A Trip to France by Izzy th The 25 of June was here. Me, Mum, Dad and Adam were all thrilled to be going to France for 4 whole days. While Mum was packing up the suitcases I was making one of my many Youtube videos. Adam was watching another tedious episode of Peppa Pig and my thoughts were oscillating on what to make a Youtube video on. “eve”, shouted Mum in a loud voice. “Yes Mum”. I said. “Breakfast is ready”. After I gulped down my delicious pancakes and strawberries I helped Mum tidy up the house. I was drained out afterwards. I got Adam his porridge and orange juice while Mum called Dad to see where he was. Dad worked on nightshifts so it wasn’t like him to be late home. “Mum !”, Adam protested. “Yes ?”. “I want chocolate”. “No Adam !”, shouted Mum. Adam was devastated. I went back to my pigsty room. Mum said I had to tidy my room. Finally Mum got an indicator that Dad was home. She knew that he was there because of the thundering sound of Dad’s old car coming up the driveway. After Dad came in we all had lunch, my favourite, Mac and cheese. Then we went to see Nan and Pops (My grandparents). We came home at about 8 p.m. and I was weak as water. Mum washed the dishes, Adam went to bed and Dad watched t.v. I read my favourite book about houses in my room. The next day I put on my blue formal t-shirt and my blue jeans. Then Mum called me down for my breakfast. It was porridge, Adam’s favourite. When I walked down for breakfast Adam struck me with his porridge. “Adam !”, I shouted, “Why did you do that ?”. “Whaaaa ?”, protested Adam. Mum was occupied by getting all of our suitcases in to our car with Dad. I got Adam into the car and I quickly got out of my dirty clothes and got our tablets from our living room. After a bumpy ride to the ferry port and after seeing lots of pigs wallowing in the mud, we arrive at the ferry port. We all went onto the ferry. Finally we disembarked in France. We saw a jet soaring in the sky and the structure of a very large building. It was the Eiffel Tower. I was always my dream to see it. We saw wreckage of a very famous persons house, that was according to Google. Dad said that if you need to know anything then go into Googe. Mum said if you want to know anything then go to school. We had a fantastic odyssey in France. The last day was here unfortunately. We all had to get up at 6:00 a.m. Dad had to leave on a commute to Brazil on the 29th so we missed him. We still had a blast. Four years later Hi, I am Adam, Eva’s brother. I am 7 years old tomorrow. My Dad, Paul is in the army at the moment so I don’t get to see him for my birthday. Eva’s friend Ally is at our house because her dad has recently passed away. He was in the army so I am worried about Dad. Eva always calls me a Worry wart. Yesterday Mum and her friend went to France. They went on a train.

2 days later “Whhhat ?”, I said. “Mum’s train has derailed ?”. “Nooo !”, I protested. Mums dead ! “Noooooooo !”.

The Travel by Gemma It was a monday morning and Catherine had an elevated feeling. Catherine was going to travel with her friends. She was rushing around gathering stuff for her suitcase when she heard a beep. “Come on Catherine”, shouted her friend, Niamh. The drive to the airport began. They were both boarding the plane to France. Niamh kept on talking and talking, “and then we’ll go sky-diving in Italy, I cant wait…..”. As Niamh rambled on, Catherine was thinking that this is very tedious. She felt fatigued and as Niamh tried to harness her jpy, Catherine fell asleep as the plane soared through the sky. She awoke to the planes descent and looking out the window she saw the extravagant city of Paris. As they landed Niamh was running through people and knocked a few people down. The Charles de Gaule airport was full of people. Along the city you could see the Eiffel tower and the beautiful boutiques. They could smell all the fresh pastries in the bakeries. During their stroll around Paris Catherine spotted the Louvre. Inside they saw so much amazing and remarkable Art works. The next few days were very eventful with tons of shopping but soon they had to go to their next destination. The train station was bustling with people. “If you are going to Rome, please board the train now”, announced the lady on the loudspeaker. As Niamh and Catherine got on the train they saw a tall, mysterious man and an expectant lady. The lady wanted to meet the Pope. Catherine was bored so she went on her phone and saw the latest news. A train going from Spain to Portugal had been derailed, which made her feel a little scared. As the train pulled into the station, crowds of people swarmed the platform. Outside the station was the exciting city of Rome. “Look over there, the Vatican”, exclaimed Niamh excitedly. After the tour of the Colosseum they were really hungry. The nearest restaurant was just a short distance away. The savoury smells pastries and pizzas as they entered was so appetising. After ordering and getting the food Niamh said randomly, “Hmm, I wonder what apparatus they use to make this food ?, it’s delicious”. She gave puppy eyes to Catherine who took this as an indicator to pay. The villa was a bit of a commute away. At the villa they went straight to the pool and it was so peaceful just wallowing there until had to go sky-diving. At the sky-diving centre they put harnesses on and they ascended into the air on a plane. “We have to find a place where turbulence won’t strike us”, declared the driver pilot person. Niamh jumped out fearlessly while Catherine jumped reluctantly. Soon all the fun ended but the memories will last forever. On the way home in the plane both girls were looking at the pictures they took. This trips memories will never die.

