7.22.2010

mother-daughter pub crawl PART II

Day 36 (Day 6) - due to excess travel and mountain climbing, we were moving kind of slow on Friday morning.

pretty swans! Spanish Arch in the background


mom and i took the day off to enjoy the sights in Galway and do some shopping.














we hit all of the tourist attractions and collected a plethora of souvenirs and gifts.


it was a nice, relaxing day....

pesto w/ eggplant and other deliciousness 




and then we met up with those crazy Dunn girls.



we started with a lovely dinner and a few bottles of wine at Da Roberta.


two nights in a row? heck yes. the food is delicious and Donna needed to experience it.





 and then it was time for MDPC part 2


let me begin by saying that we crawled through FIVE pubs....in Galway....with our mothers....


let's see some pictures, shall we?



we started out at Quay's Bar.


it was kind of early (thank goodness) so we all enjoyed our Jameson and Coke and went on our merry way.


next, we went to the place that the girls and i had infiltrated a stag party, the last time we were in town 

(i'm sure Hill remembers the name of it)



after that, we came to the bar pictured here.


mom and Donna thought that this singer looked like a slightly chubby-faced version of Kevin Bacon in Footloose.

so i made them stand awkwardly while i took a picture of the three of them :)




ohh and, already nostalgic for the country we were soon (being forced) to leave, 


Hillary and i were all about the BULMERS. 



all night.






so that was three pubs already! hmm...what else happened?




since we were already in that part of town, we took the moms to CLUB K!


wooo hoooo !!


okay, i'm totally joking...


and if you've ever been into Club K (aka 'the sketchiest club in Galway') you'd know just how funny this really is.








it was at this point that Hillary and i started to get silly...



well, maybe not started, but the level of silly was definitely on the rise.


should i further stress how strong our feelings for BULMERS are? or do you get the point?








oh! and the hand stamps...



if you've never been to Galway before, let me explain:

the streets are lined with pubs/bars that are hopping from about 9 p.m. to about 1 a.m.

during this time, club promotors are Everywhere, trying to stamp your hand so that around midnight (when the clubs start to open) you will go to their place of employment.

usually the stamp will get you discounted admission.

anyway, Hill and i thought it was hilarious to get the moms covered in stamps - which didn't take much effort (i told you we were super silly).




anyway, The Kings Head was our next stop.


the band was really good and the drinks were flowing....but it was getting late on a Friday night in Galway...

so the creepers were out....

and the moms weren't lovin' it.


never fear, back at O'Conner's Famous Pub, there was still HOT WHISKEY to drink!



so we cabbed back to Salthill.


here's another picture of the inside of this pub.



isn't it cool?









mom made a friend at the bar....













we enjoyed a whiskey or two...







and we all toasted to a great night.



thanks for a wonderful time, Dunn girls!! <3 

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