Walking Tour

I felt like I was prowling through the jungle with all those plants.

The bread is ALWAYS fancy and good. I like that. Also, raw salmon.

Today I went into town to see what the coffee scene was like in Ireland. Turns out it's a big deal here, they have like 3 coffeeshops on every major street. I chose this one, the Jungle Cafe, just because it looked really cool. And it was. I had this sandwich, it was like, uncooked salmon on fancy bread with cream cheese, pesto, and dill. And lettus stuff. I couldn't finish both halves, it was too much for my taste buds. 
 
 
 




Then I went into the town square and saw a free walking tour starting in 10 minutes. I thought "hey! I can walk!" And joined in. As it turns out, no one else did, so it was just me and the tour guide, Carl. Just Carly and Carl walking around Galway talking history. I guess he studied the history as his major and does tours for tips only in the day time then charges for pub crawl tours at night. He was a nice fellow, he just took me through the part of town I already showed pictures of but explained the history further, there's a lot of blood and gore in Ireland's history. Actually, for you Game of Thrones fans, Galway was the inspiration for "The Red Wedding," but in case anyone hasn't seen it I won't spoil anything. Very cool though. Afterwards he had time to kill before his pub crawl so we had a pint and he explained some Irish slang to me. Lots of fun, I'm feeling like I'm up to speed on some words. Not that I could remember them right this minute. He also probably taught me to say "My name is Carly" in Gaelic at least 10 times and if you asked me to say it now I don't think I could. But don't tell Carl that.

 



This was the only place on the tour NOT already pictured, the Spanish Arch. It was a strong wall to protect the city, and then the location of a fish market. Now it is part of the walking tour.