Friday we took a walk down a secluded lane to get to Carton House. It was amazing. The lane was beautiful even if it was a lot farther then it looked. Basically we walked about 5 miles into the middle of nowhere to see this ancient house that was once home to the Duke of Kildare. Kildare is the county in Ireland that Maynooth is in. Anyway it is called Carton House and it is now a hotel, spa, and golf course. Even with the renovations it is still amazing. They have preserved most of it to its original state. We got to see the Duke’s Library, the Duchesses Study, and other magnificent rooms. I have pics of all of this and as soon as I figure out how to add them to this blog I will. It was a great outing.
Saturday we took a bus into Dublin to the Liffy Valley shopping center. It is HUGE, way bigger then anything in St Joseph or Kansas City. They also have a massive multiplex theatre inside with Apex screens. We saw He’s Just NOT That into You. It was a good movie and really who doesn’t love a love story gone completely wrong. It felt more like home being able to go to the cinema.
So today I start the adventure of doing laundry. The tokens for the laundry are 3.2 Euro per token. That means one wash and one dry is 6.4 Euro. Ridiculous!!! I know they must not have a water shortage because they are surrounded by the ocean and it rains here constantly!!! It must be the electricity then because I know it isn’t the cost of the high quality machines since they are tiny and ancient. Oh well I have to have clean clothes to wear so I will buck up but not without protest.
Well, again sorry no pics yet. Hopefully they will be on here soon.
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