Saturday- July 23

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Today is Saturday , our     first free day (yay!).
Watching out of the window to the clear sky over our heads, we decide to organize a trip with some colleagues: we sit on a train and after barely half an hour we arrive in Howth!



                    








A good part of the village area is covered with a very thick breed of fern

the spectacular cliff and the lighthouse in the distance




We are very lucky, the day is beautiful and the temperature
very pleasant.


After walking for hours, we were all starving. Howth was born as a fishing village, and we felt like it was the best place to try one of the most iconic foods...


Ladies and Gentlemen, please admire the mighty Fish and Chips!




 


The place is called "The Bloody Stream", a typical Irish Pub next to the train station.
We leave Howth with our eyes full of amazing landscapes and our bellies full of delicious food.





On our way back, while sitting on the train, I remember about one of the poetries we analized during this first week at the Trinity College.😍👆👆

 
 



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