http://www.travelblog.org/Europe/Ireland/County-Cork/Cork/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Europe , Ireland , County Cork , Cork en-us Wed, 08 Oct 2008 06:55:59 BST Wed, 08 Oct 2008 06:55:59 BST Limerickiss tankkasimme auton ja ostimme matkustajille olutta juotavaksi. Ajoin sitten suoraa kyyti Corkin keskustan pyskintitaloon joka oli kauppakeskuksen yhteydess. Kvimme lounaalla ensimmisess ravintolassa joka tuli vastaan kun astuimme ulos. Lhdimme kvelemn ja sattumalta vastaan tuli turistiinformaatio. Otettiin sielt karttoja ja tietoja majoituspaikoista. Tlle illalle ei oll http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Ireland/County-Cork/Cork/blog-327480.html Part 76 ldquo80s Love Songs Across Irelandrdquo Itrsquos still raining. Itrsquos also September and Irsquom wearing long johns under my pants during the daytime. Irsquom a tropical person I like sunshine bananas and girls in daisy dukes. Everyone here is dressed like theyrsquore part of the Nazi army about go invade Russia in middle of December but in a stylish and sexy way.O http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Ireland/County-Cork/Cork/blog-326751.html Well it's nearing the dreaded moment when we have to say goodbye to friends and family again but for the first time I don't feel sad about where I'm going to. I have really enjoyed my stay here but am looking forward to getting back to India and the good weather again. However it makes it so much easier knowing that I will be back again in the middle of December so we won't be away for too l http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Ireland/County-Cork/Cork/blog-324539.html Life can sometimes be difficult for a traveller im not talking about going on holidays or taking a year off from college to get trashed in as many bars as possible. Im talking about people who sell everything leave home and embark on a life journey with just the solely the possesions on your back to see and experience the beauty of the world to the point that it can ultimately change the perso http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Ireland/County-Cork/Cork/blog-321923.html Well we are back and enjoying being with family and friends again and also loving the freedom of being able to head out on our own without organising anybody or anything. Even though it is great to have a driver cook and cleaner in India it also requires a lot of explaining organising and time management so it's just been nice to just do whatever we want whenever we want. We went to the be http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Ireland/County-Cork/Cork/blog-316333.html After an awesome but very quick visit to Scotland we've met up with the Dairs and are traveling around Ireland.So far we've managed to drink Guiness in Dublin climb the Cliffs of Moher look at clouds and rain in the Ring of Kerry kiss the Blarney Stone eat our weight in Irish BreakfastWe're having a great time hard to believe there are only three days until we'll be home We are headin http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Ireland/County-Cork/Cork/blog-310403.html Wowzers it has been awhile since I've updated ya'll on my adventures I found my checkcard once I made it to Cologne where I had the time of my life. My host David was highly busy with making artists famous he owns his own record producing company but still found time to show me around the town. I had some troubles adjusting to their public transportation but it all worked out in the end. I http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Ireland/County-Cork/Cork/blog-302287.html Hi EveryoneSo I've been a bit bad with posting but I have a good excuse which is that I've been too busy having an awesome time I think my last post was from Glasgow so to bring you all up to date I've since been to Edinburgh Belfast and Rathdrum and now we're in Cork. Everything's been really great so far. There are five of us Laura Heather Nina Sophie and myself and this is the http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Ireland/County-Cork/Cork/blog-300554.html Hello again we are just getting ready to leave our hostel in Cork. Chelsea and I have been talking about how much fun it would be to open a Bed and Breakfast someday in Seattle. We really enjoy the BB experience and think it would be fun from the other side too. Besides I like to cook breakfast and Chelsea is a compulsive cleaner We were thinking of combining the BB idea with another of http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Ireland/County-Cork/Cork/blog-300435.html Wow what a trip we have been on the last few days We managed to hitch rides out of Limerick we caught a bus to Limerick from Dublin on the 12th I think. We made it to the town of Dingle which is super cute. But one of the fellows who drove us part of the way was a tour guide in the Dingle penisula. He told us we should go to the Blasket Islands off the town of Dunquin. So the next day we hitc http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Ireland/County-Cork/Cork/blog-300083.html Heading off travelling in September arriving in Delhi around the 14th of September we're going travelling around India for 2 months then we're heading to Thailand for Christmas. We're then going to visiting Laos Vietnam and Cambodia. Austrailia beckons in Feburary or March and we're going doing the whole working visa thing cant wait now only another two months of work and study http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Ireland/County-Cork/Cork/blog-299094.html We are now living in Cork city. We found a really nice apartment that overlooks the city and the river valley. Most of our time has been spent looking for jobs and trying to get our place set up. Unfortunately there is a recession going on and there aren't many jobs but we are hoping we can tough it out. Our place is in an area called Sunday's Well. There is an old prison down the road from us as http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Ireland/County-Cork/Cork/blog-292118.html It seems the wind in Connemara the Cliffs of Moher was too much as I now have a major case of noseleak and hurtthroat. I've been barely audible for a couple of days you should not try out ordering food without any voice it's kinda interesting but I know my throat is getting better now it only hurts when I cough or get out of breath. XD Yesterday I coughed up this incredible sticky ye http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Ireland/County-Cork/Cork/blog-291695.html Hello ALLWell tonight is my last night in Cork. Yesterday we traveled to St. Charles Fort in Kinsale. It was pretty interesting to see how they had built the fort to protect the town. We had too much time in the town which didn't really have a lot to do. A couple of us found a park and took a nap. I even got a little color it was nice to just relax and get some sun. Cork has been fun