This was mostly a travel day. Up early with the rest of my sister’s family
to catch the bus to the train to take to the airport (public transportation is
amazing here)!
As luck would have it, we encountered several friendly 'coffee cups' handing out cold espresso drinks in the station. It was just the pick-me-up we needed for our early morning trip!
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| Off to Zurich |
We flew from
Zurich to
London where we had a 4
hour layover. It was hard to believe
that we were going to be back here in about 2 weeks at the end of the
trip. But for now it was nice to be back
to an area where we knew we could more easily communicate. Even after just a week in
Switzerland it was hard to get away
from starting each conversation with ‘do you speak English?’.
London airport
was drizzly and foggy – in other words – the way
London is characterized. So it was a pleasant surprise to find clear
sunny skies in
Shannon, Ireland. Our plane had been delayed leaving
London so we arrived at our hotel (in
Limerick)
about 15 minutes before our get-acquainted dinner was to start.
There are 44 of us on the tour. At least half are 65 or older (and not as spry as the older folks who were on the Israel trip last year), about 10 my
age, and maybe 1 person Jenny’s age. But
we have lots of time to explore on our own so we should be able to go at our
own pace. As a matter of fact, after
dinner Jenny and I explored a little bit of
Limerick. We are at about the same latitude as
Moscow – so it stays light
until about 10:30 and is light again by at least 5 AM.
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| King Island castle |
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| castle description |
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| Tower of St Mary's |
As luck would have it, we encountered several friendly 'coffee cups' handing out cold espresso drinks in the station. It was just the pick-me-up we needed for our early morning trip!
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