Gastronomical Journey
(More pictures up on both the blog and Ireland related albums. I was photo trigger-happy yesterday)
Yesterday was truly a delight. I had a two hour break in between classes and choir and decided to pick up my paycheck and do some shopping (needed drain-declogger for our shower, which has up to this point been a pool after 5 minutes of use), dishtowels (we'd been using whatever cloth-like substance available to dry things in our kitchen prior to this), and some stain-remover for my currently multi-colored work shirt. Luckily there is a lovely store called Mary's right near Eddie Rockets which carries a full line of budget cleaning supplies and knick-knacks. I went there and also spotted a nice 6-nations rugby jersey for a low price. Rockin.
Then I got hungry, and realized that, with the exception of a few places, my exploration of Galways culinary scene had up to this point been lacking. I decided to check out a fish and chips or seafood chowder place. I'd heard of a really good one called Nimmo's behind the Spanish Arch, but that place was sadly closed on Mondays. So instead I found a little gem called McDonagh's, and boy was I in for a treat. I ordered the cod and chips, with the full intention of comparing it to back home. For those not familiar with my Fish and Chips love, it dates back to when Mom and Dad owned the Challenger Cafe. Every Friday, mom would make the chowder and dad would make batter and hand batter the cod in order to make his county-famous (hey, maybe even Eastern Washington famous) fish n' chips with mom's lovely chowder. Needless to say, I have exacting standards. Well, sorry Dad, but the cod I had here was absolutely amazing, mainly because it was fresh. I also got a few pieces of battered whiting from a "dodgy" Irish man in his 40's who ordered too much. I later saw him walking around Shop Street in a haze midnight that night. The chowder was good, but I still like Mom's or Moe's (in Oregon) better.
All in all it was a great day, and I made it back in time for choir, after which I hung out with my flat mates Will and Dan and Dan's brother Joe, who's visiting from Boston for this week.
That's all for now. Hope all is well.
Cheers,
-Nate
"You're the cutest thing I ever did see. I really love your peaches wanna shake your tree."-The Steve Miller Band
Website of the day: http://adn.com/news/alaska/story/6243389p-6120333c.html ..the things you can do with a sprinkler, freezing weather, and too much free-time.
Yesterday was truly a delight. I had a two hour break in between classes and choir and decided to pick up my paycheck and do some shopping (needed drain-declogger for our shower, which has up to this point been a pool after 5 minutes of use), dishtowels (we'd been using whatever cloth-like substance available to dry things in our kitchen prior to this), and some stain-remover for my currently multi-colored work shirt. Luckily there is a lovely store called Mary's right near Eddie Rockets which carries a full line of budget cleaning supplies and knick-knacks. I went there and also spotted a nice 6-nations rugby jersey for a low price. Rockin.
Then I got hungry, and realized that, with the exception of a few places, my exploration of Galways culinary scene had up to this point been lacking. I decided to check out a fish and chips or seafood chowder place. I'd heard of a really good one called Nimmo's behind the Spanish Arch, but that place was sadly closed on Mondays. So instead I found a little gem called McDonagh's, and boy was I in for a treat. I ordered the cod and chips, with the full intention of comparing it to back home. For those not familiar with my Fish and Chips love, it dates back to when Mom and Dad owned the Challenger Cafe. Every Friday, mom would make the chowder and dad would make batter and hand batter the cod in order to make his county-famous (hey, maybe even Eastern Washington famous) fish n' chips with mom's lovely chowder. Needless to say, I have exacting standards. Well, sorry Dad, but the cod I had here was absolutely amazing, mainly because it was fresh. I also got a few pieces of battered whiting from a "dodgy" Irish man in his 40's who ordered too much. I later saw him walking around Shop Street in a haze midnight that night. The chowder was good, but I still like Mom's or Moe's (in Oregon) better.
All in all it was a great day, and I made it back in time for choir, after which I hung out with my flat mates Will and Dan and Dan's brother Joe, who's visiting from Boston for this week.
That's all for now. Hope all is well.
Cheers,
-Nate
"You're the cutest thing I ever did see. I really love your peaches wanna shake your tree."-The Steve Miller Band
Website of the day: http://adn.com/news/alaska/story/6243389p-6120333c.html ..the things you can do with a sprinkler, freezing weather, and too much free-time.
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