http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Ireland/County-Cork/Cork/blog-283789.html Hello AllJust thought I would send a little Hello to you all. Everything is going great I am having such a wonderful time here in Ireland. We just arrived in Cork we will be here for the next three days. Last Friday we went to the Inishmore islands. It was about a hour bus ride to the ferry which was then about 45 minutes. It was a pretty long journey just to arrive on the Island. Once w http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Ireland/County-Cork/Cork/blog-282984.html Cork IrelandIrelandrsquos Second CityldquoSweet bloody Jesus And Christ almightyrdquo came the voice of man behind us. These were the first words Angela and I heard upon our arrival at Cork International Airport. What caused the man to utter these words we did not know but it cheered us nonetheless. We had arrived in Ireland and it sounded good.Cork was founded in the sixth century by th http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Ireland/County-Cork/Cork/blog-281536.html And it seems a video of story time at the library has appeared on YouTube thanks to Brian Denton httpwww.youtube.comwatchv4FMKWhMv3Zkeurlhttpadominant7th.blogspot.comWatch out for the claws http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Ireland/County-Cork/Cork/blog-272464.html Here are a few pictures of another church designed by Pugin Ss. Peter and Paul in Cork. The Blessed Sacrament was exposed for adoration so I was somewhat limited in what pictures I could take. I had intended to hear the traditional Latin Mass here at 10 a.m. but my euro2 alarm clock failed to wake me in time. Oh well at least I got a good solid nine or ten hours of sleep. I inadvertentl http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Ireland/County-Cork/Cork/blog-272458.html We made it to Cork in one piece As it turns out I had to drive from Dublin to Cork 3 hours which wasn't exactly what I had bargained for but all is well The actual competition is tomorrow night our twelve minutes on stage will be what we've been preparing for all semester. Our performances yesterday and today went very well. Here are a few pictures.Also check out Ashley and Chris's blogs http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Ireland/County-Cork/Cork/blog-272262.html I'm in Cork now flew over from Cardiff eight days ago which means I'm on day 5 of 7 here. So far I have learnt and forgotten some Gaelic aka Irish. The government people in Ireland are trying to reintroduce it as a widely spoken language as if that's going to work so they've put the Irish translations onto road signs etc and in some places everything's in Irish which is very confusing when http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Ireland/County-Cork/Cork/blog-270584.html I've put up pictures on my picture site. I've set up folders for them so peek through the folders to the left.dropshots.comimaginarygillGo lookPS... the site went funny on me and scooted everything to the left. So some of my captions or the pictures might be missing letters because I ws blind typing. There's also a caption of a scenery pic saying Cows... that's not supposed to be there l http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Ireland/County-Cork/Cork/blog-266712.html I've just arrived in Cork about an hour ago... a day sooner than I planned. Let's start with Dublin first. After I arrived to the city center I found an internet and baggage storage place. From there I met up with a girl from California and wandered around for a while took pictures and had to chicken curry before I hopped on a train to Tralee. The train to Tralee stopped early and we all had t http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Ireland/County-Cork/Cork/blog-266110.html While we were in Cork Ireland we took a daytrip to a wildlife park that we had read about randomly in an atlas. My friend Kate and I thought it looked like a really cool place the other girls weren't interested but they dropped us off on their way to a different tourist destination. The park was amazing The moment we entered we could see giraffes and they had a huge field and even though there http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Ireland/County-Cork/Cork/blog-265042.html Ireland Kilkenny to CorkMonday 17th MarchWe awoke to another cold morning but no rain. The sun was shining although it was still bitterly cold outside so we rugged up. Breakfast at Rosquil House was great these Irish BBrsquos certainly know how to do things. The lady who runs it is a doll shersquos great. Our train to Cork wasnrsquot until 200pm so we just wandered around town and http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Ireland/County-Cork/Cork/blog-258512.html Last weekend I visited Cork in the south of Ireland with a few friends. Cork City is much smaller than Dublin but it has a great hometown feel. It really reminds me of Pittsburgh. Friday night we took the opportunity to get to know the city by going on a great pub crawltour.On Saturday we went to Blarney Castle outside of the city. The castle was amazing and because its not tourist season we http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Ireland/County-Cork/Cork/blog-244812.html Nic Sheree Ben Rachel and I all head to Cork for the weekend for Paddys day awesome time had by all Irish awesome people loads of guiness and laughs http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Ireland/County-Cork/Cork/blog-232878.html 5 weeks to go 39 dayz until take off But sure whorsquos counting. Up the walls with getting everything ready for my next adventure but looking forward to the trip in full anticipation. So this is it after 11 years abroad I'm off yet again further a field then ever before So I hope I'll get to see some of you on my travels. To all my friends and family that I'm leaving behind this is the http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Ireland/County-Cork/Cork/blog-223208.html So tomorrow marks the eighth week of my stay. Not really much to say about that.I've just ended the third week of classes and I am really excited about them. Sean nos is lovely. I am finding it hard to keep vibrato and such out of my voice though. I can thank Les Hale for his teaching methods as with just a small bit of modification I use that voice for sean nos. Very direct and it carries http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Ireland/County-Cork/Cork/blog-210854.html We woke up to a beautiful sunrise this morning as the ship glided into Cobh harbor. The town looked pretty in the morning light and we laughed as we passed a bunch of young guys up on the hill swaying arm in arm singing at the top of their lungs trying to get the attention of the shiprsquos passengers.We enjoyed our breakfast on the verandah in the cool fresh air. It was shaping up to be a http://www.travelblog.org//Europe/Ireland/County-Cork/Cork/blog-209569.html