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    • Day 8

      Chlorgeruch und fettiges Haar

      March 11, 2020 in Ireland ⋅ 🌧 9 °C

      Den heutigen Tag hatten wir schon im Vorfeld bei der Reiseplanung als Ruhetag auserkoren. Und wir hatten ihn bitter nötig. Ausschlafen, auschecken und nochmal entspannt durch die Läden Killarneys schlendern. Am Nachmittag dann die Zugfahrt nach Cork. Wir waren froh darüber, dass wir den Tag so gestaltet hatten, denn es regnete fast ununterbrochen. Als der Schaffner im Zug nach Cork nach unserer Fahrkarte und dem Studentenausweis fragte kam der Schock: ich fand meinen Studentenausweis nicht mehr und das Ticket war nur mit dem Ausweis gültig. Immer gehetzter durchwühlte ich meinen Rucksack. Der Schaffner bemerkte meine Unruhe und sagte mit angenehmer Tonlage, dass ich mir so viel Zeit nehmen soll, wie ich brauche und kurz darauf hatte ich den Ausweis auch schon gefunden. Er erklärte uns ohne, dass wir im Vorfeld nachgefragt hatten unsere Route. Wie wir im Nachhinein feststellten, waren wir nicht die einzigen, denen er Hilfe leistete. Jeder einzelne Fahrgast bekam seine persönlichen Informationen bezüglich der Strecke. Einer Dame gab er sogar noch eine Buchempfehlung mit auf den Weg. In Cork angekommen hieß es erstmal wieder einchecken. Das Kinlay House Hostel hatten wir für 2 Nächte gebucht, wo Vanessa bereits bei ihrem ersten Trip nach Irland genächtigt hatte. Der Mann an der Rezeption kassierte uns erstmal völlig falsch ab und wusste nicht so richtig, wie man mit einem Ec-Kartengerät umgeht. Der Flur roch nach Chlor. Das Bad war auf dem Gang, Die Küche war doch eher sporadisch eingerichtet. Als wir uns am Abend etwas kochen wollten und das Feuerzeug am Gasherd nicht funktionierte, bekam ich von dem Personal nur ein: „Das muss funktionieren und wenn nicht, dann frag andere Leute, die werden schon was haben“. In dem ganzen Hostel hat man kaum eine Person gesehen. Nur der Mann, der zuständig für die Küche war und stolz seinen Bierbauch präsentierte und ein anderer, der geschätzt 45 Jahre alt war und sich mit hochroten Augen eine Suppe zubereitete. Als ich kurz zu unserem Zimmer lief, um etwas zu holen, bekam ich mit, wie das Personal einen Gast lauthals anbrüllte mit den Worten: „Ich will von dem Dreck im Bad nichts mehr hören!“, „Hau ab!“, „Geh mir nicht auf die Nerven!“. Wie ich am nächsten Morgen feststellen sollte, hatten die Duschen keinen Temperaturregler und das Wasser war eiskalt. Schimmelflecken waren an der Decke und am Boden. – Wohlig gemütlich hier. Offensichtlich ist es dennoch das bestbewertete Hostel Corks, glaubt man den Rezensionen.Read more

    • Day 5

      Glucksman Gallery in Cork

      July 6, 2017 in Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 18 °C

      Claudi wollte noch etwas Kultur. Ich warte einfach und lese und genieße das wunderbare Wetter ☀️ Heute war es wieder sonnig. Wir haben total viel Glück momentan. Danach gehts zurück nach Kinsale. Mir ist total heiß von dem Sonnenbrand und das Navi geht nich 😤 Finden vereint aber trotzdem den Weg zurück. Bin nur von sowas schnell gestresst und Claudi tut mir zwecks meiner Laune leid 🙊 Hats aber geduldig ertragen, die Liebe ❤️Read more

    • Day 1

      Grand départ

      September 3, 2022 in Ireland ⋅ 🌧 16 °C

      Jour du grand départ pour Clem et moi avec nos 4 valises en soute, 2 valises cabines (on avait bien besoin de l’aide des copains) et 2 sacs à main et arrivée dans notre little blue house (dans laquelle il y a un baby-foot et une PlayStation)Read more

    • Day 6

      Cork at night

      July 3, 2019 in Ireland ⋅ 🌙 11 °C

      We arrive in Cork, and are staying at another friend from the Cuba Tour, Clodaghs flat. Unfortunately she's on holiday in France, but her friend and fellow Cuba Tour member Veronica let's us in.

