This is the second summer for me in this beautiful country and I am not sure how to put this, but this one has been quite cold and rainy so far. It’s almost as if this country would like to live up to all its stereotypes and rectify the fantastic impression of last year’s summer; loads of sunny days, but without me breaking out in sweat all the time – just perfect.However this Tuesday was a beautiful, sunny day and lucky me got the day off to finally do some long overdue touring of Dublin's beautiful surroundings.
We started off with a drive to the Powerscourt waterfalls. (I will omit details of the drive, as it was absolutely frightening to just watch my partner maneuver on the narrow roads managing to avoid busses and large trucks who seemed to know where they were going and would let nothing stand in their way to reach the target. We on the other hand had no clue where to go and surprisingly enough we only found signs on every second crossroad, so there were a lot of wrong turns made during the course of the day.)
The waterfall was beautiful with loads of forest to discover. We had a nice walk and then continued to Glendalough. On a Tuesday the grounds were nicely empty and we could secure the most gorgeous picnic spot at one of the lakes. Its so peaceful and quiet at Glendalough, I am sure we will pay another visit to the place.
We saved dessert for Brittas bay. Ireland has a sandy beach! I was amazed, as I had so far only seen beaches full of pebbles (not that there is anything wrong with those, but still, a nice surprise).
All in all a beautiful day! Now I keep my fingers crossed that the sun will strike Dublin soon again :)
