Guinness is my new Iced Tea….

For those of you that have been out to eat enough with me you know that I am truly one of those people who goes through oh id say like a million iced teas. Well over here that isnt really an option. Yesterday while at dinner having just water I realised that with practically every meal except breakfast I have had a Guinness in my hand…which is a new experience and to which point I claimed the latest title to a blog entry.

Yesterday started bright and early 6am is early no matter what way you slice it. The people at the Parkview Lodge Bed and Breakfast were very nice and helpful people. In fact I was sad to leave them. The night attendant is also a cab driver so he took me to the train station at 7am, because im super paranoid about being to trains early and expect lots of people to be getting on them like its rush hour or somthing and there will be limited space, but I digress…The people at the bed and breakfast left me out a small continental breakfast so I wouldnt leave without eating something. They didnt start breakfast till 730am so I was very much appreciative. After that I was off to the train, very early but there on time. If you are ever in Belfast I highly reccommend staying there. I mean I want to go back to Belfast just to stay there.

I slept most of the train ride back to Dublin. I then jumped on the LUAS which is pronounced LOU and made me think I was going to the bathroom place…but low and behold it was the tram. I ran into an older gentleman who had a hat with the Dancing Nancies logo on it(the Dave Matthews tell tale) I asked if he had gone to both shows. He missed the Dublin show but loved the show in Belfast. I asked if it was his first time if he was a big fan he said yes to both owned all their cds and dvds which is rare over here. I told him the band was coming in May and he should go to the show because the Band live is really what makes up my obssession with them.

I got to the next train station HEUSTON station to be exact to head to Galway. I missed meeting up with Lisa there but headed to Galway anyway. I slept most of the ride yet again. Im becoming a pro at sleeping in weird places. I got to Galway checked in my hotel and it is right on the water. Beautiful view. I dropped my stuff off and went outside for a walk and to take pics. I got an email from Lisa saying she was delayed and would be here later. So I just left her a key at the front door. I went out and had some lunch, salmon and guinness, good deal. Then had some cheesecake though it may not have been as good as grandmoms or cheesecake factory it was awesome. It was a strawberry mousse type cheesecake with chocolate all over it. YUMMY and im not a huge chocolate person. I then went to the water and no mom and dad I didnt fall in. I just wandered around the whole area in Claddagh Quay(pronounced KEY not QU AY like I think is funnier to say) I also found out the park is called SOUTH PARK…SO IVE BEEN THERE NOW TOO….but no Kyle, Kenny, Stan, Cartman or Chef. At the edge there is a stone covered beach so I walked along that for a while too it was not closer to when Lisa was going to be here and it was very windy so I wandered back to the hotel.

Once Lisa got here we caight up briefly told her what I had done so far, showed some pics etc. Then headed out to dinner. At one place they were having a discussion on Sex and Christianity, I wanted to go so badly but they were only serving italian style pizza and well im in IRELAND…so we stopped into another place and I had some beer battered COD. Wow the serving was huge but I dominated that fish. Oh and I had vegetable soup just so I could get some Soda Bread, but the soup was awesome too.

After dinner it was off to Quay Bar which had been suggested by a couple of friends that have been here before. We watched an Irish band and I knew two songs. No Nay Never and Whiskey in the yard. I think listening to the Chieftans and all that growing up had some effects on me or Nusbaum mad me listen to them at some point one or the other. Lisa nd I just chillied listened to irish music and people watched. Good Times. When the bar closed I was a hop skip and a leap from my hotel which was good I did go back to the water but only from the bridge. I dont need to be falling in that rough freezing cold water. Well another beautiful day here so Im off to enjoy it. I am up and ready before 11am GO ME!!!!!! Tomorrow up bright and early and back to DUBLIN..do I have to come back?