Cork...rather CRAP!!!

Saturday, July 3, 2010
So this morning was a rough start...we slept in and therefore missed two of the trains that we should have been on. We headed to cork anyhow and were going to head on down to Blarney and see the castle. We missed one bus by like 2 mins and the other was not until 330 and then we would get less than an hour at the castle...so instead, we thought we should see what Cork has to offer. Failte a Cork! We officially hate Cork and now refer to it as crap. Nothing seemed to go our way in Cork and it was a struggle as we wondered the streets looking for something to eat that wasn’t 20-30 Euro each and this proved to be quite difficult. We had decided that we would spend a little more money at this one pub that had a fantastic set menu. However, they advertised a rooftop garden that was a rooftop hole. It was terrible and the lady who worked there directed us how to get up there...there were no table or anything...it was literally a small empty porch. The unbearable heat inside this place along with their proven helpfulness (haha) made us think twice and carry on our search for somewhere to sit and eat. It wasn’t until we had almost given up that we found a great little bagel place that had salads...yeah salad!!! So we stopped in this little joint and grabbed some lunch/supper. We were still so exhausted and there really wasn’t much to see and do in Cork so we went shopping along the streets. We have been on a hunt for a watch for the longest time...neither of us brought one and it drives me nuts not knowing what time it is so we again were on the prowl. Success we found a watch for 2.50 euro. We also had a little stop in Primark (or Penny’s in Ireland) to replace some broken flip flops and see what was new in store. We then made our way back to the bus/train station to head to Killarney. We had had enough of Cork and were ready to head on to somewhere new! Killarney is just a short hour train ride away and immediately we liked it much better than Cork. It is lively with people out in the city and an apparent vibrant nightlife...which will have to wait for tomorrow night. We are still super exhausted and our packs are heavier now that we are carrying the leftover 24 of beer...ahhH!! Can’t wait to get rid of that nonsense. Anyhow we found our hostel with no trouble, checked in and are heading to bed really early tonight. We are going to start the day fresh tomorrow with a good nights sleep and a more positive outlook after today’s troubles...Heather did however, just inform me that Killarney has a supermac’s...hehe Irish supermac tour here we come!!!