Galway
Travel Blogs from Galway, Ireland
trip to the cliffs
well i must say the morning was not bad at all. i woke up with not a problem. it was good stuff...me and mikey got up at about 830 9 and went to get some breaky. It was the usaul, u know the good old bread and jam and that was it lol...it was good ...
Manual car, Left side of the road, no biggie.
... eventually got to the national park. Did about an hour walk through the park and had a coffee. Took a different route back towards Galway, stopping at Kylemore Abbey and a mine. We went down the mine on a tour seeing all the different rocks they found ...
Do we have to leave?
... hear them inside playing music. We knocked on the door but unfortunately they were being shy! We have seen many beautiful castles in Ireland. Whenever Bruce saw one we had no choice and had to pull in. Almost like when Aimee spots an IKEA back home. ...
Last day in Galway
... 6:30 to take us back to Lisdoonvarna for the rest of our trip. This morning we went to the hospice here in Galway which is a great facility. After last nights festivities, however, I was quite tired and had a hard time staying awake. We ...
Galway, the seaside resort
Cruised into Galway after some amazing scenery along the Atlantic coast. Looked up P. - a friend of R. We crashed at his place, went out to see the pubs, celi, the clubs and the guinness. Exellent ...
Xmas
... in 2hrs40 which is a 1st, normally takes 4hrs, but there was no one out & theres a new motorway & extra bypasses in county Galway. Then dinner in Radisson was disappointing! So we went for big dinner & drinks on Xmas eve with 20 people in Dublin but I ...
Connemara
... to Connemara. It is the easiest way to see a huge area in one day. The area of Connemara is just north of Galway. It is also the area where Gaelic is the primary language. The film the Quiet Man was filmed in this region, I have a ...
Who says it rains in Ireland?
... was so exciting for the boys (and us) to see Gran and they talked about it all the way to Galway. We enjoyed a nice and quiet bus ride across Ireland without any major Patry drama. Maybe it's the Irish air or maybe just the sheer exhaustion from waking ...
Day 7: Clonmacnois and Galway
... is situated in the center of the country. The ride from Dublin took nearly 2 hours. Clonmacnois is a monsatic site in Ireland with a large round tower, old stone churches and examples of old High crosses. All along our drive to Clonmacnois the weather ...
Galway
... ; Got into town, checked into our very clean and friendly hostel, walked around the shopping area and used my trusty MTV Ireland guidebook to find Couch Potatos (best restaurant ever where they load up 2 baked potatos with anything you want!). We ...
Galway is great!
... weather is unbelievable right now. The last few days have been in the 70's. This is definately abnormal weather for Ireland. I talked to one lady today who was complaining about how hot it was. For me, this is perfect! ...
Camino's end in Galway
To my friends in Galway: please come and accompany me in the last few hundred metres of the Camino as I arrive home Thursday 21st July. Meet me at the Spanish Arch around 9.30pm for the final steps of the walk to the Jes Res! Brendan McManus SJ on ...
Coast of Connemara,Clifden,Kylemore,Mweenish
Headed toward the Coast of Connemara. Stopped in a small town summer village seaside resort Clifden to eat lunch. Drove to Kylemore (Choill Mhór - the big wood) lies at the top of the Inagh Valley and is hidden ...
Long weekend!
... full of sight seeing and exciting events. On top of this all, last night I got to visit a medical center in Ireland because I have strep throat. Luckily, I have been feeling well enough to still do everything that we have had planned. I ...
Ireland! (Part II)
... nbsp; While admittedly that was a good deal if you were looking to get plastered, I wasn't really interested in dragging myself through Ireland and onto an airplane the next day after a night like that. Kaity, Ryan, Sarah and Steve all decided to do ...
Galway with Kelly
... terminal, I'd better finish up. It's been a fantastic study abroad, a wonderful chance to travel and explore beautiful Ireland, and a great opportunity to open myself to a whole new environment of international experiences. Those of you who know me will ...
The only way is Galway
Galway is considered the 'arty' cultural centerpeice of Ireland, a quaint, vibrant, cosy beachside town on the far western coast that attracts more than its fair share of buskers, acrobats, artish types, and your run of the mill hippy. Coincidentally, i'd ...
Visas all here
Its been a long stressful four months but worth it , as I finally have all the visas necessary to start this trip. People ask when do I start to feel excited and I think its when I saw my passport getting handed back to me full of these visas is when I ...
Ireland
... see myself being able to study abroad again, but after walking around Dublin and seeing Trinity College I am drastically rethinking that decision. Ireland, in retrospect, is the perfect place to start our trip - its familiar in a sense ( you know all the ...
Galway
Kleine Stadt, grosse Wirkung. Galway hat einen bleibenden Eindruck bei mir hinterlassen, nicht nur wegen des sueffigen ...
Menlo Castle
Today Pat and I went for a walk along the Corribe River to some see some castle ruins that friends told us about. We went for the walk and noticed that the huge castle is on the other side of the river (the same side as our apartment). We ...
Wild Wild West
The last week has been spent traveling the west coast of Ireland. There have been many highlights and -mostly- beautiful weather. The Dingle Pennisula is fantastic. One can rent a bike and explore some ancient beehive shaped huts and coast down the ...
First Week of Classes
... blocked out of any of my classes (if I do, you may see a news clip about the American girl gone a screaming rampage throughout Ireland). Sarah, Mette, and I went to zumba class which was fun. We came back, showered, and got ready to head to city ...
connemara national park
gitarella al parco nazionale del connemara e notte all'old monastery hostel...davvero un posto ...

