Dublin, bikes, travel and rain

Today, since it was cruddy we decided to head to Dublin to see the city. We returned our rental car, hallelujah, and are staying here for two days. We took a coach bus here. Shortly into our ride I started to count how many bikes. Total, I counted 157 bikes, which I thought was a lot. It is lots more like America here. I saw subway and McDonald's for the first time in a while. We are staying at a hotel called Camden court. Funny thing is we we looking for a hotel and I had the computer so I typed in family hotels and first one was Camden Court. I played travel agent and read about. I gave them the computer and 20 minutes later they told me they were booking my hotel. Only bad thing is anything bad about the hotel they can blame on me. Oh well. Tomorrow we are going on a bus tour. I never got my last brownie... Instead I got a Kit Kat. Oh well, it was good. We ate a door down at a huge restraint called the bleeding horse. It is the oldest bar in Dublin. Which I think is cool. Got stuff to do, well not really but hands are cramping because I am typing this on my iPod. Thanks for reading. Whatever is Gaelic for goodbye, ciao!

More pictures for you to look at

This is the Drombeg Stone Circle that is 6000 years old (Maybe I touched the same rocks my ancestors did, hahah!!) The next one is the pretty beach we stopped at on our way home from Kinsale. The third one is me and Pad running down the farm's driveway. Here is an awsome Abbey filled with graves in the town of Timoleague. People burned it down over 400 years ago. Personally I think it looks like a castle, but my dad says its not. We got to go in it. It is all filled with old and new graves. I said if I lived near there that would be where I would want to be burried. The last one is a sign I love! (Except the fact that it has to do with beer)

Today...

So yesterday the boys ended up not golfing so we went to a little town called Schull and ate lunch on the water near a graffiti filled playground. Mom saw a cute bag but didnt buy it because there was no one in the store to pay. Then we came home, went to the Glandore Inn for a drink then went back to the Marine for dinner. I really wanted a brownie, but nooo. Everyone but me was full. Today, a rainy day, the boys did golf and we girls went shopping. We went back to Schull to get her bag, and someone was there. Then we went back to the town Bantry where I finished getting souveniers for me and my friends. I got a very cool necklace that i really like. Now we are home and eating dinner here. maybe we will get a brownie tonight. Mom doesn't seem like she wants one. Only one more day til we have to go to Dublin for a night. Wow, 10 days went by VERY fast. The picture is of Bantry

Today...

Today, April 25th we took a 'roadtrip' to a town called 'Kinsale' that I really liked. It was big and there were lots of wild colored buidings. We went to the Marine after some begging and had brownies that were really good. On them was this fruit called a gooseberry or a physalis They kind of taste like sweet oranges. We were laughing really hard because we were asking every waitress what they were called and a man said pisalis and then he whisperes "like you piss" salis. So we remembered it like piss on salad come to phind out it is pronounced (Fiss al iss) Tomorrow the boys are golfing and me and Mom are going to walk in the town Skibereen. Very interesting town, but I like it. That is the pic of the room me and pad sleep in.

We saw some interesting things yesterday, including road signs, and billy bear meat. And a weird stoplight.

This is the adorably cute horse that is out neighbor The next one is our house that we have for a week

Glandore is amazing. We are all surrounded in a little corner cracking up because we are trying to use out computer and someone has to hold down the adapter. My dad said it was like we were going crazy we needed the computer so bad. I am doing this from my iPod. There is a horse in the feild next to it. We bought it parsnips and carrots and were feeding It. It is very sweet. I think pad has become attached. I will post pictures add a video of our house. We went on a road trip sort off and had a picnic and went grocery shopping. Pad and I went on a walk and a man was with his dogs and we talked to him. He knew of vt. He had a very very irish accent but was nice. We also saw an old lady on a scooter thing. So far so great.

I am heading to the airport now.  The volcano is what is making me somewhat nervous.  We are driving to Boston right now.  At 5:30 we fly to philidelphia and at nine we fly from Philly to Dublin IRELAND.  We have a 4 hour drive to Boston a1 hour or so flight to philly a 7-8 hour plane ride then another 4 hour ride to  Glandore, which is where our final destination is. 15-16 hours of travel time.  I sure hope it's worth it...... 6ish Crap.   Why you ask?  We have been delayed to philly 1 hour and 20 minutes.  We will arrive at Philly around 8.  Our flight to Dublin loads at nine.  We are delayed due to unvisibility in philidelphia so they have to change the direction which takes longer.  Ahhhhhhhh!!!!!  What I am doing is typing this on my iPod and then I will copy it onto my blog when I get the chance.  It is so dumb that now in the US we get delayed when we are worried about Europe. Well,  guess where I am!  No....  ~20,000 feet in the air heading to Ireland.  Long story short-we were delayed in Boston, cancelled in Boston, resumed in Boston,  flew to Philly,  landed in Philly ran to the termanal and now we are headed across the world, with no turning back.  My dad had to make a comment if hoping our luggage got transfered and then I started to think about that...  Thanks Dad!  I'm about to eat crappy Alfredo airline food.  Hope it is somewhat good because I am starved to well not death but my highest tolerance.  Does that make sense? Too many flashing lights, chattery people, cruddy food,  waiting, being bored,  listening to pilots talk about stuff I don't care about, worrying about things like volcanic ash and what not, millimeter thick blankets, talking to strangers, being surrounded by strangers you hope don't hurt you in anyway, reading a whole lot,  blowing wind noises comeing from outside the plane that are really starting to get on my nerves,  but a great vacation ahead of you.  That is my best way to explain traveling.  if you have never traveled before sorry if I just made it sound bad.  Trust me it always ends up being worth it. 1:03 pm my time, 8:03 your time in vt-WERE THERE!!!!! We are in our rental jaguar car, heading to Glandore.  It is really pretty here.  We ate at Cashel.  There was a huge castle there.  I like that it is easy to read signs, and that it's not symbols.  I still have to get used to driving on the left side of the road.  There are A LOT of cows and sheep and farms.  I just ate a donought like the amazing ones in Greece.  They weren't as good but they were yummy tasting.  We cab find no music on the radio so I am listining to my iPod.  I will write when I get there.