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Week 13
Week 13:
Monday: Caught the plague
Tuesday: Got girl scout cookies in the mail!
Wednesday: I need to get out of my jail cell of a room! Bought some sandwiches and enjoyed the sun in the park and we went to my new favorite hang-out spot, the Franciscan Wells micro-Brewery. They make their own local brews in the back of the beer garden which provides the perfect ambiance for some tasty stout and killer tunes.
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Stung by a Nettle
Today is the first day of school so I am up early this morning. It is odd to say that considering that not too long ago I was counting down the days until school was over! It will be interesting to see how today goes.
Yesterday was a great day. As a group, we walked to the city centre (they do not say downtown here) and showed the kids how to get around (I also took note—considering ...
Ghosts, stories and a pint in Kinsale
... from his satchel and played us a song – which I recorded indiscreetly. In the end, it was a weird tour, but again the hospitality of the locals really shined through. We said our goodbyes and wished him well and sped off for the next 2.5 hour drive to Kinsale and it was already 230pm.
Our route lead us through Cork, but before we got there – we saw some of the most beautiful green landscapes and blue/dark ...
Charles Fort, Kinsale Harbor, Cobh
Started off the day with a nice breakfast overlooking Kinsale Harbor, then off to Charles Fort. Charles Fort was one of many Irish Forts guarding the harbor of the town. It was drizzling out a little, so umbrellas were in store, but the drizzle stopped about half-way through our tour of the Fort. The fort had beautiful views of both the town of Kinsale and into the open ocean.
We then went back ...
Spring Break: Cork
... who had done likewise (except Winston Churchill, it's ok that he kissed it.) After we skipped off down the stairs and went to the little tourist center where we could buy pictures of us kissing the stone for a whole 10 euros like at Disney World. We opted out of it, but it was funny to see us dangling there. After that we went to the area called the Rock Close that apparently was an old ...


