In Ireland with the family

We're in Ireland with all of our cousins and family and having a great time. We're going down to the west of Ireland tomorrow where we probably won't have the internet so it may be a while until we write again. 

Saoirse and her cousin Connor (aka Superman) on the trampoline in Ireland

Maedbh at Fionn's birthday party

Saoirse being a penguin at the party

Muireann, Saoirse, Maedbh, Liz and Sadhbh at the Bray seafront- all good Irish names!

Paris day 3

The Eiffel Tower at night, all lit up

Maedbh and Saoirse eating out in Paris

Cooling feet off at the Louvre

Maedbh and Saoirse at the Louvre again

Outside Notre Dame, where the Hunchback used to hang out

Playing with French kids in the Park behind Notre Dame

Day 2: Paris
We had a really busy day for our second day in Paris. We walked all along the River Seine and there were teepees and mazes set up all along the river that we played on. We had a picnic and then went to the Musee D'Orsay, which is an art gallery set up in an old railway station. It was beautiful and there was so much to see. Saoirse's favourite artist was Claude Monet and Maedbh's was Auguste Renoir. We walked along a glass floor and saw a model city of Paris underneath our feet, it was cool.

 Maedbh and Saoirse at the Louvre

Looking back at the musee Dorsay and looking out through the clock of the museum.

This bridge has thousands of locks on it as a sign of couples falling in love. If they ever break up, they break the lock.

Teepees were set up along the River Seine

Hanging out in the teepee

More fun set up along the Seine

The best eclair au chocolat in Paris

Creme brule in Paris

Day 1:
Our trip over was much better than expected.  The first flight seemed very long because it had been a while since we have taken a very long flight.  The second flight was with air France and we felt like we were getting into the French mood of our holiday.  It did not seem as long because we slept and watched movies even though it was thirteen hours.  Saoirse ate a very cold icy pole on the plane and got her tongue stuck.  She tugged and twisted and got it off. Yesterday, after getting off the plane we got a taxi to our apartment. We had a pain au chocolat (chocolate croissant) and Maedbh, Saoirse, Mum, and Dad explored Paris.
We went to a park behind Notre Dame and played with French kids and we had to communicate with a couple of words we knew in each others' languages. We went to the Louvre and cooled our feet in the water and had to walk in the shade as it was so hot. Then we went to a gallery in beautiful gardens (the l'Orangerie in Jardin des Tuileries) where we saw lots of Monet paintings. Then we went to another park and played. It was really awesome because we had to climb up into a tree and then walk along a tunnel made of ropes into a room made of ropes and it was in the air. Then you walked down another rope tunnel and slid down a slide.  So day two, just had breakfast after a great nights sleep.  Here we are just hanging out and planning another day from the left bank!