Brisk

This entry will be short as I have spent most of my time since the last entry traveling across the isle on a bus. My first impressions of Galway are very positive. Though small, it is quite a pleasant, manageable town to spend a few hours wandering around, and really, there isn't much else to it. It is a real Irish town, with 65,000 people, with the majority of its energy based in the center core which caters well to the tourists. Having not considered visiting it when I began to plan this trip, I appreciate the suggestion - there are several of you and you know who you are. Tomorrow, I'm heading out of town to the Cliffs of Moher and Burren on a group bus tour. I look forward to passing along my thoughts, as well as some pictures once I've sorted that out - still not sure how to do it, lack the appropriate chords.

Next, some quick responses to the comments I received. To be honest, skipped the stone kissing as the line for doing so was a little longer than thought worthwhile. Also, need to express appreciation for the Dingle suggestion - I wish I had left enough time to make a visit out there, from everything I've read its great to check out, real peaceful, pretty and such. This trip was never intended to be a deep dive into Ireland, though having seen it, realize that it would be a fun thing to do down the road. Having moved on from Cork, I really do appreciate it being a more real city for those visiting. Life goes on, and tourists need to get out of the way bc the locals feel no real need to make it easy for you. I like that a lot about such cities, where the tourist remains out of place, with no predestined plan. I prefer to sit back and observe the locals.

Finally, I'm hoping to instill greater discipline into the topics which I am writing about in my blog. Focusing on clear, reader friendly issues like my eating adventures, top sites or attractions, weird interactions with other travelers and/or locals and such. Please email me if you want to put forth one over another, or suggest a new theme of interest which will give me greater sense of how the public - is there anybody out there? - would like me to organize, it in a way that I am not simply rambling along about each day. That, I think, will grow tiresome in due time, as I alone have already grown somewhat sick of recounting it all. So, if you are out there, please, if you for whatever reason have sustained interest in reading my blog, send me suggestions. I will be sure to do a better job organizing my thoughts in a thoughtful manner.