I like Mondays

Mondays as such are usually no reason for celebration. In Ireland however, four official holidays every year are Mondays. And this, it seems, only for the sake of being Mondays. And that IS a reason for celebration. The first Monday of May, June and August as well as the last Monday of October are free. So you can have long weekends without making acrobatics shifting around your holiday leave, trying to bridge so many days in order to make the best out of it. And another good thing about the Irish holiday policy is, that you never miss a day off. Even those holidays which are on fixed dates and therefore might be a Saturday or Sunday, are shifted to the next Monday.

I already celebrated one of those Mondays last week. I went on a bike trip along the coast road towards Connemara. It was a cloudy day, but pleasantly warm...

colourful sea

guess, where the wind usually comes from...

Music

Harp, flute, accordeon, violin, guitar and some more... Instruments you can find here - played in the streets. And mostly they play traditional music. Music which reminds me of really great times in Évora. The weekly dance class, balls on the weekends, dancing mazurka on Praça de Giraldo on a Friday afternoon...
And here it is, every day: Walking home from work over Eyre Square, silently thanking the guy who is playing the violin - just for me. Closing my eyes for a moment or two and wishing for someone who can dance Scottish, Circle, Waltz... And just around the corner, there is a bar with live music. Every night! And sometimes it is trad music as well! :)
Now I just need to find some volunteer(s) to dance with me!