Galway, Ireland

Welcome to Galway

Huge paintings around the walls near the port – I particularly like this.

Graffiti, just produced out of the artist hands…

While the craze on Volvo Ocean Race is on, down at the other side was the annual Galway Open Canoe Polo competition taking place in the Claddagh Basin. Now, this is something close to my heart… its all so familiar.

 

Wandering into the back streets, I found the likes of flee / farmers market

Colourful Irish Pub

The Quays is a charming pub located in the middle of Quay Street that seems to be a popular choice for most. They even appear on postcard. Its always busy and is a great place for live traditional Irish music, I heard. Too bad I had too little time to even squeeze through to check out this place…

Many painted Green Dragons on their windows in celebration of their stopover at Galway

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County Clare, Ireland

The brand new Toyota Auris that I hired. My mode of transport during my short getaway.

Gragan, The withered stump of the trees.

Cliffs of Moher, County Clare

This is the magnificent 214m high Cliffs that stretches 8 kilometres over the Atlantic Ocean on the western seaboard of County Clare.

The wind was scarily strong that I can only keep to the edge…

Where next? I’m loving this car… more than my Yaris now.

Driving along the coast

Pinhole

City by the sea. I dream to live by the sea. I love being close to it and gaze aimlessly at the vast horizon. On a bad day, it calms me down and on a good day, it'll make it even better.

How can drivers finish reading all these signs to find which way to go without holding up the cars behind?

Guinness is Good for you. (Post note: I dropped my postcards in the postbox and they never arrived!!!)

Country road lined with wild flowers

I just can’t help it but ditched my car by the road to enjoy the view

The Burren (meaning ‘Great Rocks’)

The fertile rocks, fossil-rich layers of limestone, formed some 340 million years ago

Burren Landscape

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