After getting little to no sleep last night, I knew that today was going to be a long one. We woke up around 9 am to leave for the 9:20 am bus tour…not exactly the smartest idea in terms of having a calm morning but we did what we had to do to ensure maximum hours of sleep. The bus tour started at our hostel and was to take us to all of the historic and/or beautiful places in Galway. The idea of a bus tour is great in theory, but one we got on the bumpy, country side roads, I knew I was in trouble. An hour in, it hit me. I was going to be sick and something had to be done. Not wanting to attract attention to my issue, I tried to fight ... read more

Galway, Ireland. Wow. It is everything I could have ever pictured it to be and more. With the beauty to rival any tourist destination, it is also a very quaint city, about 3 hrs outside of Dublin. Well worth the trek. Traveling, although rather exciting, can be extremely exhausting, as was the case for me. We left the Birmingham Airport around 2:30 pm and didn’t arrive in Galway until 7:30 am (Ireland time). It was raining when we arrived in Dublin so we decided to catch the bus straight to Galway. Fighting sleep was the hardest part but the beauty of the landscape is captivating enough to keep anyone awake. We reached Galway around 11:30 am and by then the delirious energy had set in. We convinced ourselves not to sleep through lunch and instead went ... read more