Galway

Early in November I went to Galway with API. It's been a long time, and I've been really bad about updating my blog lately but I will try to be better in the future. I'm going to add one trip at a time, but we'll start with the one that's in the title, because that makes sense.

Galway.

Galway is one of the larger cities in Ireland, and is on the western coast. The city is much like any other town in Ireland, beautiful streets with neat shops, and some really awesome pubs and clubs. It is known for its party scene...and I can back that claim up.  I had a blast going to The King's Head, and The Quays. A few too many pints of Guinness, and shots of Baby Guinness possibly, but it's hard to care.

Also, there were a lot of neat stories that were relayed to us on our walking tour. There is an old wall, with a window in it where a man hung his own son because the town wished to free him before his sentence was completed, so the father (the head of law in town at the time) hung him for all to see. The people were on their way to free the son, whose surname was Lynch, and were called the Lynchmob, which is where the word came from. Also, lynching came from this story. There were several other tales similar to this one, but I can't remember all of them, which is really pretty bad.

We also had a nice lunch in a small town outside of Galway called Gort while we were out visiting Bunratty Castle (HIGHLY RECOMMENDED), Dunguaire Castle, and another monastery with a round tower. The countryside is very beautiful and the only negative part about the trip is that we were unable to see the Cliffs of Moher. Maybe someday I'll get to go.

The semester may be ending, but keep reading...the posts will keep coming.

Edwords