Off to Costa Rica

Off to Costa RicaToronto to Liberia, Costa Rica We are off on WestJet to Costa Rica and then travelling to Nicaragua. Graham drives us to the airport at 6:15am. Moving through security is quick and smooth. The day the sun finally comes out in Toronto and we are leaving. After take off we get great views from the plane, especially of the Toronto skyline. We fly along the shore of Lake …

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Last Day in Dublin and Ireland

Our Last Day in DublinSt Patrick’s Cathedral   It’s Halloween and also our last day in Dublin and in Ireland.The sun is beaming and we head to St Patrick’s Cathedral. They give us audio guides and we explore the cathedral. Jonathon Swift (he wrote Gulliver’s Travels) was the dean of the cathedral and is buried here.Christ Church Cathedral Christ church Cathedral is just five minutes down the road. This church houses the …

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Our Portraits in Foam

Our Portraits in Beer Foam  Checking out the Greens around Dublin   Today is a bank holiday in Ireland.We have glorious sunshine as we head out to check Merrion and Fitzwilliam Squares. These are beautiful parks that are surrounded by Georgian town homes.We continue on to St Stephen’s Green which is another park filled with statues , greenspace, and a pond with swans that seem to have posing down to an art …

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From Belfast to Dublin

From Belfast to DublinWest BelfastWe gained an hour last night due to Ireland’s daylight savings. Canada’s daytime savings time doesn’t happen until next week.After a big breakfast at the hotel, we head to West Belfast to look at the Peace Walls, gates, Bobby Sands Mural and Remembrance Garden.The peace walls were erected between the Protestant and Catholic areas. Although the Good Friday Peace Agreement was signed in April 10, …

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