Galway/Cliffs of Moher/The Burren

To start off our reading week, Caroline and I went to Galway for the weekend. Traveling from coast to coast only took three hours via the citylink bus. We stayed at a hostel that was in the middle of the city centre, so we were able to walk everywhere. We spent our first day in Galway wandering around the city visiting various places. One wonderful thing about this city is the people. My entire experience in Ireland thus far has been a great one. People are so friendly and helpful no matter where I go, but in Galway they went out of their way to make sure we were enjoying ourselves. I've never experienced such hospitality from EVERYONE we came across.

The second day we took a bus tour to the Cliffs of Moher and The Burren. The two hour bus ride was amazing, as we took many opportunities to stop and walk around. The Cliffs themselves were absolutely stunning - now I know why they were close to being named one of the seven wonders of the world!

After spending all day on the bus and in County Clare, we headed back to Galway. Caroline took a bus back to Dublin while I stayed an extra night and met up with my friend Ruairi, who lives in Galway. What better way to experience the Galway nightlife than having an Irish lad taking me to all the best pubs?! It was a lot of fun!

Day 1:









Lovely Galway Bay!





The Cathedral



In the Cathedral you can write the name of a deceased person on a piece of paper, hang it on the tree, and the church will pray for that person (Mom I put Elizabeth on the tree! :)



Our first night we went to a few different pubs all with traditional Irish bands. My favorite place had a band of about 12 people or so all playing different instruments. At one point a man sang solo and towards the chorus of the song, EVERYONE (minus the two foreigners) in the pub sang along, it was a good craic!



Day 2:

Lovely weather following us once again! (the day before it was so windy at the cliffs people couldn't walk to a certain spot because the wind might blow them off)







The Cliffs of Moher












Black Head







Dunguaire Castle