The Cliffs of Mohrer, Afternoon in Galway, and our Last Night in Dublin

The bus continued through the countryside to the Cliffs of Moher, where we were free to get out and explore for an hour. The cliffs are obviously known for there amazing views, and it was pretty spectacular. As it was super windy and the driver had been pumping us full of fresh tales of recent tourists who’d been blown of to their death, we stayed on the conservative border paths.

We got back in the bus, drove a bit, then stopped at a small pub for lunch, before taking the coastal rode back to Galway. The views along the coast were incredible, and we stopped a couple of times for photo opps … rolling, green hills spotted with stone, small houses, and animals … with the rocky coast in the distance … it was awesome. Here are some picts from one of our stops.

We decided to take a later bus back to Dublin that night, in order to have time to enjoy a drink at a pub in Galway. Proved to be a great choice, as we had Bailey’s & coffee in a traditional pub with a great, local atmosphere.

Downtown street in Galway / Our last pub stop in Galway

We got back to the Dublin hostel on Friday night and went out searching for some live Irish music … but Friday night in the Temple Bar area is pretty much like Friday nihgt in any touristy, slightly raunchy night-life quarter. And somehow we ended up in the actual Temple Bar, probably the most touristy and least authentically Irish place we could have picked. Anyway, we ran into a group of Spanish guys who’d come to Dublin from Madrid as their friend’s bachelor party weekend. I’m not sure what the Spanish custom is, but the bachelor was dressed as a cow and his friends had matching t-shirts with nicknames. They provided most of our entertainment for the evening, needless to say.