Day 32: Friday November 11th, 2011 That morning I walked to the small and quaint Galway Bay, the wind and gray clouds making it irresistably pretty and cold. The bay is known for its typical sailing boat, the Galway Hooker, created to ward against the harsh conditions. There’s also a … Get hard
Day 31: Thursday November 10th, 2011 I get up early and find Caroline, from MacCoole Tours. I chose the tour because it was a Mom and Pop family tour group, where they take you to their farmhouse, have homemade apple pie, etc. Another bonus was an open ended bus ride … Get hard
Day 30: Wednesday November 9th, 2011 Per Blavagh’s recommendation (but really it was entirely Mary Annes idea), I went to the Archaeology museum. It was free, so it’s a no brainer regardless. It had awesome medieval architects, and the highlight were the amazingly preserved bodies found in Irish peat bogs. … Get hard
Day 29: Tuesday November 8th, 2011 I woke up, not too hungover, and went to go on the free walking tour of Dublin. The tour I did was through the hostel and not through Sandeman’s, the gigantic corporation of free walking tours scattered across Europe (I did these in London … Get hard
For once, Rick Steves has steered me wrong.
I’ve been spending the blog mentioning hostels, discussing the pitfalls and their benefits, but I don’t know that I’ve gone into enough detail about them. Before my trip, I had never stayed in a hostel, or even considered one, choosing budget motels if I ever was travelling by myself or … Get hard
-Two Towels (5 pounds-ish, because I paid to use a towel and kept it with me) -Two Bottles of Shampoo & Body Wash (6 euros) -My toothbrush (.75 euro) -One sock (.50 cents) -My dignity (priceless)
Day 28: Monday November 7th, 2011 I woke up, had breakfast with everyone, made my goodbyes. Lucia and Janina were coming with their school group to Dublin later in the week, so we planned to meet. To spend my remaining English pounds I bought a Yazoo (a banana milk drink … Get hard
Day 27: Sunday November 6th, 2011 The night before Mary Anne and Paul and I kind of had our goodbyes, resolving to keep in touch. Paul was off on a merry tour of Ireland and all over the place afterwards, and Mary Anne was visiting a friend somewhere else in … Get hard
Day 26: Saturday November 5th, 2011 The best part of the hostel, aside from the people I shared it with, were the free breakfasts. Free breakfast in EVERY hostel means bread, jam, butter, coffee, tea and watered down juice. It works, but God does it get boring. Lagan Backpackers, however, … Get hard