and the waters flow in a free and easy way
But give me enough of the rare old stuff
that's made near Galway Bay
Galway is my favorite city I've seen so far in Ireland. I'm happy I'm studying in Dublin but if I ever had to live here, Galway would definitely be my pick (after Inishmore of course! More on that later!)
The Irish claim that Galway is the "most Irish" city and I'd have to agree. It's not very commercialized, not as much as Dublin anyways, and its the first time I've seen menus, signs, advertisements in only Irish. Also, every once in awhile you're hear someone speaking the language, culture is alive and well!
We got to Galway on Thursday and took the Cliffs of Moher tour on Friday before heading to the Aran Islands which will get its own post!
Genevieve by the waterway that spills into Galway Bay, again we were blessed with stupidly nice weather this whole trip!
St. Nicholas' Cathedral. The inside is covered in war memorials and individual tributes to soldiers.
The claddagh museum in the back of Dillon's jewelers. These guys made claddagh rings for Grace Kelly, Queen Victoria, John Wayne and Maureen O'Hara! They were almost completely sold out because of St. Patrick's Day. The older woman who worked the shop was just as sweet as can be, we probably talked to her for a good 20 minutes.
Interesting menu, no? I am particularly intrigued by the Cajun.
Streets of Galway
Paige in our awesome hostel with a map of the city. I would definitely stay at the Kinlay house again, it was beautiful and had a pretty good free breakfast.
A trip to another city in Ireland isn't complete without a Mexican meal! Not too bad.
Me and Oscar. On the other side of the bench is a statue of his father who did a lot of archeological work in the area. They're wild about the Wildes over here!
The first stop on our Cliffs of Moher tour, the desolate Burren. What the heck can you grow in a pile of rocks besides potatoes?
The Cliffs of Moher tourist center. They might as well put a sign in front that says "Bag End" or "The Shire."
Cliffs of Moher
Ah!
Ireland really takes safety seriously.
How close is too close?
Abby's strange pose is in tribute to HP, right behind her is the cave where part of the 6th Harry Potter movie was filmed! So excited!
Don't do it Abby! I had to leave after awhile because she was scaring me too much.
Just hangin at the Cliffs (safely behind a wall).
Passage tomb which is older than the pyramids of Egypt! It was built by the ancient people that somehow lived in the Burren. Inside they found 33 bodies as well as various jewelry and tools. There are lots of these all over Ireland, this one is called Poulnabrone Dolmen. The cap stone weighs something ridiculous like 15 tons. Very cool.
Here are some bear bones in the Allawee cave in the Burren. These bones I think are 1200 years old, bears have been extinct in Ireland for about 1000 years.
Picture on the inside of cave. It's probably upside down for all I know. Caves aren't very photogenic.
Cave Waterfall!
Me and a castle, an obligatory attraction on any Irish trip. This one has medieval banquets in the summer!
Finishing off the day with a drink at the King's Head pub! There was an excellent rock cover band, they played everything from Green Day to Kings of Leon to Creedence Clearwater Revival!! My favorite part? When a French kid came over and sang all the words to "Sweet Home Alabama."
Pictures of Inishmore soon!
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