9-14-2012 The Walking Tour of Galway with the Tour Director from h...!

The morning started out at the exchange store so we could all get euros then it was off to the farmers market. We had a new member, Irene, join our group today. Boy is she in for a surprise! Roberta decided she had to have a University of Galway sweatshirt for Mariah so all six of us took a lovely, long, stroll along a canal in the rain which was so lengthy that we had to stop for a coffee break at a corner cafe. After the University shopping spree we visited The Cathedral, yes that is the name! Not quite as impressive as the Killarney cathedral but pretty darn impressive! Exhausted from our trip so far we had to seek nutrition and we snuck into a small pub, Finnegans, for a light lunch! Next it was off to the Spanish Arch, built in 1584 and we were so lucky to have experienced the punk band that was having a personal concert for maybe 8 or 10 losers right at the entrance! Then it started to rain
so we ducked into the Galway Museum. When the rain let up we found our way to Blakes castle which was built in the 1600's. Popular tradition claims that the Blakes descended from one of the nights of King Arthur's round table. Next it was on to the oldest medieval street in Galway, Kerwans Lane. There we just had to stop for the local lemon meringue pie and hot chocolate treated by Carol! Then wimps(Carol and Karen)went home to take a nap and that's when Roberta decided that we should go into one of the oldest pubs in town called Kings Head, located on High Street. There she discovered that she really likes Jameson and ginger ale!! Surprise surprise! Paula felt left out that she didn't buy anything at the cute little jewelry store, McCarthys so again we had to stop there!
Then headed back to the hotel we stopped for another, guess? Yes a Jameson and ginger ale! We sat and watched a Brazilian group concert in Eyre Park then back to the hotel room for more ice, Jameson and ginger ale!
We ran into Tim who had gone with Del to a local soccer game. Sounded like they really enjoyed the match.
A few people took the day trip to the Aran Islands and returned around 6.

Everyone is tired tonight and we are calling it a night so we can pack our bags for our trip back to Dublin tomorrow! Galway was a fun city and it seemed like everyone enjoyed themselves as you can see from the pictures. See you all soon!

P. S. Did I mention that as far as tour guides go, you get what you paid for? Ask Cris, she will tell you!