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So we've been home for a week now and everything seems back to normal...amazing how it already feels like it was a really long time ago since we were there. We had a great time, I will miss being able to visit with my Irish family. Some of the things I will miss are: going for coffee at Roughans and having bacon baps, the ice cream - so different and so good!, apple tart, scones with jam and cream (we did a lot of eating while we were there!) fish and chips with lots of malt vinegar and salt, wheaten bread (I'm starting to think it was all about the food:), the smell of peat fires, the fresh ocean air, watching the waves crashing over the rocks, driving on the wrong side of the road, the amazingly beautiful scenery of the countryside, my cousins, and I can actually say I enjoyed shopping there because all the stores are different, I especially enjoyed grocery shopping because of all the different stuff they have.
I won't miss the fact that we had to double the price for everything we bought which makes it a little pricy, or the separated taps for hot and cold - honestly I can't believe they haven't phased those out! Also kind of strange are their showers which have machines that heat the water as you use it and only one person in my entire family has a clothes dryer which means everything goes on the line - o.k. when it's not raining!
Just wanted to write a few of these things down so I won't forget - it's amazing how bad my memory is getting! I also have put all my photos on facebook because it is way easier to load them on there and I can get more on, in case you're wondering.