Blarney Castle

May 4
Today we had our first Irish breakfast, they start with cereal and fruit then have bacon, sausage, blood pudding, and eggs. I did not want to try the blood pudding it looks like sausage sort of. There sausage taste quite different and there bacon is more like Canadian bacon. After breakfast we headed to the Blarney Castle. I kissed the blarney stone it is a bit ackward as you have to lie on your back and slide and lean your head back. We also toured the Blarney house. There are people living in the house and only offer tours 40 days out of the year. The house is beautiful and a had a small baby grand piano that was all hand carved. They would not let you take pictures in the house. It had beautiful wood work and high ceilings with great windows. After touring we did a bit of shopping and then headed to Waterford. We stopped and saw a couple of old castles from the outside and had a pretty drive along the Irish sea. We were a bit disappointed as the Waterford Crystal factory has closed