Metz Family

Pictures and a video from last nights Rugby match between Ireland and France can be viewed here (pictures) and here (video). The result in front of 45,165 people was a 22-26 victory for France. Bilder und ein kleines Video vom gestrigen Rugby match zwischen Irland und Frankreich gibt es nur hier (Bilder) und hier (Video). Result vor 45.165 Zuschauern war ein 22-26 Sieg fuer Frankreich. Pictures ©2011 by Caroline & Sebastian (CA|SE Prod)

We'll see two of Europe's leading Rugby Union teams this Saturday, August 20th, 2011 at Dublin's Aviva Stadium. Ireland hosts France as part of the " Guinness Summer Series " that are some kind of a warm up series for the Rugby Worldcup due to kick off in September in New Zealand.  Wir werden uns am Samstag, den 20. August 2011 zwei der besten Rugby Teams Europas im Dubliner Aviva Stadium ansehen. Irland empfängt Frankreich als Teil der " Guinness Summer Series ", welche als eine Art Aufwärm-Serie für die Rugby Weltmeisterschaft im September in Neuseeland gesehen werden kann. 

We've finally gotten around to sorting our 1000+ photos from our Big Apple & Philadelphia trip. As you might already know, we stayed at the Homewood Suites hotel in New Jersey and shuttled to Manhattan daily with the NY Waterway ferry service. After settling in on the first day, we attended a Harlem Gospel brunch at BB Kings on Times Square followed by the Empire State Building observatory and Madison Garden. On Monday, we started the day in Harlem then walked half of Central Park, went up the Rockefeller Center observatory and St. Patrick's Cathedral. Tuesday was dedicated to shopping at the Woodbury Premium Outlet with 220 designer shops! We spent Wednesday swimming at the Robert Moses State Park in Long Island and ended the day at Aretha Franklin's concert at Jones Beach. We then drove to Philadelphia on Thursday and completed our Manhattan tour on Friday by visiting China town/Little Italy, the Stock Exchange and bought a few souvenirs (including the iPad2 in the A

After a week in the current US heat wave (average temperature of 35 degrees) we're just back from New York. A report and photos to follow soon.  Nach einer Woche in der aktuellen US Hitzewelle mit Durchschnittstemperaturen von 35 Grad sind wir nun wieder zurück aus New York. Einen Bericht und Fotos gibt es schon sehr bald.