St. Patricks Day!!!

The Parade



Flags for the 15 tribes of Galway.



Sitting by the river even though it was freezing! (Yes, we did dress up with the rest of the tourists)



The streets were packed with people.


The day I have been waiting all year for!!! It is a religious holiday here so everyone had work and school off. My roommate had some friends from home visiting so we all headed into town to see what was happening. In the afternoon there was a big parade that ran through town. There were so many people though, that my pictures didn't turn out that great. After that, we just walked around and people-watched. There are tons of tourists in town and they were pretty much the only ones who dressed up. Surprisingly, the Irish don't seem to follow the green rule for St Paddys-- I guess that is an American tradition.

There wasn't really any other events happening in town after the parade, other than the Irish doing what they do best...drinking! The pubs were pretty packed all day (There was also no green beer, I guess that is American too). For the rest of the afternoon, we walked around town, saw some good music in the pubs, and just enjoyed the festive atmosphere! Nothing like being in Ireland on St Paddys day!!