Filed under: Belfast
We arrived in Belfast. Our timing was amazing. We caught the bus in Cabinteely at 11:58 and somehow managed to catch the train in town at 1:35. I forgot how much I like to take the train. Lily and I worked on our times tables. We got into Belfast at 3:30. We booked into the hotel, which is very nice. In fact they could not have been nicer at Jury’s about getting us a room that would accommodate 5 people.
We walked around a little bit. The girls have quickly learned not to ask for quarters or euros – but pounds. We had a nice dinner at the hotel – where again they could not have been more accommodating. The waiter, Lily’s new best friend gave us refills of rolls about 4 times!
Filed under: Dublin
On Monday we met up with Kevin, KC, Quinlan (8), Brenna (3), and Rowan (4 months, I think). They are from Minnesota but are living for the school year in Galway while KC teaches at NUI Galway.
On the way we stopped by Trinity because we had some extra time. We met up with Kevin and crew at St Stephen’s Green and went to a playground. I swear it was 60 degrees. The kids really enjoyed playing and we enjoyed talking to the parents. After playing we went to a very OK – but perfect for kids – restaurant for lunch.
The Kevin’s crew headed back for the train to Galway and we made our way home. We stopped by the National Gallery – where we got the family packs for the first time. They are great! They include paper and crayons (colors) and a scavenger hunt sort of thing for different ages. We really enjoyed it.
