Erasmus blog Galway
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Car
If you decide to hire a car, you need to bear in mind that you have to pay a fare of 2€ per hour if you park the car in the centre. It is mandatory to pay from Monday to Saturday from 8 to 18h. Besides, it must be said that if you do not pay, they clamp your car.
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Train
I do not recommend to catch a bus a Ireland. It is very expensive and it takes a long time to arrive at your destinantion. It is so because Ireland did not want to suffer the industrial Revolution as a way to get its independence of England.
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Irish City Link
I think that City Link is the best bus company you can use to travel throughout Ireland. They timetables are fabulous and if you buy the tickets through the Internet you can find very good deals, for example you can find ticket since 1€, which is bargain.
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Buses
The bus station is in the South of Eyre Square. There are a few bus companies: Bus Eireann, City Link, and Go Bus. From Galway you can go by bus to most of the most important towns and cities of Ireland. My piece of advice is to use City Link and Go Bus because they...
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Information Bureau
For all the people who are going to visit Galway it will be useful for them to get a map of the town in the Information Bureau located in Forster Street. It is opened from 9 to 17. 45h.
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Nora Barnacle House
This museum is situated in Bowling Green. This house belonged to the family of Nora Barnacle, the wife of James Joyce. Then, Joyce visited Galway many times in his life. It is a pity that this museum is only open in summer time.
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Galway City Museum
Located in the Spanish Parade, it is opened from Tuesday to Sunday from 11 to 13h and from 14 to 17h. The price of the ticket is 5€. It was the house of the sculpture Clare Sheridan, who was the cousin of Winston Churchill. This museum is consacrated to the history of...
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The Ring of Claddagh
It is a piece of jewelry typical of this region of Ireland. It consists of two arms that have in their hands a heart with a crown. it was an engagement and a wedding ring. Besides, it was typical that these rings were inherited by the daughters.
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Claddagh
Today Claddagh is a neighbourhood of the town of Galway, however, some years ago it was another village. Fishermen used to live there and it is likely that this village was previous to the foundation of Galway. In the Middle Ages the inhabitants of Claddagh were all...
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Salthill
Salthill is the name of the beach of Galway. It is located in the west of the town. There is a long promenade where people go to walk. One can consider that this is the posh part of the town because of all the luxurious houses. This beach has nothing to do with Spanish...
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Macaroons' recipe
Ingredients: 1 cup of blanches almonds 2/3 cup of sugar 1 large egg 1/4 teaspoon of almonds extract A pinch salt Preparation: - Preheat the oven - Butter a tray that you can enter in the oven - Grind the almonds together with the sugar with a whisk - Add egg, almonds...
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Macaroons
Have you ever tried macaroons? They are a kind of small cakes made of ground almonds, and they are delicious! But did you know that in Spain we have a similar desert called;carajitos;?
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Egg war
Tonight an egg war is being organised in my residence! I only hope that they do not break anything, neither dirty; otherwise all the residents, including me, will pay the damage!
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WOMAD
WOMAD stands for World of Music, Arts and Dance. It is an international festival which is held every year in my town, Cáceres. Artists from all over the world come to Cáceres to show us their musical culture. It was founded by Peter Gabriel in 1980 in UK. And since...
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Fukushima
Fukushima radiation levels soar Radiation at crisis hit nuclear plant surge to 10 million times over normal levels.
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London's Burning
A protester sits next to a bonfire of discarded placards following a mass rally in Hyde Park in protest at government cuts yesterday. About 200-300 people gathered in Trafalgar Square late last night.
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What have you done during the Earth Hour?
I have spent the time relaxing! I was writing one essay about Ibsen, a Norwegian playwright, and I have stopped at 8. 30 because I had to turn off the lights in order to give our planet a break. During this hour I have eaten a banana, and I have made relaxing exercises,...
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Don't forget to join Earth Hour today at 8.30PM!!!!
Www.facebook.com/video/video.php Millions of people are called to to swicht off lights for an hour. It is a symbolic act in order to tell governments that we need to save energy.
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Earth Hour
Nowadays everybody is aware of the serious problem of the environment. Water and ecosystems are being subjected by our society to a lot of pressure and it is obvious that the climate is changing progressively. Thus, we cannot deny that the climate change is not a real...
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Salmons swimming upriver!!!
Do you remeber that I told you that there was a season inwhich salmon swim upriver from the sea to spawn? Now, it is that season, from the Salmon Weir Bridge you can see fishermen fishing salmons in the water. However, I have not managed to see any salmon. =(
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