This past weekend we took our first weekend trip to Galway! It was the first trip that we organized ourselves.  We booked our hostel, our tours, and our travel arrangements and everything was great.  Our hostel was really nice and it was right near the center of town where we could walk to pubs, shops, and the market. 

Saturday we took a bus tour to the Cliffs of Moher.  It was a beautiful sunny day so we were really really lucky (in Ireland the weather can be VERY unpredictable..not to mention wet and rainy).  The cliffs were amazing.  It was a little scary being so high up, but it was so worth it to go up there.  We all got amazing pictures with the cliffs, the water in the background, and the castle that sits at the top.  I may have to go back there before I leave Ireland. 

Our bus tour also took us to a castle, a lighthouse overlooking the ocean, and Poulnabrone Dolman which is an old famous ruin in County Clare.

Aside from our tour we spent our time in Galway seeing the Galway Bay, shopping (got my first Irish wool sweater!!), eating at cute bakeries, and going to the market in town.  The open air market was fun because people had little tents set up selling jewelry and other things.  The best part of the market though had to be a man who sold freshly made donuts.  He literally fried them right in front of us and rolled them in sugar.  They were warm and delicious!

All in all it was a great little weekend trip.  We got to get out of the city and see some of the gorgeous countryside that Ireland has to offer and got a chance to explore a very different city on the other side of the country.  I’m sure we’ll be back in Galway before we leave.  I have to see the Aran Islands!  

Location: Dublin, Ireland