Blogs from County Galway, Ireland, Europe - page 32

Hey all! Today we went on a day trip with Galway Tour Company. We were a little afraid because it was raining, but it ended up being alright. A bus picked us up around 10 AM and we drove to the county of Mayo, yes like the condiment, where we stopped at Ross Errily Friary, ruins of a friary that has been around since the 14th century. Great place to take photos and walk around, it almost felt like a little maze. Good fun. We drove past a stone circle and a fairy tree, where locals believe the fairies come out at night and play music and dance. Local legend tells that if you visit the tree at night, the fairies will freeze you in your spot until morning. They really believe that stuff here...Ireland is ... read more

A jam-packed day with plenty of driving today. We set out early to the southwest headed for County Galway. We decided it was worth the two hours to check out what seems to be the favorite spot in all of Ireland for many. We learned that Brian Og O'Rourke had been buried in a Ross Errilly Firary, about 30 km north of the city of Galway. This great warrior requested burial here (after he being mortally wounded in The Nine Years War) in what has been the most well-preserved of the abbeys and friaries we have visited. Some pretty amazing stuff, including a large tank in which they held their live catch of fish until they were ready to cook it up. It seems nobody knows exactly where Brian's body is buried, but one of the ... read more

HELLO! we have left the uk! finally get to use euros woo. well it has been ages, internet suddenly got epically expensive but at this hostel its free, AMAZING haha. we are meant to be using the time to try and get some planning done for scandinavia (arriving in under a week, so excited!) but procrastinating and photo sharing is way funner obviously. guess will try and do a catch up? we last wrote in liverpool, which is way too many cities ago for much detail....we saw a museum and a gallery, hung out with our couchsurfing host, cooked a real dinner in his kitchen, and played with the SUPERLAMBANANAS. our favourite part of liverpool, it is europes culture city or something for 2008 and to celebrate there are these weird statues all over the place, ... read more

Galway ended up being our home base for our time in Ireland. The original plan was to spend most of the first five days in Galway and then have a little more than a week to travel. However the cancellation of the wedding (the reason for the timing of the trip) caused us to re-arrange the trip to be able to be around and fit Fran's friends' schedules which had just had a life altering event. This included two day trips to Connemara for hiking. One was a typical combination of rain, mist and a little sun and the second was a constant down pour and a poorly marked trail. The second turned into a lunch and tea (or anything hot) at the only local pub around. They didn't mind that we tried to dry out ... read more

Olá, Eu acabei de chegar de Galway, a melhor cidade da Irlanda. Galway é com certeza uma cidade maravilhosa. Tudo acontece no "Merchant Street," uma rua calçada de paralelepípedos, com gente do mundo inteiro. Tem muitos músicos de rua, que tocam nas calçadas para ganhar dinheiro. Eu vi um canadense corajoso, deitado em uma cama de pregos enquanto uma mulher ficava em pé no peito dele. Vi também um rapaz fazendo mágicas com vazos, frascos, dinheiro, cigarros, e coisas assim. Claro, existem muitos músicos, tocando música da Espanha, Irlanda, Estados Unidos, França, e qualquer lugar que se possa imaginar. Eu tirei meu violino da capa e toquei por, mais ou menos, 5 horas. Ganhei 50 euros. Nada mal, né? Havia muita gente, porque as corridas de Galway (Galway Races) estão acontecendo nesse momento. Gente do mundo ... read more