July 27 Friday.  The dog woke me up and then I went to have breakfast with Shiralle and J.  After a little while mom and dad woke up. Then we went driving and saw lots of castles and churches including the castle of J's family.  Stopped to see Bunratty Castle which was surrounded by a medieval village. Our day ended in Calway which is by the sea.

July 25 Wednesday we got to Kerry and stayed with a friend of my dads from Vancouver Shiralle.  She moved to Ireland and married J.  They have a great farm with cows.  The cows are mostly females but some bullocks which are young males and a couple bulls.  Shiralle and J have a dog named Sherlock and he is my friend.

Thursday I woke up and I saw bunnys on the driveway. We had breakfast and went touring around town. We saw lots of runes, castles (crumblies according to Shiralle), and big houses including Muckross House.  We stopped at Ladies View to look over Kerry. Went to Ross Castle. Then we came to S&J's house, and I helped cook dinner. We had develed eggs which I thought would be neat. Then  got ready for an irish dance show called "Lord of the Dance". That was really cool.

July 24 Cork.  Saw my mum's great great grad ma's house number 22 near centre of Cork.  Then on to rock of Cashel which St Patric spent time at in the 400's.

July 23:We woke up and drove to kilkenny. Then we walked to the village saw Black Abbey, St Mary's and a round tower and the castle of Kilkenny. The castle we pretty and cool. Then we can home got ready and went out and went for dinner at a pub that was started in the 13 hundreds, and I was taught how to play the traditional Irish drum, the bodhran. That was really cool. That was my day. Happy Birthday Aidan! T.T.Y.L

July 22 we went for breakfast with a view of the post office which was the location where the 1916 Irish uprising began.  Then we went to church at St Mary's Cathedral. Next we visited the Writer's museum.  Then a walk around town, and to the jail where the uprising leaders were shot which lead to wide spread public sympathy for leaving British rule. Really cool. Then home, and we went to see an Irish dance show with live music in the pub down stairs. Then good night.

July 21: We got up and went to catch a tour around town. First we hopped off at Trinity College and saw the book of Kells which is a book of the four gospels. It was written in early the 9th century, using  around 180 calf skins. The writing was very elaborate with colourful detailed drawings. We also walked around the college. Then we went to Dublin Castle and got a tour of the place.  

Queen Elizabeth II came to that castle for the first time only last year. It had been the first royal visit in 100 years. We walked to the Guinness Storehouse where we had a good view over Dublin and listened to some live music. In the picture I am holding my mum's beer so she could take the picture. Actually I had a lick of the foam on top and it was disgusting. After that we came home got ready and went to see Riverdance! It was so amazing and energetic. I want to be in Riverdance. Came home and worked on the blog.

July 20: We woke up and drove to Bodelwyddan castle. The castle was really cool and some of the paintings followed you across the room like the Mona Lisa. There was a play room and some magic, mum and I lost our heads. In the garden we played on a giant chess board and walked through a maze.    Then we went to another massive castle of runes called the Conwy castle. This castle was huge with a wall that was so high and big there was a village inside! After a short but very cool visit we drove to a ferry and on to Ireland!!!!!!!

July 19: On my b day i woke up by my parents singing. Then they gave my a cup of candy. We went down for breakfast. Then saw shakspear's grave and the place he was born in. Really cool. Then we saw some snippets of shapers plays. Then we went to feed some swans. After the swans were fed we drove down to Chester. Chester has a bag around the city. We went to our hotel, and I had my one room. Then we walked around, And had my b day dinner, I had cake.

July 18: One day to my birth day! We woke up early and went to b.f. It was ok. Then we got in our car and drove away. We drove to Oxford and saw another museum and more egypt stuff (Ashmolean). Then we went to an italian place with no pizza, what are the odds of that. Then we drove to stafford  upon avon, where shakespeare was born. We went to see the twelfth night by him too, it was really good. We saw a lot of swans they thought i had food so they were crowding Me. So cute.

