Ireland

While Jim's parents were here we decided to take a quick trip to Ireland - Dublin to be exact. We stayed two nights and were blessed with 3 glorious days of good weather. When I say good weather I mean only about 10min of rain one day while we were indoors at a prescheduled tour. Our only regret is that we didn't stay another day or two! :o)

A castle north of Dublin; the name of which I cannot remember right now

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On the second day of our trip we scheduled a 3hr tour for the north Dublin coastline. Damien, our tour guide in the back left corner, announced "this tour's for every age folks". He then said he had a job for Jailee and asked that she come outside to help him feed the ducks. She was so excited!! Mommy was nervous (mommy doesn't care for ducks) :o)
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St Peters Cathedral

Having lived in Ely for the past few years we're spoiled to the magnificence of our own cathedral which can make many seem not so breathtaking.

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Us with the famous, so I'm told, Molly Malone - aka 'the tart with the cart'
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Trinity College

The library here is home to the Book of Kells, one of the oldest copies of the 4 gospels

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Temple Bar Area

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Girls night out in Dublin - Jailee posing with the group in the Temple Bar area
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We also visited the Guiness Brewery while in Dublin. A 7 story building which tells the story of how Guiness has been brewed through the years. This photo at the top is in a room with a 360 degree view of the city.

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The land flowing with barley and hops, and yes it tastes different in Dublin