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After the girls got out of school we headed to Killiney. Killiney is a beautiful part of Dublin. It feel more like Wicklow, which is next door and more remote and hilly than Dublin.

We walked along the Vico Road. It boasts a view that people like to compare to Naples. In fact, lots of the roads have Italian sounding names. The homes in the area are amazing too.

We climbed up Killiney Hill. It’s not too strenuous but is a bit of a hike. The view from there is amazing. You can see the Sugar Loaf (mountain in Wicklow), you can see across the Dublin City Center, you can see across to Howth (where regular readers may remember we saw the seals last year). There are many WPA-like structures in the area where folks were employed to create monuments. Patrick has a story that if you walk around a specific monument 3 times that you’ll get your wish.

Aine wished to be back in Minnesota. That’s a Mama’s girl. Not that we aren’t enjoying Dublin – we are.

After the hill we climbed down to the beach. Aine was the only one who was prepared with her swimsuit under her clothes. Usually I have my swimsuit handy too but it just didn’t work out for me this time. We did wade through the water. Kate and I worked on our skipping skills. The rest of the crew dug a hole for Aine and then we buried Aidan up to his neck. It was pretty impressive!