July 17: We are driving too Bray and Windsor castle. In bray we went to the Fat Duck for a lunch by Hestion, it was superb. Then we went home, and in our hotel we saw tow peacocks. So cool!

July 16: We went to Harrod's, which is a big department store with so much nice stuff. We got separated from daddy and couldn't find him for a long time. I got a new umbrella because it is raining so much here, it's blue with black dots. Harrod's was fun! Then we took a cab to take a Dr. Who walking tour of some of the spots where they shot some of the episodes.We did that for my birthday present, which is on the 19th by the way. Then we went to see a ballet, and I met aunty kitty whom I have not met since I was three, but she is not related to me in any way. She is my mother's, mother's close friend. Then my mom, dad, and me went and saw the last police box in London. Then went home and slept.

Day 16: Saturday; Today I woke up really late, around 11:00 my time. It was raining so we took a cab to the British Museum and saw an Egypt exhibit. Then we walked to another museum across the bridge  on the other side of the Thames. We didn't see much in there but what we saw was so boring, my dad was even bored by it. We walked home after that but mum was late coming from her dance class. Then we took the subway to Covent Garden to meet my Aunt Nadine. She took us for dinner at an Indian restaurant called Moti Mahal, really good but so spicy. Then she gave us an awesome tour including to a really big m&m store. There were 4 floors of m&m things, from m&m's to pillows to kitchen ware, Jewelry and paintings. When we come back to London in a year I am going to get one of the pillows. We also saw Covent Garden, China Town, Big Ben and the London Eye. It was really great. Good night!!

day 15: Friday July 13. the cruse ended and i was sad i had lots of fun then we drove to london and went to V and A museum (crafts). it was not the most exiting thing ever but I liked the blown grass. then we walked around to find dinner.

day 13: Monday we got up late, went for a quick breakfast then off to art class, pool, teen thing TTYL. 

day 12 : Sunday still an amazing cruise. We went to mass on the ship but had to stand the entire time because the room was too small for everyone. Then i went to my painting lesson. After that I went to the pool with my mom, and after a long time got her in the pool! In the afternoon we went for High Tea in the Queens Room. 

In the evening I went to the Zone teen group and watched Tin Tin. 

Day 11: Saturday I went to an art class on the cruise, the cruise is amazing. The buffet and the pools are great,and  the decor is very grand. 

Day 10: Friday we got on the cruise and I got into the pool. At dinner we met a man named Reg he had served in the navy during World War Two, and when his boat was sunk he had to tread water for fourteen hours. After the war he was a competitive ballroom dancer with his wife, but later he developed a heart problem that caused him to lose both his legs, and he just turned 90 a week ago.  

day 9: Thursday we went to the Met and saw the egypt exhibit. Then onto another museum, The Natural History Museum, this one was more interesting to me. Finally I  found wifi !!!! at a great restaurant, the Breslin. Thats all folks.

day 8: Wednesday July 4 we went for Brunch at the shake shack. We went for a short walk through central park, it was so hot that we couldn’t stay outside for long. Then we went to see one of my favorite ballets, a ballet called Le Corsaire performed by American Ballet Theatre. For dinner we had a duck feast at Momofuku. There was a massive fireworks display for the July 4 celebrations but we missed them because we walked to the wrong side of town. hee hee oops :)

Day 7: Tuesday we got up late and went for lunch at 11 Madison Avenue, then we went to the public library and the Museum of Modern Art. We saw starry night! by Vincent Van Gogh. We had a quick dinner at home and went to see a broadway show called Wicked. I loved the show. 

Day 6: Mon, arrive New York and eat at eataly

Day 5: Sunday July 1. We started our day by rushing of to church.
But it turned out that we were a half hour early .So we went to star bucks for B.F.
After church we went to a pizza tour, and we went to four different pizza places to try deep dish pizza and thin crust pizza. It was all really good! After that we went to the art institut of Chicago.
And we saw the Sunday in mondayentay, mecet of a sculpur done by Picasso. Plus a fashion thing. At 8:00we go on a train to new York. YAY!
Plus we went to one of the tallest buildings.