Yesterday was the first day of class. So far our geology class has been focusing on marine biology, but oh well. After class the weather was lovely [for Irish standards at least], so I went for a walk down through the park on Galway bay. It is a wonderful park.Yesterday evening we met up with our friends Pilar and Mel and went to a storytelling event at a place called the spirit center. It is an event held the first tuesday of every month by a friend of Pilar's who tells stories for a living. Our W&M group is actually going to see her this evening at the Cottage Bar. The storytelling event last night was led by the woman Clare, but anyone was free to tell a story. It is not in my nature to speak in front people if I don't have to, but Laura told a story about Lynchburg, and did a very good job.
After the story telling we went with Pilar, Mel, and a couple of their friends to a pub to see some traditional Irish music being played by a group of Spanish fellows.
As I mentioned before, tonight we are going to the Cottage Bar for a free dinner and a chance to hear some Irish folktales. Should be a good time.
And here are a couple of photos I took of Galway Bay and the park:
4 comments:
How'd you like that walk through the city along the river?
The entire city is gorgeous. I walked through Nun's Island yesterday and was particularly impressed by the buildings that the canal runs right underneath. it is a gorgeous place. That landfill is a bit of an eyesore, though. seems like they could have picked a better location.
Who are Pilar and Mel? You should post about them.
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