IRELAND

Here I am in Dublin, Ireland... the eleventh country of my travels. Dublin is a super awesome city... it has a little bit of everything that I like... cathedrals, museums, parks, shopping, bagels, babies, castles...

I was a little unsure how traveling along was going to go, but now I wish I had gone on a solo trip earlier... it's really great! I like spending time with me, which is a good thing, because if i didn't like spending time with myself, why would anyone else?

I spent a lot of yesterday walking around, getting acquainted with the city... walking in larger and larger circles like our study abroad book said?? Not quite! And today I saw the Book of Kells at Trinity College and had a little epiphany. Not so much the Book of Kells, which is totally awesome and exactly how I think the Bible should be celebrated... as a work of art, and seen that way through art on the pages as well as the words. But in the Long Room of the library. I walked in thar room and tears leapt into my eyes. It is magnificent. Like... the same architechture as great cathedrals, vaulted ceiling and columns stretching up up up.... but filled with books! And just like those cathedrals were build to magnify God, this building was such a tribute to books and education... ah. It got to me. I loved it.

Oh and of course I went to the Guinness factory/museum today too. How could I not? It was a trip... a multi-media extravaganza. Plus a pint. So... it was worth it.

Although there is still TON to see in Dublin, I decided I want to see the land of Ireland. So tomorrow I'm going on a day bus tour to Wicklow, through the Wicklow Mountains. I'm very excited too see Ireland be GREEN and maybe there will be more baby sheepies because I love them.