So after the debauchery at the airport Thursday I finally made it to Ireland early Saturday morning. Did you know the flight from Philly is only 5.5 hours? Yeah short, I know. I attempted to sleep the majority of the time, but to no avail. So I just did about 17 crossword puzzles and talked to my row mate for a few hours. She was the guest of the Education Ministry here in Ireland...trying to revamp Irelands secondary education programs and get the kids out of bars, or something like that.
Once I arrived in Cork and whizzed through customs...there was a lovely customs agent that decided I looked Irish enough to pull me out of the non-EU countries line and throw me into the super short line with all the native Irish ladies and gents...I continued on my way out to the #51 bus to Cork that was just about to take off. Woo thank god for that customs guy, he saved me an hour wait time for another bus. Thanks for the red hair mom, it comes in handy every now and again haha!
Bus ride = 2 hours. Slept. Got to the Cork bus station where Adam was waiting for me. He lives about a 5-minute Irish walk...or a 7-minute walk from the bus station. (The Irish distance/time perceptions are a little short of target for the most part...everything is "Oh ya, it's right down there, 5 minutes and you'll have it.") Got back to Adam's place and got myself a nap. All in all, it was a good traveling day.
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