Flour Power

Yeah, I know it’s been a while since my last post. And it has been even longer since I did any proper post about the life here in Galway. I think the last ones were during the Volvo Ocean Race. But don’t you think that nothing has happened since then! It’s just that… well, instead of being lame and saying I didn’t have time to post, I’ll do a quick summary of what has been happening.

So, in reverse chronological order:

This last week was the “back to work” week. To start off nicely, I had a great 16-hour trip back to Galway (including a 7-hour wait at Madrid airport) which left me completely messed up for the rest of the week. And getting back to work after 1 week out also meant extra stuff to do and not even a bit of time to wander around the interwebs. Aw, c’mon, don’t give me that look. Everyone surfs around the Internet while at work…

The week before that was spent in Portugal. The 6-month INOV Contacto internship had ended and I so I took 1 week off to go back to my home country. Plans had been made to spend most of the time visiting friends and that’s what I did. Going to the beach and finally get some proper sunlight was also part of the plan, but with all the other stuff happening there wasn’t a whole lot of time for that. And there was also the not so nice part of taking care of paperwork. Anyway, it was a great week, and I wish I could have stayed longer.

Two weeks before leaving I had a friend coming over to visit. And as a good host I showed him the best that Galway has to offer. That means a lot of pubs. That also means going out from Monday to Friday (he left on Saturday). During that week we also visited Dublin, and more importantly, I finally went to the Guinness Storehouse. I got to see how the stuff is made, tasted the best pint in the world (right at the brewery, you can’t get any better than that!), and learned how to pour a pint of Guinness correctly. Also had a chance to show him that tag rugby is a lot of fun and not to be mocked with. All in all, I think I convinced him to come back one of these days, and that means it was a great week (the best bit was definitely the Irish breakfast…).

And going all the way back to June, 3 friends came to visit, during the last weekend of the Volvo Ocean Race. Listened to some concerts that were happening outside while confortably sitting down in the living room, watched the Portuguese national soccer team pulling one of those last-minute goals against Albania for the World Cup Qualifiers, and went out to enjoy the Galway nightlife and one of the most important aspects of Irish culture – the pubs.

And now that this has been taken care of, blogging will resume it’s natural rhythm.

Stay tuned!

Back in Portugal I usually had a very small version of the Continental breakfast. That’s when there was a breakfast at all, which didn’t happen very often. Now in Ireland, I sometimes have a full Irish breakfast, which can be a bit overwhelming on a first look. It’s quite heavy on the stomach – sausages, bacon, ham, eggs, beans, black pudding, white pudding, tomato, mushrooms, potatoes, bread, butter, jam, tea and coffee (did I forget something?) – but it’s a great way to recover from a long night. With “only” 2 of each of the ingredients I mentioned, I always feel quite stuffed when I finish it, and I don’t know anyone who wasn’t at least pretty satiated after one full Irish breakfast. I only have it on weekends, and it serves as breakfast, lunch, and sometimes a light snack is enough for dinner. It really is quite more than enough for an adult Human.

So why the hell would someone create this monstrosity?

It’s 10 eggs, 10 sausages, 10 rashers of bacon, 10 slices of toast, five black pudding slices, tomatoes, mushrooms and baked beans. It’s served at Mario’s Cafe in Westhoughton, UK. The price tag: only £10.95 (about €13)! That’s a good price for 5000 calories (FYI, that’s about double the recommended daily calorie intake for men) And if you eat it in 20 minutes or less, you get it for free!

Looks delicious, doesn’t it?

(via The Inquisitr)