We have yet to find a party place we loved as much as Killkenny- those people put the "fun" bar at an impossibly unreachable standard. However, We did find that while Galway City is different- it can get pretty damn entertaining :)
We woke up after our day of rest (yesterday) and after a breakfast of bacon and eggs and getting to sleep in, we started to get ready to explore the city. It was still raining:but not as hard as the day before; and we were determined to see the place every town/city called "young, vibrant, and unforgettable." Well all of these are true.
We started out walking own Williams street, a pedestrian street where the main restaurants, shopping, and of course pubs are. We got Halloween accessories- Nicole got bunny ears and I got a headband with a little pirate hat on it, we got a present for my mommy (ssssshh) and Nicole found a really cute Ireland jacket. I loved the hustle and bustle of the city centre. The Latin Quarter and Quay (pronounced "key') street was pib after pub after pub. There were tons of GORGEOUS shops, and they already had Christmas garland streamed from buliding to building above us. We then headed back to the B and B to relax a bit and get ready for the infamous Galway City nightlife.
When walking down Williams street that night, they had turned the junction of all the pedestrian streets to a Halloween carnival/dance party, There was a gazebo and dj blasting music- "Thriller" of course. We saw a group of kids dancing and a huge skeleton walking down the street. There was a flamethrower, and a ton of people dressed up. The city lights were very invigorating- this was looking like a good night!!
We started at the Front Door; there was a soccer game that EVERYONE was completely into. We had a drink, listened to Lady Gaga's "Paparazzi" and headed across the street to try our luck at a little more interaction at "Busker Brown's". Good decision. The bartender were male- and dressed as David Hasselhoff, or just Baywatch, wearing a cloth pair of abs, a blond wig and red swim trunks. The other was a giant baby, in pink (one piece) footie PJ's with ducks on them, and a binky in his mouth. We got a table and settled in to wait for funny conversations to eavesdrop on haha.
After we had a drink, an older an walks up with a HUGE platter of food that had been barely touched (this was a very nice place) and said 'here girlies- help yourself!" now normally I wouldve shoved it away, disgusted and insulted. But the Irish are different, and this was filled with chicked tendres, onion rings, french fries and wonderful yumminess. 3 beers in Randi and Nicole and all food is food. Sorry mom. But it was glorious.
We finished our drinks, and walked into a random pub to pee, and this is where it got interesting. A group of about 5 boys (ages 20-21) snagged us and said "Are ye American?' and we said "Yes..." and they said "You need to see this city centre with some locals..' we of course gave our normal "We are here for friends, and drinks. Keep your hands to yourselves and we can have a good time, we are staying in the city center (only a couple block radius) and not straying, and we have boyfriends," Haha. They said "ph thats grand!!" and proceeded to show us around. Thats when we realized they were actually velociraptors . They were running like them thru the streets, jumping on trashcans, jumping off, cawing at pedestrians.... i'd like to say this freaked us out and we left them be....but we found ourselves hunched over in laughter at these kids. They were hysterical.
.....at one point one grabbed a bag of chips from a sandwich place in his mouth and raptor-style-ran down the street with them- as the man came out yelling WHAT THE HELL ARE YE doin?!", we stopped and apologized.
No..... we didn't, haha. Not knowing what to do Nicole and I clasped hands and cracking up RAN as fast as we could after the raptors. Feeling like kids again, Nicole and I enjoyed the completely childish company of our new friends. They were perfect gentlemen, no not gentlemen.....boys. Young, funny, boys.
We ducked into a nearby nightclub where there was dancing, not bumping and grinding like the U.S, similair to country dancing, lots of twirling and and two-step like dancing. Me and Nicole were excited, the boys were pounding the drinks, we were sipping ours and enjoying the show haha, The more they drank, the wackier they got. One did get a little out of hand, got a little close to my face and as I threw my hand up and said "HEY MISTER! Be NICE!" Nicole saved me haha. She came over and we danced instead.
We saw one of our new friends leaning against the wall of the bar in an obviously over-drunk fashion. We took on the motherly role, helped him down the street as his friends laughed at him behind us, and went on a quest for food to sober him up.
The boys wanted to go to Supermac (irish version of McDonalds) Ok- not as good in my opinion. there is a huge food court in the middle of the cenre next to the pubs, it contains a snadwich shop, a Papa Johns, and this Supermac cheeseburger place. Set up like a cafeteria, and I bet it makes tons of money :) Our drunk friend kept going "I want a milkshake, can i have one?" and looking at other patrons going "Do you have my milkshake??" haha, he got one and we all ate, bid our goodbyes and Nic and I grabbed a cab. Sept like Babies, winding down now.
4 more days :( / :)
love/ miss you all.
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