Catch Up In Galway

Well we finally arrived in Galway (on May 13) and during our first walk (on May 14) we noticed the lack of dog poop. Then we noticed this sign. The sign seems to be working... or there are no dogs in Galway because this is the cleanest city we have been in so far.

Andrew and I went for a walk along the bay. It is a beautiful city.

On May 15, the B Team met us in Galway. After we met them at the airport, we got groceries and went to check out the place we rented. Mom and Jack had a quick nap and then we went out to our new favourite pub in Galway (An Pucan) for some drinks and to listen to live Irish music.

We didn't give the B Team any time to rest. May 16, Andrew and I planned to take them to the Connemara National Park. We didn't really plan on it, but we ended up hiking up a mountain (for us Albertans, it was more like a very large and steep hill) which took most of the day.

Even though they must have been really tired from the flight the previous day, the B Team made it up the mountain too.

Since we were all tired from the hike the day before, May 17 turned out to be a relaxing day. We spent the day walking around Galway and showing Mom and Jack the sights around the town. We went for drinks at Kennedy's Pub (where President Kennedy went when he visited Galway in 1963), then we went to Robin Hood at the Omniplex in Galway. Afterwards we went back to An Pucan for supper and to listen to some more live music.

Then yesterday we took another road trip, this time to 'The Burren' and 'The Cliffs of Moher'. The Burren was really neat to see up close and walk across.

The Cliffs of Moher were totally beautiful... even in pouring rain. These cliffs are 8 km long and 210 meters high and definitely something we had never seen before. It was actually really nice that it was pouring because it seemed that most people opted to stay inside the visitor centre instead of going out to the cliffs for the view.

I'm sure the cliffs would have been great to see when it wasn't grey out... but it seems fitting that it was raining, it being Ireland and all.

And tomorrow we will be getting married... I almost feel grown up.