Mystery Tour was Loads of Craic

This weekend was loads of craic (that means fun; I was able to learn some of the Irish slang). So on the mystery tour we ended up going to Kilkenny and Carlow.  Our bus driver was a bit crazy, but made it more interesting and fun.  He tried to make it just as much a mystery as the people in charge.  He would go around the round-a-bouts a few times just to mess with us.  When we got to Kilkenny (where our hostel was) we had a five hours or so to walk around, get food, and drink if we wished to do so, then it was back on the bus. 

I thought I would take a nice picture in front of the Kilkenny Castle

More importantly, I had my first hot whiskey, my first Irish coffee (not pictured), and my first baby Guinness shots (Mom, those weren't my three shots.  I was taking them with the two in the below picture).

  The bus took us to Carlow and went to The Foundry, supposedly one of the biggest night clubs in Ireland.  We were given a list of things to complete for a scavenger hunt, such as getting a picture in the driver’s seat of a taxi, getting five beer mats, 3 business cards, kissing the barman, getting the shift, getting 3 strangers to do the Macarena etc.,  Our group of four completed them all, and needless to say we won.  I don't have any of those pictures, but they might end up showing up later. 

On Saturday we were told to be on the bus at half nine and we were going to another activity to go to.  Again, we did not know where we were going or what we were doing.  However, when we arrived it made the trip even better.  We were at The Chocolate Garden!! For all of you that know me, even somewhat, should know that I LOVE chocolate.  The showed us a few films about the history and making of chocolate, gave us a few samples, and we even got to make our own chocolate kittens.   (Kirsty, I immediately thought of you!! Made me miss you even more)  The first picture is mine below, and the last one is a picture of my certificate.  

We found a beautiful Catholic church to go to on Sunday.  It was actually even shorter than Father Effie's masses, if you can believe it (less than 45 minutes).  It is a short walk from our house, so I would say that might become our usual.  

We are planning a day trip to Howth, Ireland (just a bit north of Dublin) for this coming Saturday.  I'll try to take many more pictures that I have been.

P.S. I have added a few pictures to a couple of my previous pots & feel free to comment on my blog!!