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| Glendalough Upper Lake |
Pagi ni kami plan nak drive ke County (daerah) Wicklow...jaraknya 50km,30 minit pemanduan ke selatan Dublin.County Wicklow is affectionately known as the "Garden of Ireland".Beautiful lakes,dense forests and romantic brooks make this a wonderful scenic drive and nice day trip from Dublin city.
Actually,boleh juga naik St Kevin's bus dari St Stephen's Green Park bus stop..untuk datang ke sini.Ada bus trip 2 kali sehari.
Kat sini...kita boleh witness sendiri scenery made famous by films such as Braveheart & P.S I Love You..so,jom!
Destinasi pertama kami adalah...
WICKLOW MOUNTAIN NATIONAL PARK
Wicklow Mountain National Park is the largest among Ireland's 6 national parks,meliputi kawasan seluas 20483 hektar...
Apa yang menarik di park ini?Boleh visit Glendalough,Lower Lake,Upper Lake & Monastic City
So..berpandukan GPS,kami tiba di Tourist Information Centre,Wicklow Mountain National Park.Tiada entrance fee ke park ni..yes,it's free.Tapi,kena bayar parking...€4/car.
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| Car park area |
Sebenarnya,..1st option..boleh drive straight to Upper lake....2nd option...kalau dari car park kat Information Centre,kita berjalan merentasi Monastic City..then hike to Lower lake...sebelum sampai ke Upper Lake
(Rupa-rupanya ada rahmat di sebalik option kedua ni)
Di antara tourist information centre dan Hotel Glendalough,terletak Monastic City.This more than 1500 year-old medieval town contains a few churches,the cathedral,graveyards and distinctive round tower.
Info;In the history of Europe,the Middle-Age (Medievel) lasted from the 5th to 15th century.
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| The Gateway of Glendalough -satu-satunya pintu masuk era Middle Age yang masih terpelihara di Ireland |
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| Bayangkan..asalnya 2 tingkat..kat atas gate tu ada pengawal yang memantau musuh yang menghampiri city |
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| St Kevin's church (a.k.a St Kevin's Kitchen...sebab saiznya yg kecik..bukan sebab diorang masak kat situ..he he) |
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| The only church on the site which is completely preserved....nampak tak Round Tower kat belakang tu? |
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| Round tower- used to call monks for prayers & for defense purpose |
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| The Reefert Church |
Dari Monastic City...ada trek untuk ke Upper Lake..
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| Signage well posted |
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Cuaca nyaman..tak terasa penat hiking..
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Ada bangku untuk melepaskan penat |
Hutan ni sangat cantik
Somewhere over the rainbow...ehmm
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| Lalu kat open green area...sebelum sampai Upper Lake.. |
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| Glendalough Upper Lake |
Unleash the child in you!
Kemudian kami balik semula ke car park...
untuk destinasi seterusnya..Powerscourt Garden..next!
