Day One

Today is June 19, 2012 my first day in Ireland. I have wanted to come here for quite some time and now I’m finally here. I took a fifteen hour flight from Pittsburg to Cork, Ireland. It was a very long and tiring flight. I ate my dinner on the plane; I had a Chicken Caesar Salad that cost $10.00. When I arrived I took a taxi to The Maldron Hotel and checked in. My hotel cost 71 Euros ($100 U.S). Here in Cork it is 9:00 a.m. and I am about to go get breakfast. Now that I have a full stomach I am ready to explore three tourist attractions. The first place I’m and going to visit is The Butter Museum. The admission is four Euros ($5.52 U.S). I took a tour and learned how Cork became the largest butter market in the world. After that I took a taxi to The Bells of Shandon. There I got to play the famous bells to let everyone know that I was a visitor in Cork. The price was six Euros ($8.29 U.S). For my final attraction I went to see the Blarney Stone. I got to climb the 100 wishing steps and then got to kiss the famous Blarney stone. The price was eleven Euros ($15.18 U.S). After my long and fun filled first day I went to Currans Restaurant and had a Cornish Pasty for dinner. Then I headed back to the hotel exhausted and ready for a good night sleep.