On day five on the island, after a well-deserved break in the morning, we visited Castletown, the old capital of the Isle of Man. This beautiful, quaint town is in the south of the island, and right next to the airport. There we examined the colonial inheritance of the town. We visited the sweetshop - something some of us had been looking forward to - and spent some time wandering its winding streets, looking for clues of its English inheritance in the gardens of Castle Rushen and sipping tea in the Bowling Green Cafe as R.A.F. jets flew overhead.
Finally, we headed for Ronaldsway airport, and back to Dublin. It's going to be difficult to settle back into life after such a busy, but really enjoyable week. Thanks to all who made this week what it was, especially the students (this is the only blog-posting not written by them since Tuesday).
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