If the city of Galway, Ireland needs a new slogan they should consider “home of 10,000 roundabouts.” We navigated our way around and around and around to find our cozy bed and breakfast just outside of the city. The next morning we started the day with a full Irish breakfast- this one consisting of beans […]
So we rented a car. It was a “cute” little Peugeot 207; a four door turbo diesel compact car that gets around 52 mpg. Sweet. We quickly dubbed it “bizzy”. I also should mention that the Irish drive on the left side of the road, bizzy was a 5-speed manual, and the majority of Irish […]
Rossnaree. “Slane”- the bus driver yelled. This was our stop. We stood up, got off (the only passengers exiting), grabbed our bags from underneath the bus and zoom- away it went. Alone we were standing on the side of the road, at a bus stop, in a very small Irish village. Hum… the plan was […]
Arriving in Ireland we were greeted by 40 degree weather, 20 mph winds, and a touch of rain. Exiting the plane and entering the boarding area at Dublin Airport, Alison and I pulled out every outerwear piece of clothing we had with us and promptly “layered up”. We got a steal of deal on our […]
