We started off at Blarney Castle - where you saw many pictures that were posted by Eric earlier. Many were truly brave and climbed to the top of the castle, through the smallest, and most spiral staircase I have ever seen.
When we finally made it to the top, we waited online to see, if not kiss, the infamous stone.
This is a photo of what the stone looks like from below:
I have to admit that yes, I did kiss the stone even after warnings of germy-ness. But now I have received the gift of eloquent speach.
The grounds of the castle were absolutely gorgeous, and I'm sure Wendy will have lots of photos to share with everyone. After we were done exploring, we went shopping at the Blarney Woolen Mills. We were excited to see an advertisement for our concert tour:
Many spent money on tax-free items, including the infamous wool sweaters. After having lunch (at restaurants around the Woolen Mills) we got back on the bus and headed back to the hotel to grab our things and head to the Cork City Hall for rehearsal before our second concert.
Rehearsal went well, and we went back to the hotel to change and grab our instruments before heading over to the concert.
The orchestra played beautifully a second night in a row - even better than Friday night, even though the audience was not quite as full. After the concert we headed back to the hotel to pack and get to be early so that we could sleep as much as possible before a 6am wake up call!
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Hey Sarah just tell my Mom that the Hawaiian shirt looks awesome even in Ireland!!!!!It made my day that she actually wore the shirt I got from her when I as in Hawaii. Miss ya guys alot. Say hi to everyone for me.
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