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Northern Ireland’s currency is the British pound (sterling).  The pound is divided into one hundred pence (100p). Notes are issued to the value of 5, 10, 20, 50 and 100 pounds. Coins are issued to the value of 1 pound, 50p, 20p, 10p, 5p, 2p and lp.

How do we know how many US dollars will equal 1 British pound?  The currency exchange rate is based on the world market for gold.  To get the most current exchange rate we can visit a website such as Yahoo Finance which will provide us with the most up to date information. As of March 29th, the dollar is worth about .50 pounds. We won’t be buying too many souvenirs at that rate!

What will the weather be like in Northern Ireland when we are there?  Having a rough idea will help us take the proper type of clothing.  As you may or may not know, Kempsville is an official WeatherBug Station.  We have a link on the KMS Wiki that compares the current weather conditions at our school with that of Belfast Northern, Ireland.  https://kempsville-avid.wikispaces.com/weather .  But what of the long range forecast so we will have some idea of what type of clothing to take?  For that information we have found a great site at MSN that gives us the 10 day outlook and the yearly average temperature for the month of April:  http://weather.uk.msn.com/monthly_averages.aspx?&wealocations=wc%3aUKXX0015&setunit=F.  Hopefully this will help us out.  14 days from today we leave!

Wow, we just got our itinerary from our hosts in Bangor, Northern Ireland.  Not only will we have a very busy week visiting several of the schools in the area, but we will be lucky enough to be able to visit some of the scenic locations below:

Mountains of Mourne
http://www.mournemountains.com/

Murals Tour of Belfast
http://www.belfastmurals.co.uk/

Giants Causeway
http://www.northantrim.com/giantscauseway.htm  

Bangor Heritage Centre
http://www.24hourmuseum.org.uk/museum_gfx_en/NI000008.html

Clifton House
http://www.cliftonbelfast.org.uk/home.htm

Thank You Anna Davis Little at Prudential Decker Realty for your support.  Anna is the best real estate agent in the world.  That is probably because she was a teacher, like us, in her other life!  The KMS Team!

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