Saying bye to Ireland!

Our last stop in Ireland was in Galway. We saved Galway for the end for a few reasons; we wanted to be in a fun city for Halloween, We wanted to be in a big city for the weekend and we couldn’t wait to stay in a hotel. Although our B&B’s have been wonderful they are out in the country with nothing to really do, no internet or TV and not the best food.

Before reaching Galway we made a quick stop to see the Cliffs of Moher. We were a bit unsure of whether we should stop due to the rainy weather but we figured we would go for it. Thank God we did because the Cliff of Moher are unbelievable. We spirited in the rain to the lookout point and the rain slowed down just enough for us to see. The view was unreal and we stood there as long as we could taking it all in while trying to keep dry. They are trying to vote and make the Cliffs one of the natural wonders of the world. After seeing them I would definitely vote yes!

My cousin and I were very excited to check in our hotel. She jumped in bed for a nap and I jumped in the gym for a quick workout. Since I have been in Ireland I have not been able to go running or workout, mainly due to the rain and no one here seems to exercise, they all just drink! The rest of the weekend consisted of us hanging out during the day and going out in the evenings. Halloween night we got dressed up...we tried to spend minimal $ and buy something easy. I was Lucifer and my cousin was a Gothic bunny. I have to say we looked cute for making our costumes an hour before going out.

We went out to a few pubs. Lots of people were dressed up and we took tons of pictures. We left one pub and went to a bar that was supposed to be one of the busiest. People were out the door and the party was in the streets. We managed to squeeze into the bar and met a group of fun guys there and ended up spending the rest of the night with them. We had a great time, oh and we went to Supermac’s! Apparently that is like our Stake ‘n Shake, but after going I have to say this place was a zoo! There was no line just a ton of drunk people gathered in one building, laughing, talking and trying to order food. You had to fight for a seat and most people were so drunk they just sat on the floor. It was an experience for sure.

We left Ireland Monday morning and headed out to Scotland! I have to add that we had nothing planned for Scotland. My poor cousin has been kind enough to plan everything so far but Scotland we had no clue about. We didn’t know what cities to visit, where to stay, whether we should rent a car or not. Basically we were hoping a miracle would happen and it would all plan itself but that didn’t happen either. We booked a hotel for one night in Edinburgh and figured we would ask around and plan the rest.