well today (10/16) was our last full day of our trip. we started out with a fabulous traditional irish breakfast at the b&b. dolores, our host, said the breakfast included waffles so we were really excited. alas, they were just potatos (again) disguised as waffles. good thing country mouse didn't put syrup all over them. then we walked into galway to the little pedestrian street with all the pubs and shops to do a little shopping...
**side note: this is the same place we came to last night to have dinner and go to a pub. after blogging we were walking around the pubs trying to find one with good music (about 10 pm) and some grub. we found one that looked promising so we headed toward it when a group of irish guys stopped us and said, "you don't want to go in there." "why not?" we said. "a red-headed american girl in an irish pub? you'll get eaten alive..." said the irishman. "WHAT???" we said. we never did figure out what they were talking about. or how they knew we were american.
anyway, we found another pub called The Queys (pronounced Keys) and went it. an awesome irish band was playing traditional music so we bellied up to the bar and ordered.....yes, you guessed it: a guiness. and friends, the statement i am about to make is true: we drank it. all of it. (granted it was only a 1/2 pint and we shared it, but we did it.) a very proud accomplishment in my book of life.
after breaking the bank we headed out of town to the Connemarra, a national park. we drove along hte coastal road and stopped randomly to take pictures. at one point we stopped along this rocky beach and i did a little temporary art installation in the sand. then we headed inland and drove toward the mountain ranges. at one point we turned the bend and there was the beautiful old abbey. there were lots of lakes, and sheep dotting the mountiansides, and, at points, the roadside. then as were were driving down this stretch of road there was a shepherd with a flock of sheep, about 150 or so, just marching down the road toward us! it was seriously the coolest thing ever. and i got a video of it!! (i will try and post that too, however that requires me trying to figure out how to work my computer...) we finally started heading back across the counrty at about 7pm and made pretty good time. we arrived in dublin a little after 10 but got lost (big shocker) trying to find were our hotel was AND to make matters worse our gas light was on. which was pretty much stressing me out becasue i kept having visions of us being stranded along the side of the road and not having a clue where we were... we pulled off at an exit to get gas and as it turns out it was really a blessing that we stopped because we had already gone too far and didn't know it. finally wer got turned around and eventually found our hotel.
the flight home went smoothly and we arrived in one piece (or minus a piece in my case), with lots of goodies, a million memories, a couple more stamps in our passports, and a rejuvinated spirit.
it was one hell of a trip counrty mouse. thanks for making it so memorable!
stay tuned for pictures to be posted, and more information on our next adventure: 2 Mice in Peru, coming this spring.
peace and blessings, city mouse
**side note: this is the same place we came to last night to have dinner and go to a pub. after blogging we were walking around the pubs trying to find one with good music (about 10 pm) and some grub. we found one that looked promising so we headed toward it when a group of irish guys stopped us and said, "you don't want to go in there." "why not?" we said. "a red-headed american girl in an irish pub? you'll get eaten alive..." said the irishman. "WHAT???" we said. we never did figure out what they were talking about. or how they knew we were american.
anyway, we found another pub called The Queys (pronounced Keys) and went it. an awesome irish band was playing traditional music so we bellied up to the bar and ordered.....yes, you guessed it: a guiness. and friends, the statement i am about to make is true: we drank it. all of it. (granted it was only a 1/2 pint and we shared it, but we did it.) a very proud accomplishment in my book of life.
after breaking the bank we headed out of town to the Connemarra, a national park. we drove along hte coastal road and stopped randomly to take pictures. at one point we stopped along this rocky beach and i did a little temporary art installation in the sand. then we headed inland and drove toward the mountain ranges. at one point we turned the bend and there was the beautiful old abbey. there were lots of lakes, and sheep dotting the mountiansides, and, at points, the roadside. then as were were driving down this stretch of road there was a shepherd with a flock of sheep, about 150 or so, just marching down the road toward us! it was seriously the coolest thing ever. and i got a video of it!! (i will try and post that too, however that requires me trying to figure out how to work my computer...) we finally started heading back across the counrty at about 7pm and made pretty good time. we arrived in dublin a little after 10 but got lost (big shocker) trying to find were our hotel was AND to make matters worse our gas light was on. which was pretty much stressing me out becasue i kept having visions of us being stranded along the side of the road and not having a clue where we were... we pulled off at an exit to get gas and as it turns out it was really a blessing that we stopped because we had already gone too far and didn't know it. finally wer got turned around and eventually found our hotel.
the flight home went smoothly and we arrived in one piece (or minus a piece in my case), with lots of goodies, a million memories, a couple more stamps in our passports, and a rejuvinated spirit.
it was one hell of a trip counrty mouse. thanks for making it so memorable!
stay tuned for pictures to be posted, and more information on our next adventure: 2 Mice in Peru, coming this spring.
peace and blessings, city mouse
1 comment:
Lovin' the sheep video!!!! That would only happen to you two!
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