Today we went to Blarney Castle which was just awesome. I couldn't believe we were walking up (very steep, windy, WET, stone) steps that were constructed hundreds and hundreds of years ago. It was like being in another world--everything all crumbling and made out of stone. I kissed the Blarney stone, which was a more involved process than I would have imagined. You have to hold onto some iron rails and lean WAY back to get to it. Pretty exciting, I thought--though I don't feel as if I have been blessed with eloquence. I bought a picture of it which is just hilarious. After that, some of us (myself included) went to the beautifully quaint little port town of Kinsale. I couldn't believe how nice the weather was: it was actually warm enough to take off my jacket. In May! Imagine that. Tomorrow morning we leave Cork and head to Galway for four nights.