Ireland – Day 7
A nasty, rainy day today. At least it started out that way. With a steady rain, we decided to head for Galway City. They are supposed to have good oysters there and shopping, of course.
Shrule Castle
On the way to Galway City, we came through the town of Shrule. There is the ruin of an old Irish castle there. Unlike castles one finds in some other places, these are usually fortified towers. You find a lot of these around Ireland.
The Harbor in Galway City
Galway is the fastest growing town in Ireland. Lot’s of technology and universities here. The harbor is well known for its row of colored houses with boats sitting on mud during low tide.
Inner Galway City on the Walking Streets
The inner city part of Galway is interesting as lot of buildings are built on ruins of the old castles. You can still see it in the buildings. They have preserved a lot of the old history in the city. Part of the old city wall still exists as well.
Street Musicians in Galway City
Galway City has a lot of music. We even passed an opera singer on one street, complete with tuxedo and a black and white umbrella. These two ladies were enjoying the accordian player and his friend.
Of course, as soon as we got ready to depart Galway City, the sun came out, the clouds moved on and it was a beautiful day. After arriving back in Westport, we had a quick dinner and headed out to Rossan Rubble Point to shoot sunset. It wasn’t a great one, but it gave me an excuse to play with the High Dynamic Range software that I have.
Rossan Rubble Point at Sunset