Snow Fall

by Roisín

It’s the day before we go on our family holiday to Iceland. My family is from Rome, Italy. I have a feeling that the trip will be tedious. I can hear my twin sister Alison getting up. As I dragged myself down the stairs for breakfast my big sister Mia barged past me. “Watch it”, she shouted. I have always hated Mia. When I entered the kitchen Mam was going crazy packing. The clock fell off the wall and struck her in the head. Colin stared roaring laughing. “Uggg”, sighed Mam. This is a normal day in my life. My family is crazy. We all got into the car. We are finally at the airport. We were of course late for our flight. As I sat down on the plane beside my twin sister Alison and Mam, my Mam told me that it will be a long commute. The plane soared high in the sky. My younger sister Niamh was crying since she is only 4 and a half. When I heard everyone moving that was an indicator to me that we had landed so I opened my eyes. It turned out that the plane was just descending. When we all got out of the plane there were loads of horses with harnesses on. Stright away Mia and Colin started giving out. We went and got checked in to our hotel room. The room looked beautiful. I was so exhausted from the long commute. I took a nap on my bed. When I woke up everyone was getting ready to go skiing. My older sister Mia was feeling expectant. As we were driving I saw a train that had derailed. I also saw some pigs wallowing in the mud. We got to the place where we were skiiing and we all geared up. As we were skiing down the hill like a family Colin got buried by an avalanche, I looked behind me and saw the avalanche coming right for us. “An avalanche is coming for us!”, I shouted, over all the noise. We skied down the hill as fast as as we could. I got down to the bottom of the hill before my family. Then I remembered Colin. Was he ok ? I found a phone and rang the guards. An ambulance raced up the road. All my family got down safe except for Colin. Poor Colin is now in hospital. Well now I know not all holidays have a happy ending.

Super Boy’s Odyssey

by Eddie

This is a long, disastrous story where me and my friends went on a trip in Riyadh (Dubai’s Capital). Get your popcorn and drinks, sit back and relax. It was 4 a.m., “Boys, are we ready ?”. “Not yet, but almost”. “Well, then hurry up, the car drive will take 2 hours”, Seán exclaimed. As they hurried on, they got to the airport and finally went inside the plane. The plane blasted into the clouds with a thunderous echo. Everyone was having a good time doing their own stuff until the engine had an error. The plane suddenly stopped moving and descended uncontrollably. Everyone shrieked, everyone squawked. The whole crowd was screeching for help. The plane crashed into the ocean. Everyone else died except for the boys. They were, Andy, Daniel, Jack, Evan, Seán, James, Owen, Darragh and Cormac. They peaked their heads out of the water and saw an island next to where the plane had crashed. They watched the plane wallow in the ocean. The boys were all desperately injured. “Psst, let’s forget about the super odyssey we were going to go on since our current objective is to survive”, objected Daniel. “Riyadh is just 30 km away, we can just swim there”. They used a sharp tolls to chop down a tree on the nearby island. They chopped it into planks and used the planks plus cement (don’t ask where they got that) to make a raft. They then set off. “Holy, that was catastrophic”. “Yeah, we almost ended our lives !”, Jack said quivering. They sailed to a seashore blessing themselves, thankful that God had saved them. They then went to the nearest city possible. They called a fare to Riyadh and completed the odyssey. They all have a life story to tell their families. That’s another story for another time.