Day 2 - Turn Left at the Castle

After breakfast we started out the day by driving up to the Cliffs of Moher (spelled incorrectly in my first blog). It was pretty incredible, see for yourself:




Yet we were soon made aware that all that come to the cliffs, do not come with the same intent:


After we left the cliffs, we drove to the Burren which was pretty breathtaking (Jody you would have loved this). At a local pub we asked for directions to which the bartender causally replied "4 miles and turn left at the castle". Castles are common landmarks here in Ireland.


And then we drove onto Aillwee Cave, also part of the Burren.

And then we had fresh Burren cheese and crackers (FYI Fanta Orange in Ireland is not like Fanta Orange in USA)

Afterwards we drove to Gallway. By the time we arrived and got ready to hit the city, most of the stores were closed (6PM) which meant no shopping. All the pubs were open though and Galway City Center has a very college town feeling. Many of the pubs had crowds of young people outside drinking Guinness and smoking. Kris and I settled on a more relaxed pub with live musicans playing traditional Irish music.

I did notice something that I wish I had a real Irish pal to confirm for me. I think that for bachelor and bachelorette parties people dress in costume. We saw a bunch of guys with top hats and fake beards, then women in 80's clothes (with bride-to-be sashes). Then while sitting at the bar Kris pointed out ANOTHER party of bachelorette women with "beehives". I told him that they were all dressed like Amy Winehouse but he had no clue what that meant.

Do to our late arrival today and early departure tomorrow we did not spend much time in Galway . I am glad that we came but feel like I did not see much of it. Tomorrow we head to Donegal for our longest stretch of travel yet. Kris's driving has gotten way better and my attempt to drive this afternoon lasted about 3 minutes. Oh well, more to come later on.