Day 4...

Another day in Cork. Today we visited the English Market. What a cool place. The winding hallways have vendors lining the route, and they have everything you could ever want. We had a picnic planned for the afternoon, so we did some shopping to provision ourselves before driving to Fort Charles. M. and I got some wonderful prepared sandwiches and a variety of breads, cheeses and crackers.

M. at the English Market.

The rains came as we started our tour at Fort Charles, so we decided to finish the tour and head to town for a quick picnic in a park. As it turned out we found a great public square to eat and people-watch. It was perfect, and by lunch the sky had cleared.

After our picnic we drove back to Cork, and had a quick rest before meeting for dinner. M stayed in for the evening while some of the group headed out to a wonderful restaurant for dinner.

 

Elbow Lane in Cork

As has become custom, we hit a few pubs to close the evening. We hit The Castle for the second night, and again enjoyed the wonderful service and atmosphere provided by Mary and her husband.

 In the snug at The Castle

Tom and I decided to walk back to the hotel. The night was beautiful, and Tom seems to always be looking for a good picture. We did manage to get some photos, but even better we got a great story out of it.

Tom's near perfect sense of direction may have been slightly addled by some whiskey earlier in the evening. I don't say that because mine was any better, but simply because that is where our adventure started. I think I'll save the story for a post of its own because it will take some telling to get it right.

That's all for now. Keep reading and I'll keep writing.

-ND