21st of June. Last day in Bray

Today, it has been our last day in Bray. We have had a wonderful sunny morning to wander around the town.We have bought presents for our families and have gathered at the school to start classes as usual. After we prepared our final activities, our catalan teachers came to see our performances. We have enjoyed a lot and finished together by the beach to share our dinner and have an ice cream. We have said goodbye to this amazing place and went home to pack our things to get the plane tomorrow and arrive in time to enjoy Sant Joan. It has been an amazing time, we have made new friends and have learnt a lot of things, but the most important is that we have discovered an amazing new country that will be in our hearts forever.  

20th of June. Dalkey Castle and Martello Tower

WEDNESDAY: Dalkey Castle and Martello Tower


Today we had a pretty relaxing day. In the morning we went to Dalkey by train, on arrival we walked around the village and saw the island of Dalkey. We went to visit the castle and there they told us all their history and customs, the way of defending the castle and also how the currencies were made at that time. At the end of the visit, we took a walk around the village and after lunch we went back to Bray. Upon arriving we made a class and we had all the free afternoon.

19th of June. Cliff walk

Today we have met at 9 o'clock at the school. Then we have started our trekking to Greystones following the amazing cliff walk. We  have walked about 7km in the mountain. We have seen fantastic views. Before arriving there we stopped in a beautiful stoned beach, then we arrived at a little village which is called  Greystones. There we were looking around the shops and restaurants which are in the city center. We spent a good time together. Eventually we caught the train to come back to Bray.

When we arrived at Bray we went to the school because we had
our classes. In the afternoon we have met again to have the Irish night. We have danced together and it has beenu funny

18th of June. Nice day in Dublin

Today we got up at 7:00 and we went to Dublin, the capital of Ireland, by train and we visited the city. We visited a lot of interesting things for example the Trinity College and the tour guides told us a lot of things about the city. The teachers gave us some time to go shopping and to have lunch. At 1:30 we arrived at Bray to start our English lessons in ATC school.

Finaly we had dinner with our host families.

It's been an amazing day.

17th of June. Powerscourt Gardens and Glendalough

                                                                               

Today, we have waken up at 7:30 o’clock to be at 9:30 ATC school, where we took the bus to go to Powerscourt Gardens. 
When we arrived there a very nice man went with us and showed us loads of things. The first thing that we did when we arrived there is watching a short film about the history of the gardens, then we walked through the gardens and there we have seen the castle and the Chinese Garden.
Finally, we’ve gone to a nice restaurant to have lunch. 
In our opinion the gardens are a lovely place and we recommend everybody to visit them.

After having lunch in a cafeteria at Powerscourt Gardens, we went for a walk in Glendalough. We went there by bus and we had such a great time. We spoke in English with the guide, Connor, who is a lovely and charming man. The views were breathtaking and awesome. You could breathe fresh air. After that, we went back to Bray, where we went to our host homes and stayed with our lovely families.After having lunch in a cafeteria at Powerscourt Gardens, we went for a walk in Glendalough.

16th of June: departure day

16th of June: departure day

At first we were very nervous about the trip to Ireland, our host family, the Irish food ... 

We got up very early because we had to take the bus at 9 o'clock. We took the bus and we went to  Barcelona, ​​there was a lot of traffic. We arrived at the airport and we passed the controls very fast but afterwards , when we were on the plane at 12:45 and it was delayed one hour. 

The flight took 2 hours and it was without turbulence. We arrived at 4 o'clock in Dublin.

Then we took a bus to Bray, the trip was only 45 minutes. Finally when we arrived here we were very tired and we went with our host family for dinner and to have a rest. We are all very happy.

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