30/7
TODAY - County Down
Pickie Park with Heather and Lisa - Going on the Swans
Walking along Costal path with above, about 2,5h
Cafe - The Red Berry
Dounugadee Barn Dance with Heather, Rachel, Luzia, Lisa, Jesa, Martin, Michaella, Alan and more
A BIT OF TODAY:
After meeting Lisa, she, me and Heather walked along the coastal path, enjoying the beautiful sea view. We stopped below a stone wall, collecting shells and taking pictures. Continuing, we found a beach where crushed shells made the texture, squeling silently under our feets. Me and Heather took our shoes off and walked down to the water, finding it surprisingly warm. Just by the edge lay lumps of jelly, making circular pools. After explaining to Heather that they were jellyfishes and harmless, part from the trails hanging down, with help from their animation in Finding Nemo, I gave her one to hold. Apparently, she had never held one before, being extremely impressed with this new achievement of hers. Immediately after arriving at the house, 3 hours sea walk later, she proudly declared the news to the family. A lot of joy over a jellyfish, that is so sweet!
Me and Lisa in the Swans
Me and Lisa
Lovley view from the Costal Path
Me and Heather
Some nice stones
Heather being super proud and amazed by holding a jellyfish
Me and the sweet cast Pepsi!
29/7
TODAY - County Down
Sleeping till 10
Exploring Newtownards - trying out Ulster Fry
Ballycopeland Windmill
Mountstewart with Rachel, Jesa, Michela and Ruth (host) - Castle tour and garden
A BIT OF TODAY:
In the afternoon we visited Ballycoopeland Windmill where I got some portraits taken (se below). The mill was really cute and intresting, vell educationally made, but the best thing was the Site Warden Billy (Haha, I didnt forget you!). He gave us a little tour, explaining the construction of the mill and its storage sites. Billy was extremely friendly, guess I would be too from guarding a windmill everyday, and a fan of Sweden (or so he said - "Abba!..."). Cool guy, simply.
Inside the windmill
The Windmill
Some cute pigs outside the mill
Billy the Site Warden at the Windmill :) He gave us a little tour and told us about the mill.
The Castle at Mountstewart
LOVE the bookshelfs...
One of the many lovley paintings
Sewing mashine that is soo cool!
Erika, Jesa and Michaela
A lovley creamy flower
Erika and Rachel
A few ducks racng through the water
28/7
TODAY - County Down
Ulster museum with Rachel, Jesa, Michela and Jennifer (host).
Aunt Sandras candy factory with above
Leaving the gang
Scrabo tower
Shopping in Ards - primark and the perfume shop
Foamparty with gang (-Lisa), hosts and other YFC.
A BIT OF TODAY:
So, foam party at MClub! The night was really fun, with all the exchangees (unfortuanlly not Lisa who was having a Dublin Day), hosts and other YF dancing to the beats. The foam was hilarious, covering everything in sticky white gue. The hair got awfull, tightening in to knots, but I guess the clothes got well washed. Everyone looked ridiculous, with permanents and pillow shoulders of foam, especially Martin who reached one head higher than the rest of us and somehow managed to caught massive amounts of foam. Litterary everything was covered and when one tried to wipe it away, only more came - falling from the eyebrows and forehead. Smart as I was, I wasnt wearing contacts at least! It was quite nice to have the cooling feeling on the foam, as one didnt get as stinking warm as it usually does in clubs - a feeling that dissaperad when it was time to walk to the car. Which stood a far bit away, letting us go soking wet and freezing for minutes before finally reaching it - Thank god for my warm dry sweater waiting for me!
Notice the tiny purple shoes in the back, fit for grown ups
One of the interactive room
A lovely wall in the Ulster Museeum
About the "time before", creating the earth and pangea
CANDY ^^
The lough and Scrapo tower
View from Scrapo Tower
Erika, Rachel (host) and Luzia in FOAM
Martin, Jennifer (host), Michaella, Luzia, Erika, Rachel (host) and Jesa
27/7
TODAY - County Down
Stormont - northern Ireland parliament. Guided tour with the gang and hosts.
Lisburn swimmingpools with Heather and Rachel
Shopping at the Outlet
BBQ at Rachel with gang, hosts and other YFC
TODAYS LAUGH:
At the BBQ we talked about food, as we were hungry, waiting for ur burgers. Luzia then decided to tell us a funny story about her and Martin (they are staying together this week). First, she laught, a lot, even before starting the story - and ofcurse we laught at her for it. Finally she managed to squeese out a few words "I was downstairs, Martin was upstairs" before she bursted out in laughter. Then came a complicated story of how it come Martin was upstairs - it had something to do with dinner. To clear things out Jesa said "Okay, So Martin was donstairs, and you were-" to which Luzia sreacms "NO!" really loudly - under our laughter she then managed to squese out "I was downstairs, Martin upstairs!". It was hilarious. So, we laught a lot more, my stomach almost cramping and my eyes tearing. So, after about ten minutes Luzia had enough breath to make her point: ".. And Martin said Im alwasy hungry"
Omg I love Luzias storytelling.
26/7
TODAY - County Down
Portaferry touristinformation - getting A LOT of leaflets and buying gifts. Also exploring Portaferry.
Exploris aquarium - touchtank
Ferry from Portaferry to Strangford.
St. Patrick centre grave.
The mourns mountains - Tollymore forestpark. we got lost in the forest...
Meeting up with gang and hosts for dinner
25/7
TODAY - County Down
Botanic Garden - with Rachel (host), Heather (host), Jesa, Michella and Jennifer (host)
Starbucks - trying frappuchino
Tagrugby
The Botanic Gardens Greenhouse
Rachel, Me, Heather
Rachel, Me, Jesa, Michela, Jennifer
The rose garden
A rose in the beautiful rose garden
Me, Jesa, a wooden statue and Michella
I love photographing flowers
Heathers team, Newtownards has the ball
Some more Tagrugby
Mine and Rachels shoes. We were very good supporters
Newtownards Tagrugby Team
