School is right around the corner!

I can't believe we actually went to Ireland and Paris! It still feels like a dream, but now with school starting on the 24th reality really sinks in! This is going to be a lot different for us, going to school at night is not what I wanted to do but the program only offers it then and I can't wait to finish so we can start teaching!!! So my goal is to enjoy everyday and try not to hurry the day away because soon the years will go by in a flash and I will have wanted them to have gone by slower! Adios for now. Tons of love! ~Ashlee
Philippians 4:13

Last Full Day in Paris

For our last full day in Paris we started out with a breakfast in a cute-little cafe near our hotel. It was wonderful! Scrambled fried eggs with potatoes and a small salad. We also had a crepe with jam. Very Tasty!

We then took the metro to see the Eiffel Tower. It was huge!



We then went to the Arc de Triomphe. We were impressed, but more impressed with how busy the roundabout was. It was ginormous! Very high speed and people cutting eachother off.

Then we went back to our hotel and got ready for our "fancy" dinner. We went to Le Grand Colbert. This place was AMAZING! The food was wonderful! It was also in the movie, "Somethings Got to Give". Our waiter was even in the movie!


This was the most amazing dinner! The restaurant exceeded our expectations by far!



After dinner we went down to the fair and got our favorite icecream cones for desert.

We just strolled around the beautiful city until we came upon our cruise boat on the seine river. We waited until 10:30 for nightfall so we could see Paris lit-up at night.

It was very fun...and romantic! A perfect date and a perfect way to end our trip in paris.


The next morning as we were walking to the Metro to catch our bus into the airport, we came across many beautiful pastry shops that Paris has to offer. We thought we would share with you how amazing these looked!

First Day in Paris

Today we woke up and planned out our day. We first stopped by a little stand and got two HUGE crepes...MMmmmm they are good here. We both had half nutella, half caramel. We then stopped by Notre Dame. The place is beautiful! They had a mass going on inside, but still we could go in. After that we went to Luxembourg Gardens. After our short stay there, we headed to The Pantheon. This place was great! The pics do not do The Pantheon any justice. By the time we were done here it was about 2:30pm and we needed some lunch. So, we stopped by a cafe and had a little (3 course lunch) bite to eat before we heading to The Louvre. We were both tired and we had about 2 hours before we could get in, (If you got a ticket past 6pm you only pay 6 euros), so, we dipped our feet in the cool fountain and took in some sun. Once in the Louvre we realized how big it really was! The place is HUGE! Because of our walking around all day we were ready to soke our feet again after only 2 hours of The Louvre...but we got plenty of pics...even though we did not post many. At around 8:15pm we walked over to a nearby fair and had some dinner....then some icecream! Very great and busy day. :)






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Trim Castle

Trim Castle was amazing!! We got to go up into the keep and see where differnt rooms would have been and who would have stayed in them. This is also where all the castle scenes from Braveheart were filmed. We even got to see some behind scenes photos from when they filmed here.




This is the window in Braveheart where the King throws the son's advisor out of it.COOL!

BBQ

We had a BBQ at Barry's friends house the other day. It was great!

This is Tommy and I infront of a "real" Fairy-Fort.


Here is Tommy playing hurling(an Irish sport) with one of the kids we met there.


And here we are finishing off the day with a beautiful sunset...at 10pm!