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Ireland, Day 2.5

Alright then, 2nd full day of Ireland. Less walking, thankfully, and no real hills. Lots of time spent wandering 'round looking for stuff (internet access with coffee/tea, the bus tour we wanted to take). We found the bus tour, and took a lovely no walking tour of the "key points" in Cork, as defined by the Tourism Board. Saw St. Finbarr, the Anglican church that the city was founded around (yes, it was originally Catholic, converted when it was illegal, and punishable by death to be Catholic, and apparently never converted back). The current church was built on the ruins of an earlier church. Per local legend, Cork is the place to be on the day before Judgement Day, as the angel on top of the church, with the 2 horned trumpet, will sound to warn the faithful. So, note to self, be in Cork on the day before Judgement Day! I would say we walked past 2/3 of what was on the tour, yesterday on the "Let's See All of Cork on Foot" that we did. We did visit the Cork Gaol, which began as the women's prison, and then became the main prison during The Troubles. That was interesting, 'though disturbing.

Got done with the tour, and started looking for the internet cafe, complete with tea/coffee earlier, but that came up as a loss. So, we found one of the places on Marty's list with wireless access, and had dinner. We're going to head back to the B&B for a bit, and then off to a pub with traditional music tonight. Should be fun.

Got Marty to agree to go to Blarney, and we're going to go on a coach tour that visits a few castles, and ends at Jamieson Distillery. We also move to the hotel tomorrow, and we're planning on reserving cabs for the move from the first B&B to the hotel; from the hotel to the 2nd B&B, and for both of us to the airport.

Marty posted the pics he's taken on Flickr; if you go to Flickr's website, search for user name officergleason, and you should be able to see his pics.

More later, promise!

posted by Serena @ 10:50 AM