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Blarney
Hi. We are going to quickly try and update the rest of our trip, so why not 'play along' with us as we fill you in on "some" of what we did. We stayed at a great B&B with a great 'host' - named, appropriately enough, Pat. This was the first place we stayed from which we could walk into town and we took advantage of not having to find parking …
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Birthday Kiss
... and fruit salad.
A quick walk into town and a short bus ride later we found ourselves in Blarney. At the castle, we first crawled under it through some caves before making our way up to the top to kiss the famed Blarney Stone. The long journey up to get my stone cold birthday kiss was kept entertained by the three little old British ladies trudging ahead of us cracking dirty jokes.
Choosing to tour the grounds via ...
Blanery Castle
... steps, which are believed to bring good luck, the only problem is you have to walk up them backwards with your eyes closed. It was pretty tough when I got to the top because I was the first to go. We walked around the area which is known as the witches den. After exploring the castle and the rest of the park we went to a pub to relax and get a drink before the bus. This weekend was great and I'm looking forward to the next.
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Kissed the stone
October 13, 2010 - So, this morning was the most unique morning that we have had as it started at 5am with a fire alarm. The alarm goes off and I thought nothing of it at first other than it was probably the drunks who set it off. When it did not go off, I sent Matt to check on things as the kids were not yet awake with the loud alarm. Matt said some people were gathering outside (as you should when the alarm goes off) and others were ...
Well we survived the night
... finished as we had to make it back down the hill in time for the bus. We moved at a much more hurried pace this time, and made it back just on time. Unfortunately though, we were told that the bus wasn't running as the driver couldn't make it out of Blarney. We were told that the normal city busses should be running though, and were given a timetable and directed to the stop out the front of the hostel. After waiting for quite a while past when this bus ...


