Happy belated Saint Patrick's Day! This is a very busy time of the year here in Ireland. There are many parades and parties. We live in a small village in the country so our local parade consisted of all of the farmers driving their tractors and pulling floats fulls of kids from the village schools and sports clubs all dressed up in costume! All had a great time. Afterwards the pubs were packed with both adults and children.
The next day we took the kids to Phoenix Park. This is located just outside of Dublin City Center. It covers a huge amount of land. It is the largest enclosed park in Europe. Ringed by a wall 7 miles long which contains a very large herd of deer. The deer are normally easily viewed by one of the many roads or jogging paths that cut across the park. Phoenix Park also houses the Irish President's Residence and Deerfield the home of the US Ambassador.
There are several points of interest such as The Wellington Monument, Phoenix Column, The 90 ft Papal Cross and the Dublin Zoo. All of these are interesting to people of all ages. We took a picnic and played ball near the visitors center which also has a new playground that just opened this week. I would highly recommend visiting Phoenix Park.
More next time. Take care.
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