{"id":490,"date":"2018-08-16T11:17:23","date_gmt":"2018-08-16T11:17:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/perrisinfo.org\/?p=490"},"modified":"2018-08-16T12:57:31","modified_gmt":"2018-08-16T12:57:31","slug":"cobh-and-cork","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/perrisinfo.org\/index.php\/2018\/08\/16\/cobh-and-cork\/","title":{"rendered":"Cobh and Cork"},"content":{"rendered":"

We docked in Southern Ireland at Cobh (pronounced Cove) and caught the train into Cork (meaning marsh).<\/p>\n

The pictures are from our balcony when we docked.<\/p>\n

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Cobh From Balcony 1<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Cobh From Balcony 2<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Cobh From Balcony 3<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

We had to wait\u00a0 a short time for the train so we checked out the souvenir shop and history on display adjacent the station.<\/p>\n

Cobh was original called Queenstown .<\/p>\n

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Cobh Annie Moore Info<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Annie Moore statue at Cobh<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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It was a 24 minute train ride and when the cruise ships are docked the service runs every half hour. It cost 10 euro return per person which was pretty good.<\/p>\n

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Cobh to Cork Railway signs<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Cobh to Cork Railway fences painted to help children navigate<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Cobh to Cork train<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

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Along the way we mainly saw mud flats as it was low tide. We were surprised to see the deep gorges cut into the flats.<\/p>\n

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Cobh to Cork Mud flats at low tide<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

When we got to Kent Station in Cork we asked how to get to the main street and we were told by a young railway attendant it was a 10 minute walk. I am so glad it was raining lightly and we took a taxi as I think the walk would have taken us at least 25 minutes \u2013 and we would probably have taken some wrong turns as it was not very clear. The taxi driver was great and told us a lot about the city as he drove us straight to the Grand Parade where you catch the Hop on Hop off buses.<\/p>\n

He said the English arrived for a weekend in the 1600s and liked it so much they stayed for 810 years. It seems Cork has a long history of rebellion and development from the 7th<\/sup> century.<\/p>\n

We paid 15 euros each to do the hop on hop off bus and we had time to do one loop. The traffic was so congested we hardly moved at times. I sat downstairs with limited view as it was raining a bit. Paul ventured upstairs and got some good footage for his movies.<\/p>\n

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Cork RIver Lee<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Cork Opera House<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Cork Pedestrian bridge over River Lee<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Cork Brick work<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n
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Cork Mitsubishis for miles<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The medieval part of the city was interesting with very narrow streets. I really don\u2019t know how the buses and cars manage to move around these areas on a daily basis.<\/p>\n