Our adventure begins

Today, a new chapter begins. It started pretty uneventfully, as we all packed up our respective suitcases and then drove from Albany to Medway. When we arrived, we had a nice dinner with Mom’sEn savoir plus
We’re off!

This is it! We started the day low key. After breakfast, Mom, Gram, and I went to Kohls, spending all of mom’s Kohls cash before it expires, and Dad photographed about a million pages from hisEn savoir plus
London!

We got to Heathrow around 6:30 am English time and then took the train to drop off our bags. We then walked the length of Hyde park which included seeing Kensington palace, many ponds, and a GIANTEn savoir plus
London Vol. 2!

Our day today was a bit quieter than yesterday, but not by much. We each got 13 hours of sleep which definitely helped with our jet lag. We headed out for coffee/tea at Guillam and croissants at aEn savoir plus
London Vol. 3!

We had a lovely final day in London! My parents let me sleep late, so our day started around 10:30am. It was raining for about an hour, but then cleared up. We walked to a restaurant named Sunday inEn savoir plus
Norwich!

We started off our day with some strategic packing of our backpacks because we left our suitcases at the London flat. We hopped on the Underground and went to Liverpool Street Station where we caughtEn savoir plus
Norwich Vol. 2!

All of us slept in a little later this morning and had a lovely breakfast of cake. We then got ready for the day and started off by watching the women’s world cup final (c’mon England!). After anEn savoir plus
Cambridge!

We woke up today and had a great last morning lounging about with David, Emma + Anna. We said goodbye and headed to the train station around 10 for our 11 o’clock train. With one stop along the wayEn savoir plus
Cambridge Vol. 2!

We all started our day with small pastries for breakfast and then moved onto exercise. Mom joined a bootcamp in the park with Andrew’s wife, Fran, while Dad and I went for a walk with Andrew andEn savoir plus
Belfast!

Today was a busy travel day for us. We said our goodbyes early in the morning and hopped on the train from Cambridge to London. We took the Underground to our previous flat where we had stored ourEn savoir plus
Belfast Vol. 2!

We all woke up early today. Penny and Amy got coffee + pastries from a local cafe and after breakfast Ryan went on a run to the city center. (He and David ran together in Norwich, and he says he wantsEn savoir plus
Belfast Vol. 3!

We had quite the busy day!! We did a black cab tour of the causeway and Belfast. Our tour driver, Paddy, picked us up at 8:30. A quick note on him: a Belfast native, he founded his tour company here.En savoir plus
Dun Laoghaire!

We spent this morning packing and getting ready for our train ride. After having some coffee + pastries, we walked to the station - it was quite the hike!! Once there, we sat for a while beforeEn savoir plus
Dun Laoghaire Vol. 2!

We slept in this morning and then spent some time figuring out the coffee + tea machines. Amy and Penny then both showered before going to the farmer’s market and library. While we were out, RyanEn savoir plus
Dun Laoghaire Vol. 3!

The highlight of our day was having coffee with our lovely neighbors, Sara and Briggs from Baltimore! We went to their house at 10. Afterwards, we headed home and Penny + Amy left for the MaritimeEn savoir plus
Dun Laoghaire Vol. 4!

Today was really fun! We all slept in and then went our separate ways. Ryan headed to campus for a day of meeting people and Penny + Amy headed south along the coastline. Us girls walked the 2 milesEn savoir plus
Dun Laoghaire Vol. 5!

Our day started around 8 o’clock this morning. We got ready for the day and were soon walking either to the bus stop or to the University College of Dublin (guess who was going where). Mom and IEn savoir plus
Dun Laoghaire Vol. Too Many!

This may have been our rainiest day to date. It started before 7 in the morning when my parents woke up and continued for 13 hours. I woke up around 8:30 and we all lazed about this morning until MomEn savoir plus
Dun Laoghaire Vol. I Forgot!

Today we checked out another seaside town, Howth! But first, the fam did our daily word games and then Mom and I went running. After showering, we all walked to get coffee. From there we trekked toEn savoir plus
Dun Laoghaire Vol. 8!

Today we woke up and decided we wanted to go swimming in the sea. So, we did! We hung around all morning before heading to the Forty foot where we all went in! Very, very fun. After a cool swim (ha)En savoir plus
Kilkenny!

We woke up today and all packed our bags for Kilkenny. Dad went running while Mom and I went out. He later met us at the Sunday Market where we all got lunch. We then grabbed our bags at home and tookEn savoir plus
Kilkenny Vol. 2!

When I woke up today, my parents had already gotten some coffee across the street. Luckily for me, we ended up going out for a big breakfast. From there we walked to Kilkenny Castle + grounds which weEn savoir plus
Back to Dun Laoghaire!

Today was a lovely example of the not-so-glamorous parts of travel. We woke up in Kilkenny and after packing took two buses and a DART train home. Since that occupied about 4 hours of our day, weEn savoir plus
Dun Laoghaire… Again!

We all had some delicious bagels for breakfast and went out for some exercise. Mom and I went down to the West Pier with a few extra stops, and Dad went running to Booterstown. We met just outside theEn savoir plus
Dun Laoghaire… lost count.

Today was my first day of 7th grade! We all got ready for the day together before Dad headed to UCD for a meeting and a workshop. Mom and I began some schoolwork; math, science, etc. We stayed at homeEn savoir plus