Saturday 5th August - Tuesday 8th Galway

Time in Galway was just time to relax and recouperate from the previous week. We spent most days just shopping and I spent most days on the net catching up with Gabbi and others. Not the most exciting place to visit but it was more for mum to catch up with her friend so I was happy that she was able to do that. Monday afternoon it was a 2 hour drive to the airport and we were able to pass through the village of where my grandfather was born and raised in Ennis. Mum felt at home their and liked the town. Flight to Rome was good and only took about 2 1/2 hours. Arrived at midnight and then had to wait an hour on a bus to be taken into the city where our hotel was. Lucky we booked a hotel only 2 blocks from main station and were in our rooms by 2am. Then at 7am builders started making noise outside our window and it sucked.... Kept awake all morning and now trying to change rooms in a fully booked hotel. Hopefully someone will leave in next day or two so we can swap and give our room to some unsuspecting sole who checks in.