During the trip to beautiful Wicklow Mountains we experienced the wild nature of Ireland.
By Casper Pedersen, Luna Mariager and Anne-Katrine
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A rainy Wednesday
morning we were picked up by two mini busses and taken through the city of Dublin. Our two drivers who were also our guides entertained us all the way to Wicklow Mountains. As we drove further up the mountain, the weather cleared up and it was
time to make our first stop to look at the nature and take a few pictures. Not
everybody was feeling great and a few got a little travelsick because of the
bumpy and winding road.
As we drove our guides told us about the many movies, which were shot in the mountains, for instance, “Braveheart” and “the Notebook”.
When we looked out the buss window, all we saw was muddy scenery around the road and little streams and waterfalls between the cliffs.
When it was time to make a coffee break, we stopped at a lake named “Loch Tay” or “The Guinness Lake”. It has got its name “Guinness Lake” from its dark color caused by the minerals from the many plants on the mountainside.
We also found out how slippery these plants were when one of our classmates slipped and got all muddy.
At the end of the day we paused for about
an hour to eat lunch. We stopped near a pub, were we could buy different warm
and Irish meals. After the lunch break, we went on a guided tour around the
ruins of an old Christian village. Our guide told us many stories about the
people who lived in the village, for instance, a story about the guy who
founded the small city. He actually wanted to live alone, but because of his
great storytelling he was soon joined by lots of curious people.
By now all the clouds were gone, and the sun shone brightly on our faces. Then
we went for a long walk in a beautiful part of Wicklow, which almost reminded
us of a nature park and when we walked back to the bus we were all very tired.