Ireland, Part 2

On day 2, our B&B hostess talked us out of taking the highway to Cork City and driving the scenic route (and not taking the Toll road). We ended up driving over the mountain behind the house, and I am so happy that we did. We just started winding up this huge hill, and passed many sheep. This really doesn't do it much justice, but I think the mist adds to the ambiance. The drive down to Cork City was really pretty. When we finally got to Cork City, we went to the Cork City Gaol, which was a Jail. It had a really neat audio tour, and we got to go into the cells and wander around. It was worth getting really lost for.

So, the roads in Cork City? Not labelled so much. The nice lady at the petrol station got us going in the right station. Side story, so, when we decided to visit Ireland, we knew we would probably be getting manual car. Well, I can't drive a manual so Brian and I had our roles. He drives, I navigate. So before we left I printed out lots of maps of the area. The one we used the most? The one that came with the car.

We drove down to Kinsale, which is a little resort town. It has this massive fort sitting on the hill over-looking the harbor. We had so much fun wandering the grounds of this fort. http://www.dochara.com/play/all/charles-fort.php