Blogs from County Cork, Ireland, Europe - page 13

August 1stWednesday – Kinsale Finally got a good days weather and made the best use of it. Went down to the pier in Kinsale and walked around a bit. Then I took the “train” to Charles Fort. The beautiful weather coupled with the beautiful view made it a very pleasant time. After a leisurely tour of the fort I took the “train” back into Kinsale and had some fish and chips at Dino’s Restaurant. I ate my fish and chips with tea and watched the people stroll by. I was obvious from the way they were dressed that the more “well heeled” people were starting to show up for the bank holiday this weekend. Dozens of bike riders were coming in . I guess they may be having a race this weekend along with the boat ... read more

July 30 Kinsale - I caught the 252 bus at 1030 out of Parnell Place bus station to Kinsale. The 249 bus wasn’t leaving till 11:45. It was a short bus ride with its only other stop being the Cork Airport. I asked the bus driver to drop me off at the Dempsey Hostel outside of Kinsale and he said OK. The hostel is next to a Texaco gas station and store and so he let me off there. I went in and there was no one at the desk and a sign said to punch the button and someone would come to the desk. I punched the button a few times but no one came. After a bit a man came in who said his name was George and he was staying at the hostel ... read more

July 28 Saturday – Cork Today I decided to walk down to the Elizabeth fort by St Fin Barres Cathedral.On the way down I detoured to the extreme west side of the island that Cork is on and ended up walking all over Cork again but not to the fort. So I guess that will be Sundays walk. The weather is so changeable here. It started out blue skies and sunshine, then total dark clouds and a shower , then blue skies and sunshine again. I had a nice walk around the city and checked out St Finbaar's Cathedral and the Elizabethian Fort, then eased back down to the city and up the hill to the hostel for the evening as it was getting a bit chilly. I did a little research on hostels in Kinsale ... read more

July 26 - Cork - Invested today exploring Cork. The weather was nice and cool and the food was good. Did Tons of walking and took tons of pictures. I found another Hillbilly Chicken on The Grand Parade St. next to Bishop Lucey Park but I don't think it is as good as the one on MacCurtan Street. I checked out Bishop Lucey Park, The English Market, The memorial to fighters for Irish Independance, and the South Gate Bridge where they used to put peoples heads on stakes after they had chopped them for committing crimes......such as saying "The King Sucks" or such.... read more

20 juillet Le temps d'une brassée de lavage à la buanderie self-service et me voilà déjà reparti pour l'ailleurs. Glengariff sera mon choix. Ça sonne bien Glengariff je trouve. C'est comme le nom d'un Viking qui boit sa bière dans le crane de ses ennemis je trouve. Je part donc de Killarney. Il est 13h45. La route est terriblement sinueuse. C'est pénible. Mais heureusement, le trajet est plutôt court. Après un transfert à la jolie bourgade de Kenmare, j'arrive à Glengariff, petite rue peu peuplée serrée entre des collines décharnées et le bord d'une baie poissonneuse. Les gens d'ici ont l'amabilité sur le bout des doigts. Tant qu'ils ne jouent pas de l'accordéon. Enfin, je me pose dans le seul auberge de jeunesse de la rue, au dessus de la friterie du village. Une odeur de ... read more