We had a private coach bus drive us 2 hours to Dublin. Our first stop on the tour was a visit to
the Dail. This is the Republic of
Ireland’s government. We saw where the
Senate meets and the Legislature. We
had one of the legislature representatives speak to us. They served us tea and a candy bar. They were very proud and had pictures on the
wall from when Reagon, JFK, and Clinton addressed them. This is outside of the parliament as we
weren’t allowed to take pictures inside.
Then we went to Start-up Bootcamp. This is a place that new businesses go to
accelerate the start of their business.
I must say it was a bit creepy as it was an old building and they had
spent little $ to fix it up.
We met the newly appointed Minister of Trade to Colorado at
a local restaurant. He shared how he
plans to promote trade between the two.
Our last meeting was with the Deputy Minister of the
International Affairs and Trade. This
building was a mansion, gorgeous. This
guy has spent many years working outside of Ireland and most recently working
with the European Union.
We then got our rooms at Trinity College. Kerry and I had dinner with her sister who
is here on a 2 month study abroad. The
company and atmosphere was great, but the food was the worst we’ve had since
we’ve been here. Oh, well. Tomorrow, I’m leaving at 9:30ish and my flight
leaves at 7 pm for USA. I can’t wait. It has been a great trip, but I’m ready to
see my family.
Goodbye Ireland!
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