Elizabeth's Journey Through Life: Drinks and More Drinks.. also a Hole

Another weekend, another trip

I just got back from a wonderful weekend in Dublin, Cork and Cobh. I went with my friend Lexi and it all started very early in the morning. Our flight out of the UK left at 6:35 so we took a cab at 4:30 to leave the Manor. After getting to the airport we had no problems getting through security (it's very different), and getting to our flight. We arrived in Dublin and went to our hostel even though we could not check in. We also got coffee and scones for breakfast. We walked around and just stumbled into the Jameson Whiskey Distillery. We bought tickets for the 10 am tour and only had two other people on our tour. Since there was only 4 of us on our tour, we got to taste test other whiskeys and compare them. We tasted Jameson, a Scotch Whiskey, and Jack Daniels. I have to say that Jameson was so much better than the other two. We got certificates stating that we where certified whiskey testers. We then bought a hop-on/hop off tour of dublin so that we could see some of the other places in Dublin. We ended up going to Trinity College, Ha'penny Bridge, the Guinness Storehouse, and St. Patrick's Cathedral. We also stopped at a Pub to have a pint and use the restrooms. I tried a Kilkenny and liked it. Friday was also an early start. We booked a Paddywagon tour to Cork, Cobh and the Blarney Stone. Our schedule said that we left at 6:05 sharp, we got up and went to our pick up point and found out that only one other person was on our tour. Her name was Lauren and she was on a trip that she got for graduation. Getting to Cork was very interesting. The paddywagon picked us up at 6:05 and then we went to Paddy's Palace and had breakfast there, then they took us to a Station where Aircoach provided the ride between Dublin and Cork, needless to say we where very very confused. Once we got to Cork another Paddywagon picked us up. We went strait to Blarney Stone and fell in love with how beautiful it was. I also kissed the Blarney Stone, so 7 years of Eloquence for me :) We then went to the little city of Cobh (pronounced Cobe with long o). We ate a pub and I tried another beer (my dad says I'm drinking my way through Europe). After the Pub and lunch started to head back to the van, we decided to stop and take pictures of a Cathedral. As soon we were done taking pictures I stepped into a ditch and fell on my face. We all laughed and we had a good time. After Cobh we went to a little seaside village Kinsale. It was super cute and a lovely town. It had very cute shops and a wonderful atmosphere. We left Kinsale and went back to Cork, after we spent sometime in Cork and then headed back to Dublin. In Dublin we went the Temple Bar Area. We hit up a few pubs before we ended up at THE TEMPLE BAR. I had a great time listening to Irish Music. We also met an Irish guy who met Lauren the night before so we had a great time drinking and talking. We left the Pub at 3:30 and headed back to the Hostel (that was a fun). On Friday we went to the National Leprechaun Museum. We had a great time looking for Leprechauns and hearing stories. After the Museum we went to O'Connell Street and had lunch before Lexi and I had to leave Ireland. We saw the Dublin Spire and a protest. I had a great time and I want to go back. Three days was not enough :) The next trip that I am taking is Oxford/Bath/Stonehenge, but for now enjoy these lovely pictures.