A Day in CorkEnglish Market Cork is known as a foodie city so I plan to spend the day eating.Our first stop is St Anne’s Church known for its Shandon Bell Tower. Next we head to the English Market. The market dates to 1778 making it one of the oldest covered markets in Europe. It reminds me a lot of a smaller version of St Lawrence Market in Toronto.Elizabeth Fort …
Rock, Stone and CorkA Long Way to Tipperary We are definitely not going to starve in Ireland. Our host offered a huge made to order Irish breakfast and I ate so much that I could barely roll to the car.It’s raining and we are now on our way to the Rock of Cashel. We just passed the welcome to County Tipperary sign and John is singing the song… “It’s a …
KilkennyRoad to Kilkenny Wow. We really slept in this morning and after having a huge breakfast at our B&B, didn’t get going until 11:30am.It’s cool and rainy out but that’s ok, we came prepared.It is a 1.5 hour drive to Kilkenny through quaint small towns of stone or stucco houses and kelly green fields dotted with white fluffy sheep. Trees create natural canopies over narrow winding roads that occasionally cross …
Off To Ireland- Day 1Off to Ireland Ireland has always been on our bucket list. A couple weeks ago John and I made a last minute decision to take the plunge.We are now sitting at the gate at Hamilton International Airport waiting for our Play Airlines flight to Dublin via Iceland.Play is a budget airline based out of Iceland. We fly to Iceland and then change over for a flight …