8. Live actors brought us on
an action tour of historical
Dalkey castle. We learned
about medical
treatments, food and
defence, and how to
dance for the King.
9. Next we had lunch in the
Tram Yard Café. A
spread of soup and
sandwiches. And a
special birthday surprise
for one of the visiting
Italians.
10. Next we had a long bus trip
with a quick stop off in Bray.
Our destination: Glendalough
(the valley of two lakes) a
famous monastic settlement
and a popular tourist sight in
Ireland.
11. In Glendalough we went on a
short hike, where although
you can’t see from the
pictures it was lightly snowing.
And of course a group photo
was in order in the end.
12. Then another long bus journey
brought us back to the hotel
where the visiting students,
teachers and a few Irish
students sat down to dinner
together.
17. On our last day before all our
visitors went home we finished
our work and presented it, we
heard a traditional Irish fiddler
and were very lucky to have had
the chance to hear from
Ireland’s famous storyteller Niall
De Burca.
18. In the afternoon visitors were given the
opportunity to go shopping in our local
shopping centre, while some Irish students
and visitors stayed in the school to prepare
for the evening’s variety show held in
honour of our visitors.
