May 17 2009
Cork’s historic sites, by Rachel Christiansen
So… It’s a beautiful day in Cork. Charles and I have decided to make the long trek to the Black Tower. It’s a beautiful tower and super old! Why not? So off we go… soon the clouds begin to roll in (this is typical of the Irish weather). It began to sprinkle as we asked for directions and how long it would take. Another 30 minute walk was ahead of us. “We’ve already come this far! Let’s just finish it.” And so we did… but the sprinkling turned into raining and the raining turned into pouring and the pouring into a monsoon! There we were… a mile from town and a mile from the tower- drenched. head to toe. The paper bags holding the things we had bought were no longer useful. Water had soaked through my boots (this was a feat all on its own) and raincoat. My hair was ruined. We hailed a cab and finally made it to our destination. 6 euro later… we walked through a kiddie museum. All of that for a ten minute walk through a kiddie museum!!!! We called another cab and paid more money to get back to the hostel. Let’s just say… Cork was an adventure. - Racheal Christiansen
Sorry about the soggy adventure, Rachael, but that’s Ireland for you. When it rains when we are there visiting friends, they call it a “soft Irish day.” We just call it rain. Hope you are having the time of your life.
A. Edwards