Cliffs of Moher and Galway

We weren't on an adventure to the Cliffs of Moher today. I couldn't tell you how long it took to get there because surprise, surprise, I fell asleep in the car. Again. We made it to the Cliffs of Moher and before we even got out of the car, we could tell that it was going
to be very windy. Luck has stayed with us this trip though, because not 10 minutes after we arrived, the sun came out. The cliffs themselves were spectacular. I can't really use my words to describe how magnificent they were so I'll let the pictures do the talking in that respect. There was a really interesting exhibit about the history and wildlife of the surrounding areas in the visitors center that was very cool. It boasted of all that puffins that make the cliffs their home. Unfortunately we did not see any said puffins. By the time we made it back to the car we were incredibly wind blown and my hair resembled a rats nest.

We plowed on to Galway. The roads were very windy, so bravo to our driver, Shane. Needless to say it took us a little while to get to Galway. We heard an intriguing story on the radio about a
Canadian who was in Ireland a year ago and met the girl of his dreams at a cafe. A year later, with no name, he was still dreaming about this mystery girl so he has returned to Ireland to search for her and is prepared to stay as long as it takes. I can't say I believe in love at first sight and I find it highly questionable to track down a girl you met once claiming that she's the love of your life, I suppose it's a sweet story so we wish him luck on his search.

Of course I fell asleep in the car again but after (seemingly) no time, we made it to Galway. We didn't do anything particularly exciting per se, but the city was very charming and had creamy pastel buildings everywhere. We saw an old Irish man with a large white beard playing a one man band. His drum was "played" by a wooden cutout
of Obama and his tambourine caused a trio of Teletubbies to sway in time with the music. It was certainly a sight to see and unfortunately we didn't get a photo of it.

After walking around the city center, we walked over to the university and walked around the campus. It is very different than Tufts. Primarily, the student body consists of citizens of Ireland. Because Ireland is so small there is a certain type of uniformity that you don't see at Tufts or many other colleges in the US I have visited. Almost everyone is wearing the same style and most people even look alike. It's interesting to see the dynamic of a university from another country.

When we returned home we were welcomed to the lovely smell of curry! Elaine had made chicken curry and basmati rice while we were away and I must say it was superb!

Cheers,
Liz