Dogs are much more polite here than their American counterparts. I can expect to get chased or barked at a couple of times when I go for a run in the States. They have very relaxed leash laws here, and when I meet a dog, it very politely smiles and says hello and then continues on its errand.
Galway City is having a water crisis. Apparently there is crypto-tyrannosaurusrex (or something equally hard to pronounce and spell) and a small amount of human feces in the water. We have to boil or buy water, which has led to the new city slogan, "Why drink water when you can drink Guinness?"
Irish drivers drive on the left hand side of the road. No surprise there, but what drives me insane is that they walk on the right side of the street. I would assume the easiest thing to do would be to keep it all to one side to avoid confusing everyone but until they do, I will continue to do the "What side are you going to pass me on?" dance everytime I meet someone on the sidewalk.
We just got back from an amazing few days on Achill Island, with rugged cliffs and few conveniences. It was great to see more of the land by foot and millions of unfriendly sheep. Lambs are, without a doubt, the cutest thing ever invented. Not to mention tasty!
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