Greetings from Matt and Laura

Welcome to the blog of Matt and Laura, two graduate students who were on an adventure in the land of windmills, wooden shoes, dykes, and Heineken - The Kingdom of the Netherlands. During the week, Matt was doing graduate research at TU Delft and Laura was having a blast without him; on the weekend, there was no telling where they would end up. Matt and Laura returned to The States in August 2009, but you can still catch up on their European adventures (and misadventures) here.

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Friday, March 20, 2009

Burren

We spent Saturday morning lazily driving through the Burren. With the benefit of having a car, we were able to slowly drive through an area, pop out of the car for photos and small hikes, and enjoy the scenery from Athlone to Doolin. The Burren is an area in western Ireland that has a unique landscape made up of a limestone plateau that is covered in flora. Also dotting the landscape are hundreds of Norman ruins, dolmens, wedge tombs, rock walls, and lots and lots of sheep.