Last weekend I was able to visit yet another famous landmark in Ireland, the Blarney Stone!! We spent an entire day traveling around and one of our stops was Blarney Castle. Despite some rain, the grounds of the castle were beautiful and we spent a lot of time just wandering finding hidden spots like gardens and the wishing steps. But, our first stop was the stone! We climbed the small, skinny spiral staircase of Blarney Castle all the way to the top. Kissing the stone is a bit of an experience. If you can visualize it, you lie on your back hanging over the edge of the castle with a man whose only job is to hold people from falling while they kiss the stone. In addition, you need to hold on to two railings behind you, lean down, and kiss the stone. It's a bit of a process, but a typical experience that I had to get while in Ireland. It is said that when you kiss the stone the gift of eloquence is bestowed upon you.
Looks awesome!!!!!!!
I am really hoping to go to the Blarney stone soon. I am glad you got to go on what looks like it was a nice day! Was it hard to get to from Dublin? I hope the luck of the Blarney stone is with you now!
Wow! That looks incredible! I will be going to Dublin in March for St. Patrick's day, but I really want to visit the Blarney stone as well. It looks a little scary, but I've come to realize fear has no place in study abroad haha.