Blogs from Galway, County Galway, Ireland, Europe - page 8

Today we are here 3 weeks and 1 day. This is a much longer time than I thought it would be. Homesickness is kicking in for everyone. We hear that you are having a heat wave, that would be welcome here. Picture taken is the last bit of sun we saw on Sunday (probably the best weather we have seen in Ireland). It has rained/drizzzzzled and been cold (no higher than 52 degrees) for two straight days. I woke to sunshine this morning thank God! In the rain we have discovered the move theater... saw Ice Age 4 in 3D...really entertaining. Also we found that the Irish are used to the rain and nothing changes... the market and shop street are still bustling with musicians and shopping. Strolling down the cobblestone streets rain or shine makes ... read more

12 juillet 2012 ... Je grelotte comme une crecelle sur mon banc de cuir inclinable d'Air Transat. La climatisation mord la peau des passagers en t-shirt. Avec une temperature exterieure de canicule, rares sont les voyageurs qui ont prevu le cotton-ouatte pour le vol. Et j' en fait evidement partie. Aucune couverture ni oreiller est a porte de main. "We can provide you a blanket, a pillow and a sleeping mask for 7$" qu'on nous lance par l'intercom alors que l'air climatisee s'intensifie. Je ferme les paupieres et je croise les bras. J'ai un mal de tete a faire passer. Sieste climatisee. Derriere moi, deux jeunes gamins jouent a la tague sur leur bancs. Effluves fromagees: l'un deux a delasse ses bottines. Tague. Tague. Tague. Bon. Tant pis pour la sieste, j'opterai pour l'acetaminophene. Une image ... read more

I kid you not those are the directions for my new running loop. After the donkey stuck his head over the fence and scared the begeebus out of me, my next direction was to turn left at the cows. The cows looked at me like I was crazy and continued to munch the grass. I held my breath (cows do not smell good and when you are sucking wind running they don't taste good eiither) and continued UP the hill (man is it hilly around here) only to be rewarded with the best view of Galway Bay! I almost liked running! Went to the local library today...very similar to ours but very small. Abby and Sam went to a basketball clinic with the local club teams. They were nervous but did very well. Coaches were very ... read more

This is to be our last sightseeing trip of our vacation. Its almost sad to see it all end but as usual, i miss my bed, bathroom, shower, and cats. God I miss my cats! Our first stop was at the Quiet Man bridge. John Wayne filmed a movie here and the tourist business booms on that idea. BUt all of the people who have seen that movie are dying off. What will happen to this place then I wonder? We stopped by several lakes with scenic mountains in the background. Seeing the mountains so green makes me want to climb them. We also got an up close look at peat. The blocks of peat are interesting to investigate. I like how they smell and wondered how they would taste. I took a small chunk of ... read more

The poor scooter is feeling quite neglected. We left it shut in the Tandy garage today and took the 402 bus into Galway town as bus stop conveniently located just outside the campsite. We were very, very happy to see sunshine and blue sky when we woke having an unobscured view of the sea through our bedroom window. No need to shut the curtains, nobody can see in. The bus dropped us in Eyre Square so we made a quick note where to catch our return bus as we are not really very accustomed to catching buses, we usually use the scooter. We like Galway very much. A lovely, lively city. Never seen so many buskers and all but one, who sang or rather wailed as though tone deaf, were producing some excellent music. We became ... read more