Long Weekend!
With a long weekend in Ireland just like at home, we decided to do some more exploring as well as plenty of sit-n-sog time to recharge the batteries!
We took in a few movies of the last few days, having seen The Da Vinci Code, X-Men III and also a DVD of Pirates of the Caribbean (which Rach hadn't seen, and now the sequels are coming out!). I think the critics have been harsh on The Da Vinci Code, if it hadn't been such a widely read book, would they have been so critical? I think not. Rachel's comment however was that it is unlikely to win a wardrobe Oscar as they wore the same clothes throughout the entire film!
The other films were great too and provided some much needed mental tune-out time for us both. On the weekend we also headed out to Cobh (Pronounced Cove!) which was supposed to have lovely little beaches for us to enjoy the hot weather (No, really, it actually IS hot and sunny here and has been for almost a week!) but when we asked a local where the beaches were she responded with "Benches?" I said no, "Beaches, sandy beaches!" and she laughed! They are about a 30 minute drive away, and given the train trip had taken that long to get us to Cobh in the first place, we decided against it... Cobh is famous for having been the last port of call of the ill faited Titanic. We followed the map pointing to where the Memorial was supposed to be and stood around confused as we seemed to be right on the spot! Then we realised we were... literally standing on this little plaque. Right.
Sunday saw an exceptionally long walk due to my navigational skills (or lack thereof). I suggested it was more a scenic route. The walk took us to the Blackrock Castle, a very small but still somewhat impressive castle which would make a great scene for a themed wedding! It was well worth it though. Being so hot here, it is hilarious to see the locals... as soon as the sun comes out they take off indecent amounts of clothing and expose terrible pale skin, which the next day is a shoking pink/red! We even burned a tiny bit!
On Monday we headed to the Cork Butter Museum. At this point you might be thinking there isn't much to do here, it is actually quite cool. It shows the importance of the Dairy industry to Ireland and also the history of butter making. Any friend who decides to visit must come here and view the entirely inapporpriate video of how butter is made.* I will add that this was perhaps the funniest few minutes of video I have seen in a very long time!
Photos to come soon!
* Email me for details :-D
We took in a few movies of the last few days, having seen The Da Vinci Code, X-Men III and also a DVD of Pirates of the Caribbean (which Rach hadn't seen, and now the sequels are coming out!). I think the critics have been harsh on The Da Vinci Code, if it hadn't been such a widely read book, would they have been so critical? I think not. Rachel's comment however was that it is unlikely to win a wardrobe Oscar as they wore the same clothes throughout the entire film!
The other films were great too and provided some much needed mental tune-out time for us both. On the weekend we also headed out to Cobh (Pronounced Cove!) which was supposed to have lovely little beaches for us to enjoy the hot weather (No, really, it actually IS hot and sunny here and has been for almost a week!) but when we asked a local where the beaches were she responded with "Benches?" I said no, "Beaches, sandy beaches!" and she laughed! They are about a 30 minute drive away, and given the train trip had taken that long to get us to Cobh in the first place, we decided against it... Cobh is famous for having been the last port of call of the ill faited Titanic. We followed the map pointing to where the Memorial was supposed to be and stood around confused as we seemed to be right on the spot! Then we realised we were... literally standing on this little plaque. Right.
Sunday saw an exceptionally long walk due to my navigational skills (or lack thereof). I suggested it was more a scenic route. The walk took us to the Blackrock Castle, a very small but still somewhat impressive castle which would make a great scene for a themed wedding! It was well worth it though. Being so hot here, it is hilarious to see the locals... as soon as the sun comes out they take off indecent amounts of clothing and expose terrible pale skin, which the next day is a shoking pink/red! We even burned a tiny bit!
On Monday we headed to the Cork Butter Museum. At this point you might be thinking there isn't much to do here, it is actually quite cool. It shows the importance of the Dairy industry to Ireland and also the history of butter making. Any friend who decides to visit must come here and view the entirely inapporpriate video of how butter is made.* I will add that this was perhaps the funniest few minutes of video I have seen in a very long time!
Photos to come soon!
* Email me for details :-D
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