July 1

My final day in beautiful Ireland!

This was an exciting day as I got to go to Waterford Crystal! 

I went a on tour to see how they actually make the crystal!  You can visit here to go on a virtual tour!  Here are a few pictures of me on the tour.

The vase I am standing by costs about $100, but there is a vase here that you could buy for $10,000!  (They wouldn't allow anyone to "stand" next to it!)

After the tour I visited the Black Abbey.  It was established in 1225 as one of the first houses of the Dominican Order in Ireland.

It was a huge and beautiful building!

I didn't just tour building...I got to see this beautiful waterfall before leaving.

Here I am ready to board the plane to leave Ireland...

I had a wonderful time visiting Ireland!!  I am now ready to cross the Atlantic Ocean to my next destination!