I just wanted to post a quick blog about my visit to the Aran Islands before I post a final reflection about my semester here in Galway. This past Friday I traveled to the Aran Islands which are a very famous tourist destination off County Galway. It was an absolutely perfect day! The islands are popular for many autobiographies that have come from the islands during the revival period. Traditionally, the ‘modern’ people of Ireland have been fascinated with the primitive and native people of the island who many of which are still continuing to live without electricity. To get to the island from Galway, we needed to take an hour bus ride and then an hour ferry; the island is about 30 miles off the coast of Ireland. There are actually three separate islands which make up the total “Aran Islands”. All the tourists travel to “Inis Moire,” the most popular island. Upon our short visit we enjoyed riding bikes and having the craic J Enjoy my pictures!

Location: Galway, Ireland