Monday dawned with a raging appetite, and it was off to Galway for us. Brunch was purchased at a nearby Dunn’s store, where I also picked up an Irish newspaper and a couple of the famous European chocolate bars… the chocolate there is amazing (Galaxy bars!) and makes our junk food seem like… well… junk in comparison. We took a cushy bus to the city centre and dropped our stuff off at the hostel, literally 5 steps away. Kinlay House… it’s a pretty decent place, friendly staff, but oh the showers are hot!! I think it’s a good way to save on water bills, because you couldn’t possibly stand under that water for more than a second or two… you literally need to scald yourself clean. 
The rest of the day was spent traipsing around Galway, mostly the historic part by the harbour. We walked the long pier out to the lighthouse and took some photos of the palm trees… a strange sight in Ireland. We made our way past the cathedral and the University of Galway… a pretty campus, but nothing we saw during the trip could beat the University of Cork City. I don’t have many pictures because I was getting disappointed with my camera, so I just asked Ang to take pictures on my behalf!
For dinner, we picked a tiny restaurant on the main strip that advertised “real Irish” fare, and we filled up on seafood chowder and shepherd’s pie (with cabbage, not corn). Then off to a pub in search of some Monday night nightlife… well, we were still recovering from Cork so we ended up nursing a few pints and discussing what had happened so far!
Next: off to Aran Island for a day trip.
Monday dawned with a raging appetite, and it was off to 
The rest of the day was spent traipsing around 
For dinner, we picked a tiny restaurant on the main strip that advertised “real Irish” fare, and we filled up on seafood chowder and shepherd’s pie (with cabbage, not corn). Then off to a pub in search of some Monday night nightlife… well, we were still recovering from 
