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  • 04-05-2008 6:25pm
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    ahbarfilez
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    I am flying to Ireland for a few months this week (From my country, Israel) to work in Galway.. I wanted to ask a little bit about the city. Is it interesting? Does it have places to go to, and places to hang out (night clubs, pubs, etc.)? Or maybe it's just a hole in the middle of nowhere?...

    Jonathan.


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    togster
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    If you google Galway and then look at maps you will see that in fact it is not a hole and that its pretty big, no Jerusalem but great craic and clubs and people


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    Sherifu
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    ahbarfilez wrote: »
    I am flying to Ireland for a few months this week (From my country, Israel) to work in Galway.. I wanted to ask a little bit about the city. Is it interesting? Does it have places to go to, and places to hang out (night clubs, pubs, etc.)? Or maybe it's just a hole in the middle of nowhere?...

    Jonathan.
    You won't get bored, the arts festival & the races. \o/


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    ErnieBert
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    BE FOREWARNED:

    The Irish west coast has a short winter that lasts about 2 months. For the remainder of the year, we soak up ten months of liquid sunshine. This is why we have such beautiful complexions.

    Otherwise, Galway is laid back. There is mixture of many cultures. The best time to come here is July and August.

    Public transport is poor and traffic is heavy at all times. Best to live near where you work.

    Enjoy.


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    Weidii
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    It's a great place as long as you don't feed the guinness-guzzling hobos. (who knows what they'd be like if they sobered up)


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    tristanc
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    It's a uni town and tourist town, and apparently Ireland's 2nd biggest drinking destination after Dublin, so it has more pubs/nightclubs than one would expect from it's size. It's quite grand, though obviously going to be a lot colder and wetter than what you're used to.

    Where are you from in Israel for that matter - if you're from like Tel Aviv, it'll be much less cosmopolitan than you're used to, but there's still plenty to keep you occupied. If you've been raised on a Kibbutz, you'll be grand ;)


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    ahbarfilez
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    Well, actually I'm from a town about the size of Galway, and it's pretty boring down here... So I was just afraid it's the same in Galway. Thank you anyway!


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    stevecrow74
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    ahbarfilez wrote: »
    Well, actually I'm from a town about the size of Galway, and it's pretty boring down here... So I was just afraid it's the same in Galway. Thank you anyway!

    nowhere in this planet is the same as galway ;)


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    Hotwheels
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    Your coming over at the right time of the year, lots to see and do...you'll find Galway a friendly place (and people too). here's a few pictures, I always bring my camera with me as you never know what you'll see. Most of them are taken around the main street, Shop Street.
    DSC_2742.JPG


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    Fionn MacCool
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    See if you can count the number of Free Palestine stickers we've plastered around town... :)


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