We boarded the 8:00 bus out of Tralee for Galway and arrived early afternoon to check in to Galway City hostel. In a couple hours, there were a total of 6 of us, and we were put up in a 12-bed room.
The city was packed. Busy place. Someone told me that there was almost always a festival of some sort going on, and this time it was a latin festival (latin meaning hispanic). There were also powerboat races happening, but we didn't go see those. We did spend some time by the water, however, both at the side of the canal that runs through the city and out at the shell-filled beach.
For dinner, we headed to McSwiggins, a bit classier and higher-end pub and restaurant. This place was chosen on the recommendation of our good traveling companion Rick Steves. Most of the main dishes were upwards of 15 euro, but one could get an excellent bowl of seafood chowder for 6.
After dinner and dessert, we all headed back to our room at the hostel, and I must have sat on my bed and twiddled my thumbs for at least an hour while my five female companions got ready for a night out. It is quite the process, let me tell you.
At last, around 10:30, we headed into town for a night that included a mechanical bull, a pole, and a drag show featuring Lady Gaga. That's all that needs to be said about that.
Headed to the Cliffs of Moher in the morning.
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