http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Galway/Aran-Islands/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Ireland , County Galway , Aran Islands en-us Sat, 26 Jul 2008 07:52:05 BST Sat, 26 Jul 2008 07:52:05 BST Day 2What a wonderful night of sleep We slept way over our usual 78 hours and it was well needed. Our morning started with trying to figure out how to work the shower speed and temp and then a wonderful breakfast prepared by Mary and Roddy the BB owners we remembered their names by thinking of the inlaws from my big fat greek weddidng. After breakfast it was back into the car for an http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Galway/Aran-Islands/blog-296526.html As we biked along the azure coast of Inishmore the largest of the Aran islands off the West Coast of Galway we basked in the sunrsquos warm glow and drank in our idyllic surroundings stone walls interspersed with wildflowers undulating hills grey seals languishing on warm rocks cows lazily grazing in green fields and the clear blue waters of the Atlantic ocean sparkling like a sea of dia http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Galway/Aran-Islands/blog-274494.html Ireland Doolin Aran Islands Cliffs of MoherMonday 24th Tuesday 25th March Doolin is set right on the west coast of Ireland and right near both the Aran Islands and the Cliffs of Moher. Itrsquos a great spot to stay not only is it beaufitul countryside but its close to a lot of things to see and do. The landscape is entitrely different from Killarney but equally lovely. Its more open r http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Galway/Aran-Islands/blog-261049.html Walking on the edge....or sitting YAY We went to the Aran Islands this Saturday The whole group of us included 10 International studentsBarbara from AustriaBernard Barbara's brother from AustriaChristian from GermanyDaniela from Rome ItalyMaud from HollandMaaike from Holland Sophie from AustriaThomas from BelgiumTommaso from Milan Italyand me from good old Wisconsin This trip was sooo muc http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Galway/Aran-Islands/blog-247358.html A drunkard peeing against a tree in the park was the last image London had left to me. I was on a bus. By night. Twelve hours later I arrived in Dublin welcomed by a not too dissimilar scene. Outside the bus station a homeless man tightly buttoned in his wasted beige trench with a massive cervical hump forcing him into a totally unnatural position he was waiting for the opening of the station b http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Galway/Aran-Islands/blog-241596.html