Peace out, Dublin

We've reached a consensus - not feeling Dublin all that much. The rose-coloured glasses came off and turns out the shopping isn't great and neither were the meals we had. And why can't I catch some good coffee? I always think I've asked for a cup of coffee and end up with a latte in my hand. I will say, the weather was great there. Very much like home.

Yesterday, we went to Dublin Castle. Well, we spent ten minutes in line at Dublin Castle. It was 21 euros to get in, so we bounced and went down the street to Christ Church. Phenomenal medieval cathedral. I'd give you some history on it, but truth be told, I didn't pay attention to the literature because I was snapping flicks. Following that, we headed north of the Liffey River to explore yet another shopping district. Similar to Grafton in that Sparks Street-on-steroids quality, Abbey and Henry Street appeared to be more like Sparks Street with a hangover. Back south, please. That night, as expected, another pub and more Guinness. See a trend? Oh, and I saw a live Irish singer! Very exciting, as my musical tastes are limited to well...you know. Kelly K was all about it.

This morning, we packed up and arrived here in Cork a few hours ago. Already, it's left a far lasting (favourable) impression than our previous host city. The two people we've met so far (taxi driver and innkeeper) are exceedingly friendly and full of great information about the city. I suppose they should be! The innkeeper used a lot of those buzzwords that I love 'organic', 'local produce', 'fresh fish'. Right now, we just stopped in to this internet cafe en route to a restaurant and a mini-tour of the area. Tomorrow, we eat like Queens in Kinsale (medieval town west of here), as it's the gourmet capital of Ireland and their food festival on. I'm so excited to have good food!!!

As for the absence of photographs, we've used Kelly's camera mostly, but she doesn't have the cord necessary to upload them onto the computer. And I don't have a memory card, so I can take a maximum of 15 pics at a time. This is what our table in the PM often looks like: