I have an aversion to blatant tourist attractions. For this reason I did not want to go and see the blarney stone or blarney castle. However, having missed other standard tourist attractions i'm other European cities in the past, I knew that I needed to go simply for the bragging rights.
I was so very pleasantly surprised! Even upon entering the gates for the castle I was pleased. I was able to get us in for the student rate even though we "forgot our student cards at home". Soon after this I saw the castle. It was awesome! We have seen a bunch of castles already on our trip but this one was impressive. It towered high above the trees!
We had a great time check everything out, and yes, we kissed the blarney stone. It is at the very top of the castle and you have to hang your head down over the edge to kids this thing that thousands of others have kissed. To help ease my anxiety, after the episode was complete I took a picture of the line behind me so I could remember all the people who were about to share some of my kiss.
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Josie and I have not planned anything or planned anything for these eight days in the middle of our trip. Because of this, we normally use unlocked phones and the friendliness of locals to help us find places to eat and more importantly, to stay. As we arrived in Killarney this afternoon, we realized that finding a place would be very challenging due to some sort of festival that was going on. Even the tourist office laughed and told us to find a place to stay in another city.
On a whim, Josie phoned a B&B in a small town nearby. They offered us a room for two nights, but not one. Feeling lucky, we took the deal. Upon arriving, we realized that there was another festival happening in this town!
We lager found out that this he the 400th anniversary of Puck Fair and that we got a sweet hotel room on the corner of the action because the previously booked hotel had a cancellation before we called.
We spent the night drinking beer in small crowded pubs listening to music and then drinking beer in the street whole bands play.
Tomorrow we look forward to the main festivities where a goat will be lifted to the top lg this tower:
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