Ireland Day 1

Day 1 – Wednesday, July 1
On the first day of our trip, we went on the Tiny Military Road. What is the Tiny Military Road? Well, it’s exactly what it sounds like: a tiny road. This road was just big enough for our car, but it was long. We crossed the Tiny Military Road to get to Sally Gap. There, we went to an amazing German Military Cemetery for the Germans who washed up on Ireland’s shores after World War II. We could walk around and look at the different gravestones. Then we climbed up to a huge cross overlooking the cemetery. After we finished looking, we got back in the car and we drove to Glendalough.
We parked at the visitor’s center, and planned on buying a Heritage Card there. A Heritage Card lets you go into the places like the visitor’s center for free. Unfortunately, they only took cash, and we didn’t have enough Euros to buy it, and the closest ATM was a while away. We were allowed to saunter through the ruins around a round tower, though.
We got back in the car, and went to look for the Moone High Cross, a 17.5 foot tall cross. We couldn’t find it! We drove around in circles before Dad told me to go out and look at the sign that was covered with plants. It said that Moone High Cross was right down the road. Dad took us to the Cross, but it was too dark, so we found out where the entrance was, and drove back to our hotel for the night.

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