Where are we going, this time

Flying to the UK via Dubai, touring the UK for two weeks visiting Yorkshire of course. Then down to Southampton to board the Caribbean Princess to cruise the Baltic to Bruges, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Helsinki, St. Petersburg, Tallin, Gdansk, then back to Southampton where we board the Sea Princess on it's return to Sydney via Cork, Dublin, Glasgow, Reykjavik, Halifax, New York, Charleston, Curacao, Cartagena, Panama Canal, Manta, Lima, Pisco, Easter Island, Pitcairn Island, Tahiti, Bora Bora, Pago Pago, Auckland, Sydney, and then home to Melbourne.

Friday, 24 July 2015

Cobh

Our first port of call on this cruise was Cobh (pronounced Cove) in Ireland.  The town really turned it on for the ship, celebrating Australia Day in Cobh, Aussie flags, Aussie music and even a barbie.   We left Cobh for most of the day driving through Cork and into the countryside to visit Blarney Castle where David climbed the castle and kissed the stone of course.   After Blarney we visited the beautiful seaside village of Kinsale where we had fish & chip for lunch (I am really over fish & chips).  Once back in Cobh we had an hour or so to play with so off to the pub for the obligatory pint of Murphy’s with a fiddler playing once a jolly swagman in the bar, a wonderful way to finish off our day in Cobh.

Colourful streetscape 
Beautiful countryside 
Cottage in the grounds of Blarney Castle 
Part of the gardens at Blarney Castle
David part way up the tower
Tower of Blarney Castle
View of Cobh during sailout
David kissing the Blarney stone
 
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