Ireland: Part 3 Galway & Cliffs of Moher

A beautiful B&B in Galway (but we didn't stay there)

Streets of Galway

Galway

Picking up rocks in the Atlantic Ocean

Spanish Arch

Street in Ireland

"The Burren"

Corcomroe Abbey

Poulnabrone Temple

Cliffs of Moher

Harp player playing along the Cliffs

Don't fall off the cliff!!!

SHEEP COWS!!!!!!!!!! (aka Alpaca)

Streets of Galway

Breakfast crepe!

When we arrived to Galway, we went to our hostel that was right off of one of the main squares, Eyre Square.  We went to a cafe to eat paninis and then went to walk around the center.  We went to walk along Salt Hill, which is this big stretch of rocky shoreline along the Atlantic Ocean.  I loved it!  It was fun looking at all the rocks, and surprisingly the water was really warm, although it was really cold outside... very strange.  The ocean was pretty and we could see out to a lighthouse and the Aran Islands.  Bonnie found some sea glass and was really happy about that.  We then went to the King's Head Pub which was a really cool pub, but the bartender was such an asshole.  I had my first Guinness in Ireland, but only a half-pint.  Honestly, I'm not a big fan... We then went to the Merry Fiddler Pub to eat where I had some fish and chips.  There was an old Irish drunk man singing Irish tunes at the bar which was kind of funny at first because it was so stereotypical Ireland.  The next day we got on a tour bus to go tour through the area called "The Burren" and also see the Cliffs of Moher.  Unfortunately, most of our tour bus was filled with obnoxious immature Belgians that were drinking and smoking on the bus and being disrespectful.  On the other hand, our tour guides were really strange, but I still enjoyed the things we got to see.  We stopped by a few abbeys, temples, "fairy mounds", and castles... and then of course the Cliffs.  This region of Ireland is famous for having different type of landscape than the other regions.  It is mostly not green and very rocky.  The Cliffs of Moher were beautiful and extremely windy!!  When we returned to Galway that evening we wanted to just relax and have some wine, but it was Good Friday and so alcohol was illegal to sell/serve in all of Ireland (very religious country), but as luck would have it, we found one of the only Italian restaurants that didn't get the memo.  We had delicious Italian food and some wine.  The next morning, Alex decided to sleep in, but Bonnie and I went to the local market which was awesome.  We got breakfast crepes from a stand, bought some local cheese, and looked at what the people sold.  Bonnie bought a painting.  We both really loved the market.  I think the quality of life in Galway would be really great if you lived there.  Then, unfortunately we had to get on a bus to leave to go back to Dublin.