July 21, Cork

Today we explored Cork city. It was so nice to stay out of a car!  We had breakfast and set out to explore the city center. Cork has a huge shopping area, we shopped, but we didn't buy much!  We walked around, and stopped in the church if Saints Peter and Paul which dates back to 1765. It was beautiful inside.  We also made our way through the city market. The fresh meat, fish, fruit and veggies looked wonderful!

We stopped at The Fish Wife for lunch and had traditional fish and chips, and both us us thouroughly enjoyed it!  We walked around some more and then took the rest of the afternoon off!

We headed out for dinner to Gallagher's Gastro pub. We both had chicken that was delicious!  After a great meal and delicious desserts, we set out to find some Irish music again!  We landed in An Spailpin Fanach pub just before the music was to start. Six musicians showed up, introduced themselves to each other, sat down and played. It was wonderful!  Hard to believe that they didn't know each other before they started to play!  We had a great time.

Tomorrow we get back out to explore. We are heading to Kinsale to see what it's about!