Dear John,today my dreams come true. I’m going to my favourite country:

IrelandCan you believe that?

Yours, Alice

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Dear John,the journey elapsed without a hitch. I landed in Dublin – the

capital of Ireland. Now, I’m sitting in my hotel room in Conrad International Dublin, with my new buddy - Niall. He’s from Mullingar – a town in Ireland.

elapse – upłynąć, minąć

Niall is hungry, so we have to go to the hotel restaurant. Yours, Alice

my room

Conrad International Dublinairport in Dublin

Dear John,today I went with Niall for a walk. He’s really a funny and friendly

guy. We saw the most interesting places in Dublin with smiles on our faces. At the beginning, we went to see the Spire of Dublin. It’s the highest monument in the world. The height of the building is 120 meters. The next attraction of this day was the Liffey river, which is dividing the city into two parts.

Take care,Alice

Liffey

Spire of Dublin

Dear John,I’m really tired, because I walked with Niall all day through the

Phoenix Park. It’s the biggest city park in the world. It’s area is 8 km2. We talked and ate ice-cream. It was very pleasant, but now I don’t feel my feet!

Yours, Alice

Dear John,I saw the flag and the emblem of Ireland in Dublin. I want to tell

you about their symbolic meaning. The flag is colloquially called „Irish Tricolour”. Green colour symbolizes Catholics, orange Protestants and white peace between them. Another importance of the colours is: green means republic, orange loyalty and white peace. The emblem is blue with a gold harp, which is the symbol of Ireland. The harp is also on currency. The less official symbol of Ireland is the schamrock. Some people went to St Patric and told him that they didn’t uderstand idea „God is in three person”. He explained the whole idea again, but they still didn’t understand, so he took schamrock and showed them and told „It is like this schamrock”. They understood and left happy.

Yours, Alice

Dear John,today I saw Niall and his friend – Hanna in traditional clothes. They

looked amazing! I’ll send you some pictures.

Yours, Alice

Dear John, today I met with Niall. We talked about music. He told me that

many famous rock stars come from Ireland. For example, Van Morrison or Sinéad O’Connor. Irish bands are U2, Enya, the Crannberries. Excellent writers, like Oscar Wilde or Clive Staples Lewis also come from Ireland. A famous Irish actor is Peter O’Toole.

The Cranberries

U2

Peter O’Toole

Yours, Alice

Dear John, if you want to visit Ireland, you must go to Kilmainham Gaol – it’s

a prison on the island. In this place there was a prison for warriors, who fought for independence. Today, here is a museum.

You should also go to the castle in Blarney. There is a half of coronation stone. It has supposedly extraordinary power. If you kissed them, you would get the gift of eloquence.

Of course, you have to go to see small villages and their beauty. Landscapes in Ireland are amazing!

Yours, Alice

castel in Blarney

Dear John, that was the most exciting day of my excursion. Niall took me to a

horse race! He told me, that all Irishmen love horses. They regard them, and jumping over obstacles is the most popular sport in Ireland. They think, that a horse must be at each farm, like a cat or dog. The second place on the list of the most popular Irish sports take dog races.

regard – darzyć szacunkiem

Kisses,Alice

Dear John,today I started working in the Irish Pub „Leprikon” as a waitress, so I

can earn some euro. I met some new people, which taught me something new about Ireland. They love marine legends and music. Today in the pub were so many people, that they had to stand while drinking their Guinness. Guinness is Irish beer popular around the world. If you’ve ever seen the movie „The Lord of the Rings”, you know the typical atmosphere in an Irish pub.

