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Monday July 30th, my Aunt Lorraine and cousin Eimear came to visit from Dundalk, Ireland. While my dad circled around the airport, I greeted them inside the airport at the baggage claim. Since Eimear is so tall, I was able to spot them right away. It took a few minutes for the luggage to arrive, not long after that we were on our way home. After we dropped off the luggage, we drove to Nathans in Coney Island for dinner. It was one of the
must haves on Eimear's list. But first we took a walk on the Coney Island Board Walk. No matter what time a day it is, there's alway tons of people and plenty of cops.The chicken and fries were very good, but unfortuantly the fries were too salty. As soon as we walked inside ITS SUGAR, Eimear's eyes lit up, as she found a giant cherry flavored gummy bar. When we got home from Coney Island, my aunt and cousin opened up their luggage to get the assortment of candy and other gifts from Ireland. I got two bags of Giant Buttons (I ate them all), Two giant bars of Cadbury Chocolate (I gave one to the Love Birds), two eight packets of Freddos Cadbury chocolate, a personalized pillow and a puzzle of Ireland.
On
Tuesday July 31st, Dad, Aunt Lorraine, Eimear and I road the train into the City. First we took the Q train to Atlantic Avenue then we transferred to the 2 train and took that to Clark Street (Brooklyn Heights). We took this really WIDE elevator to the top and walked to the water where we got an amazing view of Manhattan. We made our way back to the station and road the 2 train three stops to Fulton Street(Manhattan). The view of One World Trade Center and the Oculus was mind blowing. I love the Oculus because it reminds me of a mohawk. The four of us took a breif moment of silience for the victims of the 9/11 terrorist attack at the 9/11 memorial. After walking to what seemed like forever, we made our way to the Irish Hunger Memorial. The Irish Hunger Memorial is Memorial that reminds us of the year 1845 when the Irish went through the potato famine. All these rocks represented every county in Ireland. My family lives in County Louth. Just three miles from the boarder that seperates Northern Ireland from Ireland. We made our way to the Staten Island Ferry in Lower Manhattan. A big Boat that took you from Manhattan to Staten Island and back. In Staten Island the four of us found a Dairy Queen for lunch. After lunch, we made our way back to Manhattan where we took the W train to Canal Street (China Town) and walked to Grand Street to catch the B train home. In total we walked seven miles that day.
On
Wednesday August 1st, Eimear, Dad and I went food shopping at Stop n Shop. Afterwards, we got our bathing suits on and drove to Rockaway Beach in Queens. When we got to the beach, we placed our towels on the sand and applied sun screen to our bodies. Then we sat down as the waves washed on top of us. The life guard came over to us to remind us not to go too far into the water because the rip tide was high. My dad and Aunt Lorraine got knocked over a few times which was made me and Eimear laugh. As we were having fun, the life guard came over to us again to tell us that the seagulls were eating our bag of chips. Eimear and I ran over to our spot and put the chips in one of the beach bags. That was a really fun day, but the sand got EVERYWHERE! After showering, thre four of us went to Wendys for lunch. The nuggets and fries were delicious. We went to Aldi to do more food shopping, and then Aunt Lorraine, Eimear and I walked to Payless where they bought sneakers. That evening for dinner, for Take Out Wednesday, we had Chinese food from China New Star. It was as always very delicious.
On
Thursday August 2nd, the four of us drove up to Scranton, Pennsylvania. First we stopped at the Walmart in Stroudsburg, Pennsylvania to do some shopping. The only thing I bought was deordorant on the go which was shaped as an egg. After checking out, we went to Arbys for lunch. As a big fan of Arbys I have to say the food was delicious. We made it to the hotel in Scranton. After settling in, we drove to the movies. Eimear and I watched Hotel Transylvania 3 and the other two watched Mission Impossible. I enjoyed the movie. As dad waited in the parking lot, Aunt Lorriane, Eimear and I went to Hobby Lobby. A great antique Christian owned store. For dinner we went to Olive Garden. I don't go to Olive Garden often since it's expensive. The fettuccine was delicious. For dessert we got icecream at McDondalds.
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Friday August 3rd, we drove fifteen minutes to this Historic Coal Mine where we got an hour tour of what it was like to work inside the mine. Afterwards we drove two hours to Harrisburg, Pennsylvania to see the Love Birds (Ryan and Victoria). For dinner the six of us went to the Long Horn. Which is a resturant. After diner we drove back to the Love Birds apartment and hung out with them. Aunt Lorraine, Eimear and I gave the Love Birds a gift to celebrate their soon to be wedding. I gave them a book to help their marriage stay together. This was the first time Victoria met Aunt Lorraine and Eimear. Honestly I the three of them liked each other. That night after saying goodbye to the Love Birds, we drove the long three hours back to New York City.
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| Coal Mine - Scranton, PA |
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| Irish Hunger Memorial - Lower Manhattan |
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| Waiting to board the Staten Island Ferry |
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| A BIG fish in the Staten Island Ferry Terminal |
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| Nathans - Coney Island |
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| City view - Brooklyn Heights |
