Best Week Ever: Ireland Just Gets Better...
Emily Bisso
Issue date: 5/11/05 Section: Distractions
This Week's Topics Include:
1. Galway
A few of the bravest girls ventured to Galway, the bumpin' hometown of resident philosophy professor James Mahon, for some fun outside of our little Tralee. The result: we encounter three very interesting characters right in the square. We at first think they're all together after first spotting the cute blonde one who looks like a member of past boy-band failure "O-Town" (specifically, he looked like Ashley), but to our delight, two of them turn out to be from Dublin and promise to take us to the zoo. The unfortunate aspects of this encounter: one of the young men seems to be deranged, and one seems to be bipolar.
2. Lawn Games
I bet none of you remember the joys of freeze tag, leapfrog, or TV-tag. Well, we do. Recently, we got pretty bored waiting for our bus to show up, so we all decided to indulge in a bit of nostalgia since we had a huge field right there in front of us. The results: an incredible workout, proof that Jane Beall can certifiably leapfrog over a standing-up Rob Rain, Professor Conner thinking that we're all slightly demented and/or hyperactive, and soreness the next day.
3. Abbeygate Waiters
While most of the Abbeygate Hotel in Tralee seems to like us well enough, for some reason, two of the waitresses particularly dislike us. We don't really know the source of their hatred, but trust me, it's there. It's especially entertaining at dinnertime, since that's when they're always on duty...it's a Seinfeld skit waiting to happen. Their favorite thing to do is lie and tell us there's no bread when we can see the breadbasket sitting there on the main table twenty feet in front of us. They also enjoy forgetting to give us dinner entirely. We're pretty certain it all boils down to the fact that their internal monologue goes something like this: greedy Americans.
4. Supermac's
Supermac's is the equivalent of every fast food joint put together. I don't even like fast food and I like Supermac's purely for the atmosphere. Onion rings, burgers, veggie burgers, fries, fish sandwiches - you name it, Smac's has got it. There is one thing I like at Supermac's - the soft serve ice cream. It's not Pink Ice Cream hut, I admit - but it's pretty damn good. And, the crowning achievement: the muffin sundae, which we have appropriately dubbed the Monday (get it?). It consists of a muffin filled with soft serve. I haven't gotten it yet, but those who have testify to its greatest. Laurie Costello raves that it's life changing, and the 'perfect way to top off a night of caloric madness.'
1. Galway
A few of the bravest girls ventured to Galway, the bumpin' hometown of resident philosophy professor James Mahon, for some fun outside of our little Tralee. The result: we encounter three very interesting characters right in the square. We at first think they're all together after first spotting the cute blonde one who looks like a member of past boy-band failure "O-Town" (specifically, he looked like Ashley), but to our delight, two of them turn out to be from Dublin and promise to take us to the zoo. The unfortunate aspects of this encounter: one of the young men seems to be deranged, and one seems to be bipolar.
2. Lawn Games
I bet none of you remember the joys of freeze tag, leapfrog, or TV-tag. Well, we do. Recently, we got pretty bored waiting for our bus to show up, so we all decided to indulge in a bit of nostalgia since we had a huge field right there in front of us. The results: an incredible workout, proof that Jane Beall can certifiably leapfrog over a standing-up Rob Rain, Professor Conner thinking that we're all slightly demented and/or hyperactive, and soreness the next day.
3. Abbeygate Waiters
While most of the Abbeygate Hotel in Tralee seems to like us well enough, for some reason, two of the waitresses particularly dislike us. We don't really know the source of their hatred, but trust me, it's there. It's especially entertaining at dinnertime, since that's when they're always on duty...it's a Seinfeld skit waiting to happen. Their favorite thing to do is lie and tell us there's no bread when we can see the breadbasket sitting there on the main table twenty feet in front of us. They also enjoy forgetting to give us dinner entirely. We're pretty certain it all boils down to the fact that their internal monologue goes something like this: greedy Americans.
4. Supermac's
Supermac's is the equivalent of every fast food joint put together. I don't even like fast food and I like Supermac's purely for the atmosphere. Onion rings, burgers, veggie burgers, fries, fish sandwiches - you name it, Smac's has got it. There is one thing I like at Supermac's - the soft serve ice cream. It's not Pink Ice Cream hut, I admit - but it's pretty damn good. And, the crowning achievement: the muffin sundae, which we have appropriately dubbed the Monday (get it?). It consists of a muffin filled with soft serve. I haven't gotten it yet, but those who have testify to its greatest. Laurie Costello raves that it's life changing, and the 'perfect way to top off a night of caloric madness.'