2008 - United Kingdom - Day 14 - Dublin, Trinity College and River Dance

I had an omelet for breakfast today! Yay something different ? We left on our bus at 8:00 and drove an hour to Glendalough where monks in the 4th and 5th centuries set up monasteries and copied all forms of literature. We had an hour to walk amongst the ruins of the monasteries and the old cemetery. There were also nature trails leading to a couple nearby lakes. It was a gorgeous walk and such a beautiful area. We then drove to Dublin and went to the Trinity College there to see the book of Kell that those monks created. It is called illuminated because of all the fancy artwork on it. Afterwards we had an hour to shop and get lunch. Mom and I went into a couple shops. I bought shirts for me and my girls and a nice green one for Dave. Then we found a café for lunch. We had Hawaiian Crepes, it was really yummy. We then had a few hours back at the hotel before going to our show that evening. I sent some emails home and took an hour nap. Then we walked through the pretty gardens around our palace hotel and took some pictures. Our bus picked us up and 6:00 and drove us back downtown for dinner and our show. Since we had already spent a lot of Euros this day, we walked to a park and ate some of our snacks for dinner. Then we went to our theater for our show, the Riverdance, at 8:00. This theater was built at the end of the 18th century. The show was nice, lots of cool dancing.