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Tuesday, July 01, 2008

Emerald Chorale Tour, or My Trip to Ireland

  On June 2, I had the immense privilege of travelling to the country of Ireland for 2 weeks on a chorus tour!!  Since it was such an incredibly awesome time and such a momentous occasion, I decided it merited getting a bunch of pictures posted on here.  Enjoy...



Loading up to head to JFK airport from PA.  Fairview Christian School was kind enough to supply us with a bus and a driver.

Mr. Jay, doing a great job of navigating the hills of PA and the streets/highways of NY.

Krista emphatically making a point.

Unloading at JFK...




Our first view of Ireland, which by this time was Tuesday morning.

Immediately upon arriving, we headed to our first tourist destination: Bunratty Castle and Folk Park. (Is your Bunratty?  Some Irish names can be amusing, hee hee)  The original fort built on this location was made of wood in A.D. 1251.  The first stone structure was built in 1277, and the castle you see below was built in 1425.







A very tired yours truly.




Can anybody say "Patrick O'Rourk"?   (Or however you spell that, the officer from the old Ranger Bill radio show.)  This was one of the dressed up people in the Folk Park, which is basically an entire village that the Irish government decided to preserve along with the castle.




This is what a lot of the country looked like, and is known for: GREEN!  It was quite impressive.



You knew I would take shots like this, right?




Part of the local Beachy congregation over there.




This is Jimmy, one of the locals who attends the Beachy church.  I enjoyed talking to him, even though I couldn't always understand him.  I love the accent over there, I just wish I could imitate it better!
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i just love that last picture, i'm glad you decided to include it in your post. th'luck o'the Irish t'you, Paddy!
Posted 7/1/2008 11:00 AM by qwertle - reply

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very cool, i can't wait to see the rest of the pix!!
Posted 7/1/2008 11:32 AM by bethkrabill - reply

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good ole' jimmy.............

Posted 7/1/2008 2:32 PM by anonymoid - reply

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cool
Posted 7/1/2008 9:09 PM by TheSnobbit - reply

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Nice pictures keep them coming!
Posted 7/2/2008 9:22 AM by lindseyschlabach - reply

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Hey a real post finally, looks like ya had a great time,
Posted 7/2/2008 8:58 PM by GodsCAR_practor - reply

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Wow!  Slightly green with envy   Glad you had a good time!
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