For the final days of my Thanksgiving trip, we visited Burren Area, the city of Galway, and an early monastic site. The Burren area is right on the coast of the Atlantic. Everything surrounding this area is made out of broken up rock. Throughout the years, water froze in between the cracks of the rock and separated them. The result=a scenic area where it is very easy to break your ankle if you are not watching your step.
Afterwards, we spent our time walking around Galway. The city was bursting with activity!
On our long ride home, we stopped at one of the most famous monastic sites in Ireland at Clonmacnoise. One last thing I want to comment on is the flooding around Ireland. I included a picture of the River Shannon. It is sooo flooded that it looks like a lake, not a river. Even the sidewalks are disappearing! Apparently, this is the worst flooding Ireland has seen in a long time. We actually had to take an hour detour because some of the roads were closed off.
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