Thurs 06/03/10
Cobh (Cork) Ireland
Here, I stop for a rest under a pergula. One of my friends wanted to catch me sitting down.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Cobh (Cork) Ireland
Thurs 06/03/10
Cobh (Cork) Ireland
Here, I stop for a rest under a pergula. One of my friends wanted to catch me sitting down.
Cobh (Cork) Ireland
Thurs 06/03/10
Cobh (Cork) Ireland
Look at this Wisteria. I also saw the most beautiful bright yellow Wisteria which unfortunately I didn't take a picture of. Wow, was it beautiful.
Cobh (Cork) Ireland
Thurs 06/03/10
Cobh (Cork) Ireland
Here is a view of the private residence. I thought it looked very much like our homes in Calif.
Cobh (Cork) Ireland
Thurs 06/03/10
Cobh (Old Irish Spelling) (Pronounced Cork) Ireland
Cork was another one of my favorites. I didn't know the Irish spoke their own language (I think from the Celtic settlers) before England made them change to the English language. We were on a bus headed for a tour of a local resident that had a flair for gardening. His gardens are sometimes open to the public. He maintains his gardens by himself (so he said) Was hard to believe though.
The attached video was taken on the bus as we were traveling through the countryside and along the shoreline. Our tour guide told of how the Irish government gives perks and tax breaks to any family that will send their children to Irish schools where they speak the original Irish language and learn about the ancestry. She was sent to one of those schools and because she speaks Irish, receives government grants for her family that others don't. Here, she sings an old Irish tune in their native language.
Cobh (Old Irish Spelling) (Pronounced Cork) Ireland
Cork was another one of my favorites. I didn't know the Irish spoke their own language (I think from the Celtic settlers) before England made them change to the English language. We were on a bus headed for a tour of a local resident that had a flair for gardening. His gardens are sometimes open to the public. He maintains his gardens by himself (so he said) Was hard to believe though.
The attached video was taken on the bus as we were traveling through the countryside and along the shoreline. Our tour guide told of how the Irish government gives perks and tax breaks to any family that will send their children to Irish schools where they speak the original Irish language and learn about the ancestry. She was sent to one of those schools and because she speaks Irish, receives government grants for her family that others don't. Here, she sings an old Irish tune in their native language.
Waterford, So Ireland
Wed 06/02/10
Waterford, So Ireland
I walked through the village to a really nice park where I met an older lady with her little dog. We talked about Becky and her dog and she asked me about California. She was very interested in the ship and said she had traveled to England but not to America where she always wanted to visit. She was very sweet and I enjoyed talking to her. Here is a view of our ship as we sat on the park bench. It was so much warmer here than the other parts of the Isles I had visited. It was probably 70 degrees here that day.
Waterford, So Ireland
Wed 06/02/10
Waterford, So. Ireland
When I heard that Waterford crystal was bought out by another company and isn't even produced her anymore, I decide just to take a tender into the village just outside Waterford. The excursion was just going to a Waterford Museum and store which I was not interested in. My walk through the village was delightful. Here are one of the typical homes of the past with the thatched roof.
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