This time it is a historical visit - NEWGRANGE. Started at 8.30 am in the morning and reached New grange at 9.15 am at the visitors center. By 10 am reached the 3200 B.C constructed place which was really historical. The tour guide showed how, why and when it was constructed. It took 80 men to move a big stone in 3 miles a day. This was even before the invention of wheel and before horses were used for transport. It would have taken 2 to 3 generations to complete this historical place.
We had to enter into newgrange by bending low and was surprised to see how the stones are balancing one above the other without any support. It is believed that on 21st of December sun light will pass through the tomb to enlighten the spirits of ancestors. Then we went to the audio visual room and learned more about newgrange.
After that we went to monastery called Monasterboice . The tour guide explained about the different crosses there. Also he told that vikings didn't have the horns on their hats. As we know now a days stories are more in place than histories. We don't know what to believe and what not. Then we went to a place called Slane. There was an abbey over there. Had a quick stroll and went to Hill of Tara. The weather was changing every now and then throughout the tour. As the tourist guide told, you can see 4 seasons in 10 minutes. Then he asked what the colors in the Irish flag meant? Green refers Catholic. Orange refers protestants and White refers Unity. He told about politics too mentioning 2 times females were elected as president for Ireland. That brings an end to the Newgrange tour. So readers, it is time to wrap up the Ireland Travel experience. You can browse through my tumblr site for more gallery or photo archive of Ireland. Thanks for travelling along with me in all the parts of Ireland through my blog posts.
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