teeta!"		 We're being good, grandmom!
We're being good, grandmom!
Walking to the only pub in town in Laragh- a fireplace, a Guinness, and Mitch- I couldn't ask for more!
Walking to the only pub in town in Laragh- a fireplace, a Guinness, and Mitch- I couldn't ask for more!		 We saw Trinity College and a hundred other places in Dublin, and all we have is picture of me, still smiling!
We saw Trinity College and a hundred other places in Dublin, and all we have is picture of me, still smiling! 		We stayed at the Handel Hotel, and Christchurch Catherdral (built 1038) was around the corner
We stayed at the Handel Hotel, and Christchurch Catherdral (built 1038) was around the corner		 Our very friendly bartender at the very old O'Donoghue's. Lots of live music and laughter in a teeny little place.
Our very friendly bartender at the very old O'Donoghue's. Lots of live music and laughter in a teeny little place.
Enjoying a pint in O'Ds.
Enjoying a pint in O'Ds.		 In case you didn't believe that we were actually there...
In case you didn't believe that we were actually there...		 ..and this is the street sign for where O'Ds is
..and this is the street sign for where O'Ds is		 Next to our hotel, the actual site of where Handel's Messiah was first performed
Next to our hotel, the actual site of where Handel's "Messiah" was first performed
The statue denoting the greatness of the music performed here
The statue denoting the greatness of the music performed here		 All that's left of the facade of the hall where the performance took place.
All that's left of the facade of the hall where the performance took place.		 Historical plaque commemorating the performance
Historical plaque commemorating the performance		 And, of course, a little music themed commercialism next to the site
And, of course, a little music themed commercialism next to the site
And here's the actual carpet pattern from our hotel! I loved it!
And here's the actual carpet pattern from our hotel! I loved it!		 Visting our ex pat friends, Peter and Janis, who were living in Dublin at the time
Visting our ex pat friends, Peter and Janis, who were living in Dublin at the time		 Guinness makes it blurry ... no?
Guinness makes it blurry ... no?		 Janice, Mitch & Susan outside the local - Heads blurred as well!
Janice, Mitch & Susan outside the "local" - Heads blurred as well!
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