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| Cork, Republic of Ireland |
Cork, Republic of Ireland (6/23-24/2016)
Cork is Ireland’s second largest city
and considered to be the best foodie city in Ireland.
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| Wayne Kissing the Blarney Stone |
Cork is a
fine stop if you are visiting Blarney Castle (click here for more about Blarney Castle).
You can visit Blarney Castle on a day
trip from Cork’s bus station in 30 minutes.
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| River Lee and St Finbarre's Church - Cork, Ireland |
Cork has a
wonderfully helpful Information Center
(Discover Ireland Centre) located near the English Market towards the River
Lee (see photo). It should be your first stop in Cork for information on Cork and suggested
sites to visit based on your interests.
Because our next stop on our driving trip was to the Ring of Kerry (click here to see more about the Ring of Kerry) and Dingle Peninsula to the north, they were even helpful on that with detailed maps and advice.
Because our next stop on our driving trip was to the Ring of Kerry (click here to see more about the Ring of Kerry) and Dingle Peninsula to the north, they were even helpful on that with detailed maps and advice.
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| Pat Having Fun in Medieval Alleyways - Cork Ireland |
We like the
area around Cork's Oliver Plunkett Street
and the interesting pedestrian-only streets and alleyways that radiate off it
in both ways (see photo). This area loaded with cute storefronts and has many shops, pubs,
and restaurants to suit all budgets and tastes.
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| English Market and Farmgate Cafe - Cork, Ireland |
Cork deserves it's reputation for its food scene. Some of the restaurants we enjoyed are Market Lane on Oliver Plunkett Street and Quintan’s Seafood Bar on Princess Street. Café Paradiso on Washington Street is a highly rated vegetarian restaurant. The English Market is fun to visit to see how the Irish shop for food (see photo).
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| Saint Fin Barre's Church - Cork, Ireland |
Cork
doesn’t have a large number of tourist attractions but there are some of
interest. We liked the Saint Fin Barre’s Church
(see photo) and the Saint Fin Barre’s Cathedral for
their spiky spires and attention-grabbing architecture.
The dated but
interesting Cork Butter Museum in Shandon
explains Ireland’s lead in the world’s butter industry... and why we saw mostly
cows when we drove into Cork. The University
College Cork is a pretty college to walk around.
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| Map of Cork Ireland |
Being a
larger city, Cork has some entertainment venues of interest. Movie lovers will
like the Gate Multiplex. And there
are a number of live entertainment theaters, including an Opera House, that attracts top plays and performers.
Beer drinkers: It is not a myth that Guinness beer tastes better in Ireland.
It most certainly does! Although a wonderful beer anywhere in the world, a
slightly different process is done for the beer made for export. So, drink up
and enjoy.
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| Beautiful Irish Countryside |
Travel advise about
visiting Ireland:
While visiting Ireland, we learned a few important lessons. The beauty of our
Ireland experience was more about the genuine Irish people and beauty of the
countryside and less so about how many important sites and buildings there are
to visit. We found the best pub experience in the world in Ireland. So, slow
down, enjoy the vibrantly green countryside, the Irish people, and visit a pub
or two when you ‘fancy a pint’.
See our other 9 travel blog posts on Ireland:
Dublin, Republic of Ireland (capital) Cliffs of Moher, Ireland
Dingle Peninsula & KillarneyTown, Ireland
Blarney Castle & Castle, Ireland
Belfast, Northern Ireland Great Britain
Dublin, Republic of Ireland (capital) Cliffs of Moher, Ireland
Dingle Peninsula & KillarneyTown, Ireland
Blarney Castle & Castle, Ireland
Belfast, Northern Ireland Great Britain
Galway City, Ireland
Westport, Kylemore Abbey, Connemara National Park, Ireland
Kilkenny, Ireland
Ring of Kerry, Killarney National Park, & Killarney Town, Ireland
Westport, Kylemore Abbey, Connemara National Park, Ireland
Kilkenny, Ireland
Ring of Kerry, Killarney National Park, & Killarney Town, Ireland
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