      She then gives us a tour of the city, which has a lot of English influences due to it being their Navy base for a long time. We finish the evening off with a meal, some pub visits and another night time tour. Thanks Veronica 😂Read more

    • Day 7

      Università di Cork

      August 17, 2015 in Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 15 °C

      D’obbligo è la visita al campus dell’Università. Per accedervi si attraversa un grande cancello che dà accesso ad un parco caratterizzato da verde e acqua. Sparsi per il campus ci sono innumerevoli edifici, alcuni più moderni, ma per la maggior parte antichi in tipico stile Hogwarts. Sembrava di visitare la scuola di Harry Potter.Read more

    • Day 31 - Easter Sunday

      April 12, 2020 in Ireland ⋅ 🌧 7 °C

      Apparently it’s Easter Sunday but, to be honest, it could really be any day of the week at this stage! I think it’s good to try to keep some sort of routine, and some sort of way of marking occasions, because otherwise all the days and weeks blend together. So, I made sure that I had ordered an Easter egg for me and Peter in our last online shop. It felt weird eating them on our own here, without much sense of occasion, but it was nice too!

      It was raining quite heavily this morning, which I was delighted about because it meant that there wouldn’t be as many people out walking and getting in my way while doing my long run! So, hoping that there wouldn’t be too many people around, I ventured down to the river, for the first time since lockdown. It was lovely to be by the river again, but there were a lot of joggers around, so I’m not sure if I’ll go down that way again any time soon. It seems to be a popular enough spot, even in the rain!

      I spent most of the rest of the day recording my part for the “lockdown quartet” that me, Fiona, Anna, Mum and Peter’s Mum, Margo are doing. The tune that we’ve picked to do is “A Thousand Years” and Margo was the first to record the violin one part. I added violin two to the recording, along with lots of other violin bits - I got a bit carried away! It was lovely, though, to lose all sense of time and get completely caught up in the creativity of putting the song together. In other circumstances you’d, no doubt, be fitting such an activity in before heading out to something else, and you’d be watching the clock. We’ve so much time now!
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    • Day 3

      Saint Fin Barre‘s Cathedral

      September 7, 2023 in Ireland ⋅ ☀️ 24 °C

      Diese Kirche aus dem 12. Jahrhundert kann man für rund 8 Euro besichtigen. Hier, wie in fast allen Kirchen gibt es auch Informationsmaterial auf Deutsch.

    • Rumours of college closure

      March 11, 2020 in Ireland ⋅ 🌧 9 °C

      Today I met Megan and baby Maura for the first time since November. I honestly don’t know where the time goes to?! We went to a lovely cafe called The Workshop. It is out in the middle of nowhere near the airport and the soup and sandwiches were delicious....as were the caramel squares that we got to take away!

      After lunch, it was straight home to be interviewed on Skype by a researcher from Trinity who is doing his thesis on the topic of the value that PhD qualified teachers can bring to schools. I spent an hour and a half being interviewed, but it was an interesting chat and it covered a subject that’s close to my heart, obviously!

      After this it was down to training at the Mardyke with St Finbarrs. The head coach said that the current advice from the AAI is to proceed with training and our session tonight was 5 x 1km reps. I managed three of the reps as I’m still on the comeback trail since being sick.

      Peter and I were meant to go to Tesco after my training but I was tired and he was working, so we didn’t. By the time I was going to bed though, I was already regretting our decision not to go, as an email had come through from my manager to say that the closure of our college is imminent! Feels like things are ramping up now!
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    • Science Week in Cork

      November 11, 2019 in Ireland ⋅ ⛅ 7 °C

      It’s science week and there’s lots on in Cork! We decided to go to an event on climate change this evening in UCC. The lecture hall was packed out and the event operated as a panel discussion, where people could submit their questions online and they would appear on the big screen.

      It was really interesting, and gave me lots to think about. What struck me most though was the type of questions being asked. Several people had questions about how agriculture and farming will be affected by global warming, or about how people in rural communities might reduce their reliance on cars if there’s no public transport available to them. I find myself generally hearing more discussion about farming and rural life since moving to Cork, and I like it, as it gets me thinking about things outside my regular bubble! A lot of people here work in the city but live rurally, so you can’t help hearing about things that affect people living in the countryside. Sure we’re nearly in the countryside ourselves - a ten minute jog and I’m surrounded by fields as far as the eye can see!

      Speaking of where we live, it’s just as well that we’re on one of the highest hills in the city. There was much discussion this evening about flooding in Cork as a result of sea level rises, and how difficult that will be to deal with, given that the city was built in a marshy valley. At one stage someone suggested that the only solution might be for everyone in Cork to move to Dublin!
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