Blogs from Cork, County Cork, Ireland, Europe - page 3

Here are the pictures that I took during our weekend in Cork and Kinsale. The first few though are from a park in Waterford, I am just uploading them as well. Enjoy!... read more

Welcome to Ireland!!! I woke up this morning to drizzle and rain and indeed it has rained the entire day. I drove from Wexford to Cork today. The mist/fog has been thick and so I didn't get to see much of the scenery on the drive here. I did briefly stop in the little sea-side town of Younegal. I couldn't find a restaurant, so I had lunch in a bakery. The scones were the best I have tasted so far. Very yummy! So it has been very easy to maintain my vegetarian diet while traveling here. I only once ate a piece of bacon and a sausage at my Welsh stay, just to see what it was like as they have their own butcher who makes sausages for them. So I thought what the heck and ... read more

I slept in today! It was delightful to actually get sleep. Katie had a Hen Party (Bachelorette Party) last night so I didn't really set my alarm. I knew she'd tell me after she got up. On the way to catch the bus, I bought a thin zip up hoodie to later with-downside of packing light! Penny's (not to be confused w/ JC penny's) is inexpensive & had some nice sales. That's the best thing of hitting Europe at this time are all the sales! Today we went to Blarney. After stopping into a souvenir shop w/ a lovely woman and some Irish lace, we walked on down to the Castle. Of course our first destination was the Castle/Blarney Stone. It was neat to see what used to be and a good use of imagination. We ... read more

For those of you receiving email updates about my blog from subscribing when I was in Papua New Guinea, I'm now in Ireland! I figured I would keep the blogging going. My brother, David, is doing a master's program in Edinburgh, Scotland, and so I figured I would go spend a week in Ireland before heading over to Edinburgh for Christmas. If you aren't interested in non-PNG blogs, then I recommend unsubscribing from the email list. First impression of Ireland: holy green. Ireland certanly lives up to is reputation of being green. I noticed the grass as we were landing in the plane. Everything is growing. Trees and even steel bridges and sidewalks have all manner of green lichens and mosses growing bountifully. In the moss on the trees ferns can sometimes be found sproutng. After ... read more

We are missing the toaster! Breakfast is just not quite the same without hot buttered toast with jam or peanut butter. We have had to make do with croissants after our muesli, fruit and yogurt and it’s not quite the same. So that’s something we are looking forward to, other than seeing the family and friends in the flesh again when we get back home. We are not having quite the luck we need with the weather at the start of the day and this morning it is raining again although thankfully the forecast is for the rain to clear. Today we are heading inland to the small town of Millstreet on the trail of my great, great grandfather Michael Mahony to try and put some missing pieces in the ancestry puzzle on my late mother’s ... read more