Sligo and Strandhill...

We stayed at this wonderful B&B called Pearse Lodge. What wonderful Hosts Mary and Kieron were. They had this hovering door for the attic...apparently Kieron was a pack rat. Their breakfast was lovely and the rooms very clean, modern and comfortable! I highly recommend this place!

Mom and dad were very excited to check out an Irish grocery store. We spent about 1.5 hours in this Londis...it was great seeing the supermarket brand new through their eyes, getting excited about all the cool stuff they've either never seen before or haven't seen since serving in Germany. They made many purchases that were brought back on the plane with them!

Chris and I treated mom and dad to a seaweed bath at Voya Spa in Strandhill. I wasn't sure how they would like it b/c the water gets really brown and slimy, but they loved it. Mom smiled all night long! Said she felt rejuvinated afterward! We enjoyed being on the beach for a while...I am really starting to enjoy the salty sea air...I love living near the water!

Around Sligo town. We headed to this traditional Irish pub called Hargadon. Apparently, back in the old days of Ireland, they used to have the post, the shop and the pub all in the same building. This pub still has the original shop counter fully intact when you walk into the bar (see picture below). They also used to have a special room at the front of the pub where the women were to sit and have their drinks while waiting for the men, b/c the women weren't allowed in the pub itself. This pub still has that room as well, although they allow women throughout the pub now!

This is what they call their crosswalks in Ireland...