Say Kase

That is how you say cheese in German. The a is accented but I don't know how to mark that on here.  Wolfgang, our professor and fearless leader would say that everytime we would get a group picture. The wierd thing is if you actually say it, your mouth is  open wide instead of in a smile.

Belfast was great too.  It's a completely different experience than Dublin because Belfast is part of the UK.  Again we toured the city (the architecture is gorgeous) and listened to speakers who talked about all the different aspects of Northern Ireland.  What I learned is that the Protestants are loyalists and want to stay a part of the UK while Catholics are nationalists who want to join the rest of Ireland in its independence and the two groups hate each other.  They hate each other so much that their are giant walls (peace walls) separating areas of the city.  Also the Titanic was built in Belfast which the city seems very proud of.  They say "the Irish built it and the English sank it." 

The one day we went to the coast and to s rope bridge.  This was amazing.  I cannot even describe how beautiful and breathtaking the whole thing was.  It was one of those experiences I will never forget.  We also got to see the ruins of an old castle, which I found to be really cool and had lunch in a cute little cottage.  The food was great and their home made scones were to die for.  Later we went to this cool looking rock formation which most people climbed, but given my severe lack of balance and coordination I opted out of.

Belfast was amazing and I was sad to leave Ireland.  I really enjoyed it and our small group was great.

I will post pictures when I can, but right now I don't have internet access on my computer.