Well we are spending our last evening in Galway tonight, and we are sad to go. After leaving Sligo a bit disappointed (the scene at karaoke was just not for us) we feared some of Ireland was not going to measure up as we had hoped that it would. However, Galway has completely turned things around. Yesterday we shopped a good deal of the day and found some amazing things. (Family be excited, I got you some awesome stuff). We then spent a fantastic night out listening to a local rock band that had hints of Irish flare. (The Rye if you want to look them up. Bought a CD so I'll share when I get home). It was a really cool scene at a popular pub called the King's Head. There were tons of people out, and lots of locals which seemed so odd for a Wednesday night (as all of you know I don't go out on Wednesday nights). I was informed by this young redheaded local that "our kind are going extinct!" Our kind being redheads... he was hilarious and he also suggested that we go to GPO after the concert was over. So we stopped by. It was a really young, huge club, and it was 80's night. The Irish love 80s music... it's great! So we had a pint and went crazy on the dance floor for about three songs, and then utterly pooped out and went home. It was really fun but too crowded and too much dry ice. Yeah, we're old.
Today we took a bus to a ferry to get out to the Aran Islands. It was beautiful out there and very cool. We rented bikes and rode around the island. Sounded fun, and for the most part it was, except for the fact that the bikes had hard seats and horrible shocks so we are really sore in unmentionable places. We got so sore and tired at one point that we walked down to the white beach and took a nap in the sand. It was just what we needed, so we rode back to drop off the bikes rejuvinated and happy for our day's adventure. Tonight we plan to have some food and enjoy the music and scene of the bar/pub that is directly across from our hostel. Oh yeah, I forgot to mention how centrally located our hostel is. The main area of Galway is all of these shopping streets with restaurants and pubs that are pedestrian only. It is where everyone goes. It is also where our hostel is. Perfect!
That is it for now... Off to the Ring of Kerry tomorrow.
Oh almost forgot... We heard an Irish man say "top of the mornin'" and genuinely mean it. So it is true! It's not a made up phrase used only on St. Paddy's Day!
Ok, love you all. Bye!
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How are those accents doing over there? Hmmmmmmm? ;)
Have you seen anyone of short stature asking if you have seen their Lucky Charms?
boozer=pub
local=the neighborhood bar
craic=a great time
slainte=cheers
wrecked=exhausted
snog=kiss
Here is a little irish lingo for you-it might be part of your vocabulary already!!! We were at your condo today and put your bed together-I think youre going to need a bigger mattress. Our tennis team won today so we will be going to sunnyvale for districts aug.2,3,and 4th. I have booked the room so we are all taken care of. I have been following you guys from city to country side-what a place!!!! I can't wait to hear all about it. take care and love you!
Hey, I've been to the King's Head! It's off toward the quay, right? And there are shops there selling claddagh rings.
Are you getting used to the weird spellings yet? Gallimh-- of course, it's pronounced "gall-way."
I actually got a claddagh ring and wear it showing that I am single unless there are creepy guys around and then I flip it towards my heart to show that I am taken! haha!
And Adam the accents are fabulous!
Thanks a million, we're really glad you enjoyed the show!, best wishes from Galway, The Rye
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