As we still are adjusting to our new home and class starting, we decided that it was too much to go away for the full weekend but rather a day trip was in store. Saturday morning we took a bus down south to Cork. Cork is the second largest city in Ireland, ya know Dublin being the first, but it is still incredibly mellow in comparison.
The first thing on our minds after arrival was going to Blarney, that is after grabbing a coffee first. The Blarney Castle was originally build in the tenth century made from wood, but the Castle was destroyed twice; finally the Blarney Castle that we now know was build in 1446 by Dermot McCarthy. The famous Blarney Stone is the main tourist attraction; there are so many different legends about the stone, but the one that remains true is that one gains eloquence after kissing it.
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| Photographed by yours truly xox |
Everything was just amazing, but as you could imagine we were so ready to find the stone and give it a kiss. I had absolutely no idea what to expect, and I was incredibly nervous (of all people, me, I know!). So we entered the castle only to find this incredible line leading to the top where the rock lays. Soon enough we made it, and I was the first out of the group to go-- my adrenaline was off the charts! You had to lay down on your back, grab these hand bars, lean back and kiss it (don't worry a worker was there holding us)!!! Even though it lasted for seconds it was just incredible-- and hopefully I gained some eloquence, too!
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| KISSING THE LEGEND! xo |
After venturing around the castle, we took a bus back into center city Cork just to walk around and grab a bite to eat. Even though it is one of the larger cities in Ireland, we still managed to get around town in a couple hours. It was not as touristy and the little shops were so great. We went to the market, which is comparable to the Strip District but all in one little building. They had absolutely anything you could want: Rastafarian gear to French macaroons to fresh meat and fish.
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| Near the shopping/ market |
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| DELICIOUS |
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| Fun little park in town |
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| A YMCA IN CORK! YES! |
As you can tell we had a wonderful little day trip but as you can also imagine we were swamped by the end of the day! Sunday we hung out all day and mentally prepared ourselves for classes on Monday (don't worry everyone, I'm still not mentally prepared and it's Thursday).
TRAVEL UPDATE: OKTOBERFEST and LONDON STEELER GAME are coming up in a couple of weeks!!!!!
Happy Day!
Ky xx
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