A lovely gentleman from Hertz delivered our
hire care this morning to the hotel, so with the car packed and supplies from
our friendly little corner store, we set off for Galway. After skirting the city, we make our way onto
the open road and it’s plain sailing from there! Good roads, speed limit of 120 (though I’m
sure most are doing anywhere between 130 – 150kph), clearly signed, two tolls
to go through (Euros 2.90 and 1.90) and two and a quarter hours later we arrive
in Galway. We are staying at the Park
House Hotel.
Our room isn’t quite ready so we set off
for a walk around Galway. This is quite
a small city so an hour or so later you’ve just about seen it all! A shopping mall runs through the centre of
town. Galway seems to need a good overhaul
but there is still plenty of coffee shops, restaurants and pubs, though the
‘fashion’ stores are a little behind the times. There are also many buskers on the street,
ranging from the young man playing guitar and singing Irish ballads, to the gypsy
with his ‘push box’ and a veritable menagerie of friends around him. We check out the church of St Nicholas and
then head down Kirwan’s Lane where we find a cute bar to stop for
refreshments.
Dinner in the hotel restaurant – very
hearty!
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| Shopping mall in Galway |
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| St Nicholas |
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| Galway centre |
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| Kirwan's Lane |
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Park House Hotel
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Another view of the room
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| .... and another |
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Donkey and friend on his back :)
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