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Thursday, April 2, 2009

Day 5- Back to County Wicklow

Today we took another trip to County Wicklow, but with a different tour group and slightly different route. We basically took our previous tour in reverse, as far as village visits are concerned. Before heading south we stopped at Sandy Cove Beach for a few pictures, but didn't get to play in any sand since some other passengers made the tour leave Dublin a bit late.
After the picture stop, we headed down to Avoca, but we went to a different part than the last time. We did a bit of shopping in the shop there, and took a few pictures of the local vegetation.After Avoca, it was on to Sally Gap, the filiming location of films such as 'Braveheart' and 'P.S. I Love You'. I loved 'P.S. I Love You', so I was ridiculously excited about this. Plus the views are absolutely amazing! I would love to visit in late summer sometime, just to see the heather in bloom.We stopped in a village just before Glendalough for a quick lunch, and then went to Glendalough again. This time I knew what I wanted to get pictures of, so I spent less time wandering aimlessly. Today was also sunny, so the light was definitely better for the things I wanted. I managed to get a good picture of the whole place, and some good ones of St. Kevin's Cross.After we got back to Dublin, we picked up a few last minute gifts in town, then headed back to the hotel for dinner. We ate in the Knight's Bar, since it was Annie's birthday. The food was amazing, I think I need to learn to make Irish Stew so everyone can try it. After dinner, we took a few more pictures of our hotel, and went back to our room pack. We watched 'Grey's Anatomy', and were amused by how far behind their season is, and went to bed so we could be up before 6 to head home.