TNG drove straight across Ireland from the east coast to the west coast this weekend. We stayed in Galway City Saturday night and toured around Connemara on Sunday.
We had a great time in Galway. Galway has great shops, restaurants, architecture, and craic -- the Irish word for good time. There's more to see and do in Galway some other time without students. There was a lot of traditional music being played in the pubs on Saturday night. For most of the students, a noisy pub would be fine but for others it would be sensory overload.
The drive to Connemara was beautiful. We had just enough Christmas snow to frost the landscape but the roads were clear. Connemara is the setting for 'The Quiet Man' and we stopped at the famous bridge. Then, we drove through the mountains to Kylemore Abbey.
It was a lovely weekend.
Galway City
The Quiet Man Bridge
And the view standing on the bridge, to the left and to the right
Mountain sheep
I love the way this guy is standing defiantly right next to a fence.
The gang at Kylemore Abbey
The view from the front door of Kylemore Abbey
