It is a weekend, nothing special to do --> result: emerge a group and head up for Galway, at least that's what we did. All together we were 11 people, 6 nationalities.
It all started at Fri afternoon while we were all standing at the "Bus Terminus" in Maynooth. Sun was shining and bus was late (the usual... and I mean that the bus was late, not the sun). Some of us had just backpacks but someone had a real luggage with wheels and everything, but according to miss x: It's just because of hairdryer :D Anyways, beginning of the trip is the most boring, spend 3,5 hours in a bus but unfortunately there is nothing to do about it.
Finally arrived to Galway and to our hostel. Plan for the Friday was going out to check out some night life in Galway but before that we all went for a dinner in a place called King's Head. We heard that there is actually a story behind the name: During middle ages when Ireland was under British control, Englishmen wanted to get a rid of one of their king by executing him. Unfortunately they got a law that says that any Englishmen can't execute their own king, so what did they do? They asked one Irish to come to England and execute the King (lucky Irish) and reward for that he would have some property so the pub was named "King's Head."
While dining there we all had a taste of Galway Hooker, one of us was so excited about it that decided to update fb status "Hooker time in Galway", after hearing what is another meaning for the word "hooker" status was quickly changed "Erasmus time in Galway." And for those who don't know, Galway Hooker is their own locally brewed beer that is famous in the city. After a dinner we went back to the hostel but for some reason our hostel was "an alcohol free zone" but no worries, Erasmus students are clever: We "smuggled" beer in our back to hostel and drank few cans while playing drinking games in our dorm before going out. Nightlife in Galway is good, as soon as we reached the main bar street we had two to three stamps in our hands that would provide a s free entry before midnight in different clubs. We weren't that much about clubbing idea so we checked place with live music, good band and good fun.. But no Galway girl yet.
On Saturday after waking up fresh in the morning we went actually to look out a town, there was a free walking tour that took us through main places and stories in Galway. I really have to say that Galway is pretty place: few walking streets with lot of small shops, river going through the city and then the Galway bay and the beach area. Even that sky was blue and sun was shining still for some reason didn't feel like going for a swim, maybe in the summer. Also the university is awesome, it had been built to remind the Oxford university in UK.But there was a "small mistake" when the University was built: Architects had accidentally mixed the blueprints between universities of Belfast and Galway so actually the one in Galway should have been in Belfast and another way around, bad luck for British...
After nice walking day in town we stopped in original Irish tea house.. One of the girliest places I've been: Teacups, pots and plates were like porcelain decorated with flowers etc, tables were covered by lace tablecloths and waitresses as well were wearing flower dresses. :D The reason we courage ourselves to enter there was the sign outside and tea was really tasteful and cakes delicious.
At evening we cooked ourselves in the hostel: Spaghetti Bolognese for 11 people, that was a show :D Then we went again out but just to have few pints because on Sunday we were going to the tour for Cliffs of Moher. After few pubs we returned to hostel without still finding a Galway girl. So after all on Sunday evening before boarding the bus we listened the Galway girl song because we just couldn't leave from there without hearing that song in Galway.
It all started at Fri afternoon while we were all standing at the "Bus Terminus" in Maynooth. Sun was shining and bus was late (the usual... and I mean that the bus was late, not the sun). Some of us had just backpacks but someone had a real luggage with wheels and everything, but according to miss x: It's just because of hairdryer :D Anyways, beginning of the trip is the most boring, spend 3,5 hours in a bus but unfortunately there is nothing to do about it.
Finally arrived to Galway and to our hostel. Plan for the Friday was going out to check out some night life in Galway but before that we all went for a dinner in a place called King's Head. We heard that there is actually a story behind the name: During middle ages when Ireland was under British control, Englishmen wanted to get a rid of one of their king by executing him. Unfortunately they got a law that says that any Englishmen can't execute their own king, so what did they do? They asked one Irish to come to England and execute the King (lucky Irish) and reward for that he would have some property so the pub was named "King's Head."
While dining there we all had a taste of Galway Hooker, one of us was so excited about it that decided to update fb status "Hooker time in Galway", after hearing what is another meaning for the word "hooker" status was quickly changed "Erasmus time in Galway." And for those who don't know, Galway Hooker is their own locally brewed beer that is famous in the city. After a dinner we went back to the hostel but for some reason our hostel was "an alcohol free zone" but no worries, Erasmus students are clever: We "smuggled" beer in our back to hostel and drank few cans while playing drinking games in our dorm before going out. Nightlife in Galway is good, as soon as we reached the main bar street we had two to three stamps in our hands that would provide a s free entry before midnight in different clubs. We weren't that much about clubbing idea so we checked place with live music, good band and good fun.. But no Galway girl yet.After nice walking day in town we stopped in original Irish tea house.. One of the girliest places I've been: Teacups, pots and plates were like porcelain decorated with flowers etc, tables were covered by lace tablecloths and waitresses as well were wearing flower dresses. :D The reason we courage ourselves to enter there was the sign outside and tea was really tasteful and cakes delicious.At evening we cooked ourselves in the hostel: Spaghetti Bolognese for 11 people, that was a show :D Then we went again out but just to have few pints because on Sunday we were going to the tour for Cliffs of Moher. After few pubs we returned to hostel without still finding a Galway girl. So after all on Sunday evening before boarding the bus we listened the Galway girl song because we just couldn't leave from there without hearing that song in Galway.
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