To
Ireland and back.
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The
creative science project got a request last February from a LEADER +
project, in Northern Ireland, about a possible transnational partnership.
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We
took off from Landvetter’s airport on a gray Monday morning in June. The
plane flew to Dublin via Copenhagen. At the airport in Dublin, we tried to
ask for the direction to the car rental company, Irish Cars. Per-Arne got
an answer in Irish, which was impossible to understand, so we laughed and
then we went on. We had better
luck with the signs and at last we saw our car, a red Peugeot 407.
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The
trip continued towards Derry where we had the luck of running into a
friendly Irishman who showed us the little narrow road to Greencastle and
Inishowen Maritime Museum. After a five-hour drive on the left hand side
of the road, and gear shifting with the right hand (very hard), we arrived
at the museum.
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We
talked for a while and told them about our trip and then got a tour of the
museum and the planetarium.
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Ash
showed us his rockets, some of the larger ones were really impressive.
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After
the tour we went to a guesthouse with bed& breakfast that was located
right next to the museum. |
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The
next morning the whole town of Greencastle was without electricity, so we
had to go home to Ash for a rocket launch. From where he lived there was a
remarkable view over green Irish hills and a violent bay.
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Ash
also showed us his laser-cutting machine and told us about his laser show.
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On
Wednesday morning, after a delicious breakfast at Peter’s, we went to
the museum. |
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After
the visit we discussed the collaboration plans. Here is a short version. Four people from Greencastle come to visit
Vårgårda. Spring
–06 The sixth graders “meet
Ash on the net”, read about Ireland and Irish stories in English. |
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After
we had said goodbye we drove off towards Belfast and then Dublin. The
trip back went well, P-A drove on the left hand side so good that you
would think he had done it his whole life. Per-Arne & Pierre
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Photo Per-Arne Ekström | |