Weekend in Galway/Cliffs of Moher

Here I am, back in Cork, and thankfully alive! It was such a great trip this weekend in Galway and the Cliffs of Moher. Galway is a city on the West Coast of Ireland, it was about a 3 hour bus ride away from Cork. We stayed at the Wood Quay Hostel which is over a hundred years old, and upon our arrival the owner of the hostel (self proclaimed hostel owner, astrologer, and country singer) gave us a full history on Galway in about 10 minutes. My favorite area in Galway was by the Spanish arches, where there was a strip of many brightly colored houses along the water. When we got to this spot we met a very nice homeless man named Joe from Boston. Joe went on a long explanation of everything you need to know about Galway, unfortunately with the combination of the rain and loud wind none of us could pick up a word he said. He was an extremely nice man, so we all waited to hear all of his stories then thanked him and moved on. On Friday night we went to this pub called the Kings Head and it was so cool, there was great live music and a huge dance floor.

Fran and I talking to Joe.

Group shot in front of the colored houses.

On Saturday morning we all woke up bright and early to start our adventure to the Cliffs of Moher. We took several stops along the way to the Cliffs of Moher, unfortunately after seeing the Cliffs it all seems to be a blur to me now. The Cliffs were absolutely breathtaking. They were so beautiful that for most of the time I forgot about my massive fear of heights. I was being such a daredevil I even broke some of the rules, unfortunately I was not as brave as the other people on my trip who went past the many caution signs. (You're Welcome Mom and Dad)

Cliché, but I love it. 

Group plank on the Cliffs. We realized at the end of the trip that we did a group plank photo, and no group photo of everyone smiling... Whoops.

Feet literally hanging off the edge. If you can't tell I got a little nervous and could not look down anymore. It felt as if the French men taking our picture took about 6 years just to take the picture.

Overall the weekend was great and I leave for my Dublin/London trip tomorrow! I will update at some point after I get back on Sunday!!