On Sunday, we arrived in Ireland! Grandma Gail and Grandpa Bill met us at the airport, we rented our car, and we got on the road to Galway. Lorney did a fantastic job of driving on the wrong side of the road while incredibly jetlagged. We got checked in, showered, rested a little, ate at a pub, then got everyone ready for bed.
The kids enjoyed the mirror in our hotel room. I thought this was funny, as this is one of the pictures on our trip with Will to England when he was Evie's age:
On Monday, Lorne had the first day of his conference. The kids and I wandered around Galway with Grandma Gail and Grandpa Bill.
Will was very excited about the fact that Ireland ALSO has playgrounds!
Will, post pigeon-chasing in Eyre Square. Chasing the pigeons was one of his favorite things in Galway.
Bill took this picture of Williamsgate Street, which was Will's third favorite thing in Galway (after the playground and the pigeon chasing). He liked all the people, but he really liked all the street musicians and asked if we could go to Williamsgate Street every time we left the hotel. I suspect he also liked the street name.
That night we ate Indian food for dinner, then the kids stayed with Grandma and Grandpa while Lorne and I went on a little pub crawl with his fellow scientists.
On Tuesday, we went on a bus tour of Galway. While we waited, Will debated about whether he really wanted to ride on top of the double decker bus, but once we were up there he liked it pretty well.
Will expounds upon the virtues of sitting in the front seat of the top of the bus.
Dino enjoyed the scenery.
River Corrib
After the bus ride we met up with Lorne in the hotel, then walked back down Williamsgate Street (Will rejoiced!) and headed to a fish & chips place, then up the street to get some ice cream. The kids were all tired out when we got back to the hotel room.
