Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Galway Ireland

We finally made it to Casie's 50% ancestral homeland of Ireland (the other 50% being Germany which we'll visit for Oktoberfest). We arranged to do a 'flat swap' with my godmother Anne who lives in Galway, so while we were staying in her townhouse, she was staying in our place with her fiance. Not a bad deal if I say so myself!

We flew in to Shannon and rented a car to drive up to Galway. Driving on the wrong side of the car and the wrong side of the road wasn't quite as bad as I thought but still pretty terrifying. The biggest problem were the roundabouts, which are very confusing and reminded me of National Lampoon's European Vacation. Getting to Galway was great though - it is a beautiful town right on a huge bay with a great nightlife.

We spent quite a bit of the weekend in pubs but also made it to the Cliffs of Moher and a traditional Irish folk concert. We also caught some St. Paddy's Day parades (including the University of Illinois marching band??). It was a great 4 days but we definitely want to go back to see some of the rest of the country.

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