Charlotte: We got up and I said happy birthday to my mom. We ate breakfast in the hotel. Then went on a colourful tour bus. We sat in the very front on the top floor. We had a huge window. We saw peace walls with lots of pictures and letters and cool stuff. Some were scary and sad. I also saw a humungus park with really cool equipment to climb on. The bus driver was funny. After the tour, we went to a bookstore and looked at lots of books. Then we went for lunch at a place called City Picnic, and I had a yummy bubblegum milkshake. We walked really far to a mall and in there we played mini golf. Grandma and Mom were going to play Bingo while we played more golf, but they couldn’t, so then they won money at a casino. They were fanning their heads with the money while pretend coughing when they came
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Giant Steps, Deep Roots
Sam: We woke up in our hotel and went down to have breakfast. After breakfast, we went to get a rental car so we could drive out of the city. First, we went to the Giant’s Causeway. It is lots of different pillars with different layers. It is right beside the ocean and the pillars are shaped like hexagons. There is a legend about how it formed: A Irish giant challenged a Scottish giant but then realized he couldn’t get across the ocean. So, he there a lot of pillers into the ground to form a bridge. When he saw the Scottish giant, he ran back home because he realized the giant was twice his size. He told his wife to help him. She dressed him like a baby and put him in a cradle. The Scottish came and saw him and thought that it was the Giant’s child. He figured if the baby was that big, the father must
A Magically Irish Day
Charlotte: Yesterday I went with Grandma to this fairy garden called Gillighan’s World. It was really pretty and nice. There was a scavenger hunt that was really fun. I got all of them right except for one. For doing so well on the quiz, I got candy mushrooms – they were delicious! One of the special things I saw were gnome houses and a real live fairy. Guess how I found it… I was doing ballet in their ballet class. It’s in the fairy ring, and then I was dancing and I saw a head, a face, hair, and wings and it was flying. At first I thought it was just a butterfly, but then I saw the dress, and I knew it was a real live fairy! I also liked Gillighan’s house because it was really tiny. They warned us that it could be messy because Gillighan is sometimes messy, but it was really tidy. I also found chickens.
Grandma in Galway
Sam: We woke up very early in the morning and Mom told me that it was time to go and pick up Grandma. So we had breakfast and then got into the car. We drove for over two hours to get to Galway. When we got there, we met Grandma at the train station and then walked around town. We went to a place called The Pie Maker for lunch and had mashed potatoes and for dessert I had a Banoffi pie. That’s banana and toffee. Me and my sister switched pies halfway, so then I had Irish apple pie. After lunch, we went to the river and took a picture at the Spanish Arch. After the arch, we went in a museum. There was lots of axes and a giant sceptre and sword. Next, we went to the bookstore. My grandma bought me a book. Then we went home. In the evening, we went and had
Conquering Cliffs
Charlotte: My favourite part of today was the mountain climbing. We climbed really high. There were caves at the top. There were just rocks in the caves. It was pretty easy to climb. It took about 20-minutes to climb. From the top we saw views of farms with sheep. I’ve farm has only one sheep that was lonely. We could also see houses. The views were pretty. Sam: Before the caves, we tried to go to a place called Gillighan’s World, but it was closed today. We’re going to bring Grandma with us and go back on Wednesday. Dad and I were the only ones who went to a cave that was hard to get to. I had to climb up the edge of the cliff and duck under an overhang to get there. Mom and Dad: It was another low-key day. We all slept in until about 10:30 and were slow to get moving. Once we were all conscious
Soaking in Sligo
Sam: Mostly we relaxed for the morning at our house. We went to the local park for about an hour and then we went into Sligo town and walked around. We had dinner at an Italian restaurant. I had noodles and garlic bread. For dessert I had mint and chocolate ice cream. Then we came home and watched a movie called Molly Moon. It was pretty good. Charlotte: I woke up and read a book, wrote a letter, and played for the morning. In the afternoon, we went to the park. It was raining. Mom, Dad, and Sam went to sit in the car, but I started and played more. Then we went to a castle church. It was pretty. It was breaking and had no roof. There were lots of gravestones inside it. The carved altar was my favourite part because it was very detailed and even though it’s really old it’s still very, very neat. At night, we
The Ring of Kerry
Sam and Charlotte got a day off of blogging… So, you’re stuck with a grown-up perspective this time. 😊 Mom and Dad: On July 14th, we left the Ballyroe Heights Hotel, after a delicious breakfast with a great view, to go to Killarney for our bus tour of the Ring of Kerry. We boarded the coach, and our driver, Morris, introduced himself. He was a fabulous guide all day, giving us detailed historical information and geographical explanations and lots of laughs! The first village, called Killorglin, was cute, but particularly notable because of a unique festival held there annually. This year Puck festival will be held Aug 10-12. A goat will be chosen from the fields nearby and crowned King of the town for 3 days. It will be placed on a 40-ft tall platform in the townsquare and literally have a crown placed on its head. The pubs stay open 24-hours per day during this celebration. It has historical
The Road to Dingle
Charlotte: Today we had another nice breakfast from the lady at the Airbnb. Then we went to Kinsale. It was about a 45-minute drive. We walked around and browsed stores. We went to a bookstore. And next we took a long drive to Killarney. We stopped in Macroom where we went to a castle, but you could go inside and it actually had fields inside with sports camps going on. There was also a school and an exercise machine area inside. I used some of them. Finally we got to Killarney for lunch. The town was busy and cute. I got a Greek yogurt pancake for lunch, but I didn’t like it, so I switched with Mom – hers was a bacon and cheese pancake. So then we went to an ice cream place, and I had mango sorbet. Then we got back in the car and drove more! We got to Dingle and shopped for car
Cork and Cobh
Charlotte: Yesterday, we got ready and the nice lady at the Airbnb made us breakfast. We walked about 20 minutes to get to a big park. We played at the park – my favourite part was the spinner. Then we went to a museum and found out a lot about Cork’s history. After that, we went for lunch with Daddy’s friend who works in Cork. He took us to show us his work after lunch. It was beautiful, kind of like a mansion. We walked around the city. I bought a doll, a lucky Irish doll named Eileen. She has red hair. She’s so cute and beautiful and she’s wearing all green. Her tag says for me to bring her everywhere and she will bring me luck. So that’s what I’m doing. Then we went to a place called the Titanic. Daddy wanted to go in, so we waited about an hour until our time
Sam and Charlotte take on the world! 