We've been taking advantage of the local buses to explore more of the city. On Wednesday we went to the Tower Museum and walked the city walls. The Tower Museum has two main exhibits: a history of Derry and an exhibit about La Trinidad Valencera, a ship from the Spanish Armada that sunk outside Derry in 1588 and was excavated in the 1970s. Both exhibits were well done. We learned were that Derry means 'Oak' and that Springtown, the part of town where Seagate is, was formerly a World War II American naval base. I also enjoyed the short film about Derry as a seaport for Irish sailing to North America. M liked reading about the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). M wrote a few postcards when we got home.
Yesterday, we headed back to St. Columb's Park. In the afternoon, we rode back into the city and walked along the river. Steve met us at the end of the footpath and we all had dinner at Chilli's. Dinner was yummy.
And, today, we rode the bus back in to pick up some odds and ends for the townhouse. Steve met us for lunch at the cafe at the top of Austin's department store. It was a clear afternoon and the views from the restaurant were well worth the cafeteria lines. After Steve headed back to Seagate, M and I walked to the Derry Central Library and got library cards. We both found several books -- even though we're also both in the middle of great reads on our Kindles! :)
This weekend, the plan is to drive to Giant's Causeway tomorrow and for me to practice driving in town on Sunday. "Stay to the left, stay to the left, stay to the left."
M's comment on being caught in a couple of brief rain showers this week: "Of course, you're going to get wet in Ireland. Well, if you stayed inside all day, you wouldn't. But then you wouldn't get to see St. Columb's Park and a bunch of other awesome stuff, so that wouldn't be good."
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