to be sure, to be sure

so we JUST got the bus in time to get from oughterard to galway. we practically ran up the longest street in the world to get there. which is very hard with your whole life on your back! the bus ride only took about half an hour, and was very nice. we got to galway, and found the hostel easily. the hostel is awesome. its huge, but it has a really nice warm feeling about it. its one of the first places we've had to share with people, but they are really nice too so its all good.

yesterday we pretty much walked the streets of galway, exploring. we went down the main shopping street which is called 'shop street' very original i thought. we walked along the river, and down through to the other side of town. its a very beautiful place, and the people are very nice here. galway is definitely a great place to be. i think we like it so much because it's like the Perth of ireland..

shop street is nice. we went shopping on shop street. i like shopping. my parents bought me a claddagh ring for my 18th, so i decided yesterday was the day to find it. we went to a few jewellers (not a few. everyone there is in the whole town..) and i ended up getting the first one i saw anyway. its lovely.. we went to murphy's bar for a guinness before dinner. that was really nice. the guy at the hostel reccommended it to us, and explained the whole physics side to guinness. after we finished we walked outside and it was raining. ireland has a tendency to change the weather on you just as you get comfortable. we walked through the rain too stingy to buy the 11 euro umbrella. after dinner we went to the crane bar. that was awesome. the whole street was deserted, it was 9.30 at night and still light, and we walked into this dingy dim lit bar. as we walked in everyone got 'shhh'd' and a guy sitting at the bar started singing. he sung a traditional irish song and it was amazing. the atmosphere was great, the pub was warm and cozy and we sat squashed between some french and irish people. the band was sitting in a semi circle jamming in the corner. we were right next to the door and a guitar player walked in to join them, and then a harpist. she didnt have as much luck as she couldnt squeeze the harp through everyone and had to evacuate and come back through the side door. walking home we came across the roisin dubh, a venue for rock bands. we saw the line up for next saturday - stiff little fingers. aargh! i cant believe we miss them by a week! sooo annoyed!!

today we are off to the cliffs of morher. that should be good. its just a half day tour, so we're leaving at 12. must get coffee before we go, so adios!