Butter and Jail: Just Your Typical Day

Butter through the ages.

Hello again!  I seem to be getting behind in my posts, so they will necessarily become less detailed as the semester progresses.  I've now been in Cork for two weeks, though it feels like much longer.  Every day is a new adventure, yet it feels like a little bit of me has always been here.  A lot has happened in the past two weeks, but here's a few of the highlights.

     Last Saturday, I went with a few friends to the Cork Butter Museum.  Ireland is huge on the dairy front, in case you didn't know.  Every time I've traveled outside of Cork, I've passed dozens of dairy farms.  There are cows everywhere.  Anyway, the Butter Museum was a fun and quick thing to do in Cork.  The man gave us an extra discount off of the student ticket price, which was an added bonus.

The west wing of the jail.

     After the Butter Museum, we hiked up on the north side of the city to the Cork Gaol (Jail).  For 7 euro, we were able to do an audio tour of the gaol which was fascinating.  If you come to Cork for one day, visit the gaol and heritage center.  The cells are set up with life-size wax figures and the audio guide tells the real-life stories of prisoners past.

     Saturday night, I went out with a bunch of people from my program.  We went to a pub called The Washington Inn and later to An Brog, which becomes a nightclub on the weekends.

    Sunday, I spent the day in the city center with a couple friends.  We did a little shopping and went out to lunch at a lovely cafe.

      Well, that's it for now.  Till next time, slán agus beannacht leat.