Galway, Ireland

We drove through the Burren to Galway yesterday.  So far, it has been the biggest town we have seen on the west coast of Ireland.  It has a great downtown area full of shops and music.  There was not as much history as I would have liked, but still saw some interesting sites.  For the most part, the weather held up with only a brief shower in the middle of the day.  Enjoy the pictures:

Pretty much the mantra of the Irish

The old City Wall of Galway.  They built a mall around it.

Spanish Arch

River that pours into Galway Bay

Galway shopping district

Don't know where he got the sand.

Valley with the Burren on both sides

Back at Smithstown Castle