Irish dancing in Galway
Trip Start
Dec 29, 2008
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Trip End
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Galway, Western Ireland, Ireland
Tuesday, March 17, 2009
We stopped in at a pub in Sligo, mainly to go to the bathroom. We got some drinks and I tasted my first Club Orange - my new favourite soft drink.
In Galway we had to find somewhere to stay and we soon learned that all the nearby campsites weren't open for the season yet. We didn't really want to park the camper on the street again, because we'd all worried about it while we were out in Dublin. We eventually decided to go for the cheapest accommodation we knew - the Travelodge. For 80 euros we got a room with an ensuite, which was quite a lot cheaper than a 35 each B&B.
I'd bought some Jaimeson's duty free, so we sat around the hotel room drinking Jaimesons and dry. While doing this, there was a knock on the door. It was some random kiwi guy trying to find his room. We offered for him to come back for a drink once he'd found it, so he came back later on with his two english mates. They left for town after the drink, promising to catch up later.
We found our way to town, and after popping into a few different bars, found what we were looking for in 'The Quays'. There was live irish music playing and we prentended like we knew how to irish dance. The next bar we went to, we decided to acquire some St Paddy's decorations for our van. After Allanah blatantly stole some from the front of the bar, it was time to leave. I really wanted some dinner, so we found a place called Super Macs (with more decorations to steal, and definitely a Mc Donalds rip-off).
We thought we'd try to find a nightclub. While waiting in line for the most popular night spot in Galway, we were convinced by some irish boys to go elsewhere, and ended up going to 'The Quays' nightclub. It was right beside the pub we'd been to earlier, but upstairs aand cost 10 euro to get in. We were debating whether 10 euros was too much, when the boys told us the other place would've been 14. Inside it wasn't really a nightclub, it was a bar with a dancefloor. The band was lots of fun though, playing lots of classics that we enjoyed dancing/jumping to. Our irish friends danced with us all night.
