Blogs from Galway, County Galway, Ireland, Europe - page 25

On Friday, 23 February, we got up at 7.30. After breakfast we went to the bus stop and the bus left at 8.40. At school we played some games with our favourite teacher David and it was much fun. After school we made a sightseeing tour through Galway. We visited the “Eyre Square”, this is the main square of Galway, then we went to “The Cathedral”, it is a big, wonderfully looking church, we visited also the “Lynch’s Window”, the “Docks”, the “Claddagh Swans”, the “Spanish Arch”, the “Kirwan’s Lane”, a collage of historical architecture, cafes and craft-shops, and at last we visited the “Galway Market”. After this sightseeing tour we took a bus back home and at 7.45 p.m. some of my friends and I met at the bus stop in Knocknacarra, where we all ... read more

Yesterday evening we had a great Irish music and dance evening at the language school. Two musicians, playing the fiddle, tin whistle, flute, bodhram and spoons, introduced us to the traditional Irish music. The students were even invited to participate playing the spoons. Then two young ladies showed us traditional Irish dancing. Their tap dancing was very powerful and energetic. Then they taught the students some dance steps. It was really great fun although there was too little space for all students and the steps were quite difficult to follow. After this fascinating and interesting experience we, the teachers, went to the Crane, a typical Irish pub where we could enjoy some more live traditional music over a pint of Guinness. What would we do without this great liquid food. Unfortunately the students can't share this ... read more

On Wednesday, 21 February 2007, we got up at 7 o’clock in the morning. For breakfast we got toast, jam, Nutella, orange juice and coffee. Adrienne, our host mum, brought us to school and showed us the bus stop where we could get the bus home. We were very early at the school and so we went through Galway with some students from the 3 BHW. The school started at 9.30 and in our first lesson we had to describe ourselves. At 11 o’clock we had a break and so we had the chance to surf through the net and write an e-mail home. From 11.30 to 13 o’clock we had our last lesson for that day and after school we watched a film named “Nothing hill”. In the evening we had an Irish dancing evening. ... read more

On 20 February 2007 we started our language week to Galway in Ireland. On this day I got up at 5 o’clock a.m. and we got to our school by car with my dad. At 7 o’clock our bus arrived and we drove to Salzburg to the airport. We checked in at 9 o’clock and we boarded the plane at 11 o’clock. The plain arrived Dublin at 12.30 and from Dublin to Galway we drove about 4 hours by coach. At 5.30 p.m. we met our host families. The dad of my host family brought Christine and me to the house where we stayed the whole week. When we arrived our host dad showed us our room and bathroom. In the evening we got pizza and chips to eat and I liked it. We were tired ... read more

This was the first unscheduled Saturday we have spent in Galway since we arrived on January 3rd, so three of us API girls headed down to the market in the city center. This market pops up every Saturday, and is an excellent display of the city’s constant energy. I don’t think I have ever walked around when the streets weren’t reasonably crowded (including random times like Wednesday afternoons), but the market was especially packed with both locals and other tourists. (I think I need another term - tourist seems to have expired now that I’ve been here a month, but I haven’t come up with anything better. Oh well.) Anyway, there were stands with jewelry, hats, scarves, and other such accessories - for those who know me, you’ll be glad to know I resisted . . ... read more