Cobh Cork

Hey everyone!

I'm writing after an epic weekend spent in Cork celebrating my 21st birthday, kissing the Blarney stone, and visiting the seaside town of Cobh.

Group of fellow travelers: 2 Aussies and 1 German (we're a cool bunch)

We took a 3 hour train ride from Dublin to Cork on Friday evening through some beautiful …

SHE SAID:
ELLO! forgot to tell you that yesterday was SUNNY ALLLLLL DAY... and then today... woke up to rain.. .lots of rain... its a nice soft warm rain tho. Slept in and then headed out to Cobh, its pronounced COVE.. its the last place the titanic took on passengers and then headed out. its such a pretty town, , all on a hill so you walk down …

... It was a nice break on our drive and apparently a popular place of escape for people from the cities in southern Ireland (see pictures). OK Kinsale.  Our B&B is situated along the gorgeous coastal highway isolated from just about everything ...

... in so was starting on the back foot. As it turns out, this enabled me to continue my flawless sunny run in Ireland as the sun broke through literally as I stepped out the front door. Unfortunately, my limited edition Canadian Club sunglasses had become ...

... by Chinese food the night before so we were on a tighter budget that day.  I warned Chris about the Chinese food in Ireland...  it's poor quality and expensive.  It's nothing like back home.  We have all the asians in Milpitas (so be ...

... every emotion you have ever had, now imagine having them all combined into one moment. That’s how it felt to leave Ireland.  I stood on the back of the boat and watched the emerald isle disappear over the horizon.  It’s funny that ...

We had originally scheduled some excursions in Cork but the one George wanted was cancelled and ours didn't sound very good after some of the ones we took in England and Scotland. Instead, we just went ashore in Cobh. Please don't ask how to pronounce ...

... exploring the waterfront a little, we started working our way up the sloping streets. We found a baker, the first we'd seen in Ireland, and bought an apple strudel for later. About half way up the hill we came to the Cathedral, a very impressive ...

... work Mondays in Ireland cause the city was still alive even when we were in the taxi on route to the airport. Ireland is a truly beautiful place, the landscape constantly changing and looks spectacular whether the sun is out shining or the heavens have ...

... Le Harve France.    ******************************** Where is Harriet? Hunt  Today Harriet is on Patrick's Street in the City of Cork, Ireland. She can see you, can you see her?  Sharon on April 30, 2009   Well, everybody's ...

... gift of the gab, but I'm not sure if I need more of that;) This castle was cool and is a must do if you are in Ireland. It has tunnels and caves you can go in and spectacular views, and also the Blarney gardens are beautiful. We went to a couple of ...

... to Kinsale (beautiful) with it's ancient harbour and cobbled streets, painted houses and rugged coastline. Today we are in Cork and moving on to Cobh. Tomorrow we have to return the car and get back to preparing for Spain. We will leave for Spain as ...