Three friends and I woke up bright and early to catch a bus to the city of Cork, located in the southwest part of Ireland. We arrived around 11 a.m. and had a nice brunch. I had heard the oatmeal (they call it porridge) was really good here in Ireland, and that was true!
We took another short bus ride to the Blarney Castle. This spot is a really popular tourist attraction, and the home of the Blarney stone (legend has it if you kiss it, you'll be given the "gift the of gab" - or eloquence). This is the first castle I actually got to go inside of! It was really cool - the base of the castle contained small passageways and crevices to explore, and on the inside we got to walk around the bedrooms and banquet hall. We also climbed through the tiny spiral staircase all the way to the top!
Next, we explored another town called Cobh (pronounced "cove"). This small town had an array of tiny, colorful buildings, and a beautiful cathedral called St. Coleman's. We climbed up and walked around a bit in the cathedral. The interior is just as pretty as the exterior with multiple windows of stained glass and stone Celtic crosses.
Right before we left, there was a rainbow right above it! We had enough time to eat dinner in Cork then catch our bus back to Dublin - pretty perfect day!
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