With the weather being rainy and cold, Janet and I made the decision to take the morning bus to Ennis instead of staying in the area and touring the Cliffs of Moher, the Aran Islands and the Burren. Susan's husband drove us to the bus stop and we took the bus directly to Ennis. While en route, the sun broke through and we drove past the Cliffs of Moher. Shoot.
We arrived in Ennis and took a cab to our next B&B, the Glenorma House. They were not quite ready for us, but we were able to check in early and go out and explore the town. The weather this day was pretty typical in Ireland...it would rain for 5 minutes and then be clear for 5 minutes and then it would rain while the sun was out. It was during one of those rainy periods, that Janet and I popped into Paddy Quinn's. While they didn't serve food, it was a very cute pub.
We moved on to Brogan's (another pub) to grab some food and we had the best fried mushrooms ever. I also polished off a great seafood chowder. Yum! Afterward we continued walking around the town and getting rained on.
We stopped into another pub, Cruise's, and watched the All Ireland Hurling Championship. While the bartender taught Janet and I the rules of Hurling, we taught him about hot chocolate and Bailey's. (Yes, he was new to the job).We walked around some more, got rained on some more. And we found ourselves at The Usual Place. Shocking, another pub. This pub was playing trad on a Sunday evening and it was the best we experienced the entire trip. We stayed for a few hours, enjoyed the music, and swapped stories with the locals.
We finished the evening with dinner at Old Ground Hotel, and they were excellent at customer service. I told our waitress that I was craving a cheese plate and as many raw vegetables as I could get. I asked, and they delivered. So nice.Click here for more photos of Day Three in Ireland.
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