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Ireland, 17-21 May

23/05/201413/09/2020 Lauren (thebestpossibletime.com)Leave a comment

Despite living in Ireland for nine months now, I haven’t seen as much of the country as I would like. Unlike the semesters of undergrad when I studied in London, England and Sevilla, Spain, the MA has, understandably, taken up quite a bit of my time (and my finances) and so I haven’t spent my weekends travelling and exploring. When my family came to visit this past week, however, they wanted to see more than just Dublin and Galway, the two cities I’m most familiar with, so it was a good time to get the full tourist experience.

Sun, Sun, Sun, Here it Comes

11/03/201413/09/2020 Lauren (thebestpossibletime.com)Leave a comment

The weather in Galway has been gorgeous the last few days, a nice change from the rain and gloom of the previous week(s/months). The docks down by the Spanish Arch have been packed with people relaxing the sun and the Salthill prom has been as busy as can be for weekdays. Obviously I’ve been spending as much time as possible outside, enjoying the weather with everyone else. Here are a few photos I took when I was out:

I actually took this one with my Holga the other week. I like it even though I’m still not getting the focus right.

I love this pool next to the Corrib; the reflections are great when the water’s really still.

And here’s a panorama shot I took with my phone yesterday:

Out to Omey Island

23/02/201413/09/2020 Lauren (thebestpossibletime.com)2 Comments

I just got back to a weekend trip to Connemara with Rosemary and Medb to stay with Rosemary’s family, which was lovely and relaxing and everything I could ask for sandwiched between two very busy weeks (the ROPES editorial staff had a six-hour meeting on Thursday, to name just one of the many things going on last week, and my MA thesis proposal is due at the end of next week, so I’m not the least-stressed-out person around). We spent most of Saturday walking across beach after beach to Omey Island where Rosemary, who studied archaeology, told us all about Teampaill Feichin, the shell middens, and the other items of historical interest. Despite the wind and rain, it was a beautiful trek. Here are some photos—though my iPhone hardly does the landscape justice: