Galway Graveyards

Galway greetings!

We're back in our hotels' pub tonight here in western Ireland for today's blog. It's very lively here this evening, with the floor filled with some Irish folk dancers. They have live musicians as well, playing accordian, flute, and violin. We considered tying Dad to the table leg so he doesn't attempt to join in. (Actually, he doesn't know the steps, but it probably wouldn't stop him...)

We had a little less rain here today-- but we did have some misty rain off and on. We started out our day in the two cemeteries located in Galway City, looking for Dad's great-grandparents Burns' graves. We were lucky to run into the caretakers at both places who helped us in our search. Unfortunately, we were unsuccessful in our quest, but we did get to see some interesting things along the way, and meet some true Irish characters (the caretakers).

Searching for Burnses

After the cemetary tour, we visited the Galway city museum and went shopping. The afternoon was spent wandering the streets of Galway, taking in the sights. Luckily, the torrential rain storm held off until after we returned to the hotel!

Galway Bay (courtesy of Alison)

Tomorrow it's back on the train to Dublin, then a bus to the airport. At the airport, we'll say goodbye to Jill, Shannon, and Grandpa Reid, as they don't fly out until Friday. We fly back to Heathrow on Thursday night, meet up with Andy in London, spend the night near the airport, and then Andy and Alison each fly home on Friday, while I (Deb) take the bus back to Oxford. The next two days are a whirlwind of traveling!