Mostly Green

Welp, we made it to Ireland!  Sandy was nice enough to pick us up at the airport and drive us all the way across the country (feels weird to say that...) to Galway to see some friends of hers play at a fundraising event.  We had a great time watching them, eating ice cream, and laughing at small children eating ice cream.  Afterward we had a nice stroll through Galway city, ate some great dumplings for dinner, and ended the night at Sandy's adorable farm house in Mount Bellew.  We also got to meet her lil dog Molly, who is very nervous but really likes barking at the wind.  Excellent protector.  Today we went to the movies, and then went to the oldest bar in all of Europe.  That bar happens to be right across the street from a millenia-old castle, both of which are right in the middle of town.  Totally normal, nothing to see here.  I've taken a boat load of photos already, but there's some highlights below.