Lions, and Tigers, and Sheep... Oh My!

We are in the middle of our trip,

but wanted to drop you a line

from the road.

Here are some pictures of our time in Ireland.

We've seen Dublin, castles, monastaries, millions of sheep,

and played as much as we can in the outdoors

as the sunshine would allow!

Did you know we started Harding England facebook page?

*Like* us here, and our adventures can be posted in your newsfeed!

Hot to {Globe} Trot

The day has come.

September 15... at last.

The journey has begun!

Adventures and memories of a lifetime

lie waiting for us

on the other side of the sea.

We can't wait to share in our journeys with you

during the 2010 fall semester in London! 

Trinity College- Dublin

Want to see something really cool?

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This is where we are staying when we arrive in Dublin.

Get ready to cozy in at Trinity College, 

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 Oh, is this place impressive!

The school, founded in 1592, has expansive grounds...

and the library is stunning.

(Get ready for our stop by Trinity's Book of Kell's here.)

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If the campus alone isn't exciting enough-

Trinity College is also located

right-smack-dab

in the middle of Dublin.

Lucky you.

Al-Bi-On-My-Merry-Way

ALBION CAFE

Rumor has it, 

the food is delicious British fare,

and the portions are gigantic. 

{Two big "pluses" in my book...}

Albion also doubles as a grocer.

Which means we can eat there...

and bring it back to the flat!

Yup.

There's no question about it...

I'm going to check it out.

The only question left is:

Who is coming with me?

*photos were taken by the talented Jillian Leiboff

The Americans are Coming! The Americans are Coming!

Well, actually, 

history says it went the other way around.

As we all know,
the English attacked the U.S. 

but, for the sake of a dramatic literary entrance...

indulge me.

Our HUE fall faculty, Dr. Organ,

sent out a group email 
announcing that 

our groups leaves 
in. less. than. 5. weeks.

Woah.

Suddenly a distant semester in London is starting to take shape.

September 15 is changing from a scribble on the calendar to a deadline.

Which leaves us

forging together ahead 

into the unknown.

So even though it's over 100 degrees today,

I'm pulling out my coats

(none that are red, mind you)

to get ready for England.

For our semester-

when we get to write our own pages in London history.

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