Yours, Alice

Dear John, I’m really tired today. I was working all day. When I had a break,

Niall visited me. He told me about leprikons – small, mean gnomes. Leprikons wear green clothes and green hats with a clover. If you catch them, they will fulfill your three wishes. They don’t want to do it and they always lie. They love money, so they keep it in a big, metal pot, which is their treasure.

clover – koniczynafulfill - spełniać

Yours, Alice

Dear John, this day was really crazy. It was the first time I heard Niall singing

and playing guitar. He is wonderful! He performed songs of Simon and Garfunkel. They sang typical Irish music. Niall also danced Irish dances. He must have really strong legs. He held his arms along the body, which symbolizes the division of the island. It was a really nice experience.

Yours, Alice division - podział

Dear John, today is 17th March, so some countries celebrate St. Patrick’s Day.

This is the most important holiday in Ireland. To our Pub came a lot of people, of course, in green clothes. Why? Because we can call Ireland a „green island”. There is no snow in winter, but the weather is very variable.

Each man, who celebrates this festival, shouted: „Everyone’s Irish”. In Ireland live nearly 4,4 mln people. The people in the club drank Guinness, danced irish dances and talked with each other.

I hope, you were in a pub today. Yours, Alice variable - zmienna

Dear John, yesterday was St. Patrick’s Day, but did you know, that Halloween

is also from Ireland? It is called Samhain. When huge groups of people emigrated to America, they started to celebrate this holiday.

Irishmen celbrate also Pancake Day. In this day, everyone eat pancakes in every form.

Today Niall said to me: ”It doesn’t matter who you will be. Pot to the bottom, if you want to drink. Sing, dance, go forward, discover Ireland inside you.” Then he told me, that this saying beautifully reflects the soul of the Irish. I agree with him at 100 percent.

Yours, Alice

Dear John, recently I got interested on Irish food. I asked Niall, and he told

me, that Irishmen like to eat big and fat meals. They like sausages, rashers (fried bacon), scrambled or fried eggs, white pudding, fried tomatoes, hash brown (it’s like a Polish deep fried potato pancake), beans in tomato sauce, fried mushrooms.

white pudding

rashers

hash browns

fried tomatoes

Yours, Alice

Dear John, today I am sending you a letter with all good things you can eat

for breakfest and lunch. In Northern Ireland breakfast is called Ulster Fry – a „lighter” version - soda farls, made of wheat flour, soda and buttermilk, potato cakes, made of cooked potatoes, flour and butter. Traditional porridge is also served for breakfast, as fried bacon, sausages, eggs or black pudding.

soda farls

potato cakes

porridge

A traditional lunch consists of mainly lamb and potatoes. Another dish worth trying is colcannon –cooked potatoes fried on butter with onions and barm brack – sweet bread with mixed candy fruits. Dinner is usually light, meat products are mainly served.

irish stew colcannon

barm brack

Do you like alcohol? Niall recommends Baileys (Irish liqueur – whiskey and cream with a taste of vanilla and cocoa), Jameson Irish blended type of whiskey, Cider – sparkling alcoholic apple drink, first produced in 1780. Popular beers are Beamish, Guinness and Kilkenny.

A very popular Irish drink is Irish coffee and Caife Gaelach (coffee, whipped cream, whiskey).

Yours, Alice

Dear John, in Ireland I saw a lot of people, with the same rings. I asked Niall

and he told me about it. Claddagh ring is a traditional Irish ring, given as a symbol of friendship, often serving as an engagement or wedding ring. „Let love and friendship rule” – this is the phrase showing its symbolic meaning. Wearing the ring on the right hand with the heart pointing upwards means that the person wearing it is in no relationship and is looking for a partner. If someone is wearing the ring with the heart pointing in the opposite direction, it means that the person has a partner. Wearing the Claddagh on the left hand, with the heart pointing upwards means that the person wearing it is engaged. Married people wear the ring on the left hand with the heart pointing downwards. Claddagh is a symbol of culture and Irish heritage. It is also popular among foreigners living in Ireland.

Yours, Alice

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Music:Simon and Garfunkel- „Mrs. Robinson”- „The Sound Of Silence”

Dear John,unfortunately it’s

The endof my trip.See you soon,Alice