What a beautiful area of Ireland! Maria and I left Dublin In the morning for a tour to the Wicklow mountains, valleys, and lakes. There were two ladies from Italy that joined us plus our guide and the driver, so it was a nice private tour. Due to the large amount of snow last weekend on the mountains, we had to take a different route. It was absolutely beautiful seeing the snow on the mountains.
We first stopped in the coastal town of Bray for a stroll along the promenade and pastry and coffee. Our next stop was Glendalough, which is a monastic settlement dating back to the sixth century. We visited the graveyard, the round tower, and took a tour of some of the other buildings. Even though it was cold, it was a gorgeous day to also stroll to the two lakes there.
Our next stop was Avoca Mill, the oldest operating weaving mill in Ireland, founded in 1723. After a nice tour of the mill, we had lunch in the café there...a yummy beef pie and salads. All of the food there is organically grown. Of course, we had to spend some time shopping in the mill store and I got a beautiful scarf that was made at the mill.
Arrived back in Dublin late in the afternoon and joined the rest of the group for dinner an Irish music at an Irish pub. Also got to hear all about the golf in Ireland from the group of golfers that played at Royal Dublin Golf Club...very challenging course, but they had fun interacting with some of the members at the clubhouse. They were also very intrigued with the "buggies" (or carts,a s we call them)...they had doors!
Speaking of golf...tomorrow's update will be all about our journey to the "Home of Golf"...St. Andrews!
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