Dublin

Jason and I spend a lovely (and rainy) few days in Dublin. We spent our time wednesday visiting some of the historical sights of Dublin such as the old jail, where many of the leaders of rebellions against Britian were kept and executed, and the Dublin Castle, really a parlimentary palace. Ireland gained independence in 1921 and they are very proud of their history. Our passports did get checked by an officer coming onto the bus on the way into Ireland, but not on the way out. So it's pretty difficult to tell that you've moved into a new country. However, in some ways Ireland was a breath of fresh air, because you no longer have to watch what you are refering to or what to call people etc... Most of the signs in Ireland are in both English and Irish, Irish is the official language and students have to take it in school.

We spent Thursday on a day long tour into the Wicklow Mountains right outside Dublin, beautiful territory. Our stay was spent at a downtown hostel, which was in the perfect location and not to much of an expense, but besides that Dublin is a very expensive city to travel in. We also enjoyed a really good celtic music band one evening. Unfortunetly the trip home was a little frustrating as Northern Irish public transportation is not great.

Last weekend I worked with a lovely church group exploring celtic Christianity and Jason worked with a youth group looking at ways to reduce bullying in their communities. This week I get the great pleasure of being on Housekeeping and Jason is on resource. After that we're going to head out to Scotland for Jason's birthday trip! We'd love to hear from everyone who's reading, so keep sending emails or comments our way!