After checking out of the hotel early this morning, we travelled through the Wicklow Mountains on our way to our next destination, the seaside town of Cobh (pronounced "Cove").
While we were travelling, we stopped at Glendalough to see St. Kevin's Monastery. Glendalough is Gaelic for "two lakes," and we were right above the lower one. The monastery was absolutely beautiful, right in the middle of the mountains. It was also a graveyard, which was really cool since I love old cemeteries.
After the monastery and lunch, we continued driving to our final destination of the day, Cobh. It was unbelievably beautiful! The epitome of a small European harbor town. I wish we could stay here for another week.
As an introduction to Cobh, we went on the Titanic Walking Tour, which included historical information on the harbor and how it came to be one of the most popular ports in the Atlantic. We got to see the shipping line's office that the Titanic sailed from, and the memorial that was established in memory of those who died. It was really impressive.
Overall, today was pretty great. I can't wait for tomorrow, when I'll finally get to kiss the Blarney Stone!
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