After a short night at a hostel in Galway, we boarded the bus to the cliffs. There was not one empty seat! And our tour guide, and this was the most annoying thing!, repeated every single sentence three times. The stops were very short and like sheeps - no! like Japanese tourists visiting Neuschwanstein - we ran from one spot to the other.
We first stopped at Dunguaire Castle and had time to walk once around the castle, before boarding the bus again. The second stop was a stone fort and we were allowed to walk once around the fort, before we left.
The next proper and enjoyable stop was at The Burren. Unfortunately, we had not enough time to explore more on our own or to wait for the clouds to disappear, especially as ist was so beautiful there! We then had a short photostop at another castle (I hate photostops... you only manage to grab your camera, run outside, hectically taking one picture after the other, because there is no time to enjoy the surrounding environment, because you have been told to be fast! Maybe it is the German attitude to obey these orders, I certainly shall learn to drive my own car to be able to stop and admire at my own pace!)
We just had enough time to run through a church and the surrounding cemetary to have a short look at these celtic crosses, before heading to our lunch break in Doolin.
After lunch, we set off to the Cliffs of Moher and were allowed to walk around for more than one hour. We followed the coastline and, as everybody else, we ignored the sign telling us that we must not pass. Admitted, the path was very narrow and very close to the cliffs, but the more dangerous, the better!
Then, of course, as always on guided bus tours there is one person that is staying behind. We had to wait for her almost 15 minutes! However, we then followed the coast route back to Galway and had another short stop at the sea...
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