Day 13: Cork, Free Time, Cobh, Queenstown Centre, Local Families
Breakfast: Hotel buffet.
Morning: Free time to explore the fascinating city of Cork. The Group Leader will be happy to offer suggestions. We’ll regroup before lunch at an announced time and place, then travel by motorcoach to the attractive port town of Cobh.
Lunch: At a local restaurant.
Afternoon: At the Cobh Heritage Centre’s Queenstown Story exhibition, we’ll recall the steps of 2.5 million adults and children who emigrated from Ireland on coffin ships, early steamers, and finally on great liners.
We’ll then join our local expert and walk along the Titanic Trail through this picturesque seaside town, steeped in maritime history, that was the final port of call for the ill-fated RMS “Titanic.”
As a special highlight, we’ll have dinner this evening with local families. After the field trip, we’ll meet members of our host families and travel to their homes.
Dinner: In the homes of host families from the surrounding area, we’ll be treated to family-style meals featuring traditional dishes. As we chat with our hosts and savor their home cooking, we’ll learn about the rhythm of daily Irish life. This hosted dinner is subject to confirmation dependent restrictions and availability.
Evening: Returning to the hotel, the remainder of the evening is at leisure.
Note: Getting on/off a motorcoach; driving about 20 miles, approximately 1 hour. Walking approximately 1.5 miles, periods of standing; paved streets and paths, some cobbled areas. Extent and duration of walking and other activities during free time according to personal choice. Transportation arrangements and driving distances for dinner with local families will vary and will be explained.
Accommodations: Imperial Hotel
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Breakfast: Hotel buffet.
Morning: Free time to explore the fascinating city of Cork. The Group Leader will be happy to offer suggestions. We’ll regroup before lunch at an announced time and place, then travel by motorcoach to the attractive port town of Cobh.
Lunch: At a local restaurant.
Afternoon: At the Cobh Heritage Centre’s Queenstown Story exhibition, we’ll recall the steps of 2.5 million adults and children who emigrated from Ireland on coffin ships, early steamers, and finally on great liners.
We’ll then join our local expert and walk along the Titanic Trail through this picturesque seaside town, steeped in maritime history, that was the final port of call for the ill-fated RMS “Titanic.”
As a special highlight, we’ll have dinner this evening with local families. After the field trip, we’ll meet members of our host families and travel to their homes.
Dinner: In the homes of host families from the surrounding area, we’ll be treated to family-style meals featuring traditional dishes. As we chat with our hosts and savor their home cooking, we’ll learn about the rhythm of daily Irish life. This hosted dinner is subject to confirmation dependent restrictions and availability.
Evening: Returning to the hotel, the remainder of the evening is at leisure.
Note: Getting on/off a motorcoach; driving about 20 miles, approximately 1 hour. Walking approximately 1.5 miles, periods of standing; paved streets and paths, some cobbled areas. Extent and duration of walking and other activities during free time according to personal choice. Transportation arrangements and driving distances for dinner with local families will vary and will be explained.
Meals Included: Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner
Up at 6:30 am, Oura says that I have major signs of strain. I skipped my morning Peloton workout.
Sharon and I went to breakfast at 8:00 am. Sharon had pancakes! I had oatmeal.
The schedule called for a free morning in Cork. Unfortunately, we are both feeling under the weather.
Eventually, we walked to the English Market. It is a historic 18th-century covered municipal food market located in the heart of Cork City, with main entrances on Grand Parade and Princes Street. Renowned for its rich culinary heritage, vibrant atmosphere, and distinctive vaulted ceilings, it is one of the oldest municipal markets in Europe.
From there, Sharon shopped down Oliver Plunkett Street on the way back to the hotel. Getting back to the room, we laid down for a while.
We caught the bus at 12:15 pm to Cobh. Cobh is the second largest natural harbor in the world, second to only Sidney. It was also the last stop for the Iitanic before it sunk.
We had lunch at the restaurant at the Cobh Hertiage Center. It was soup and small sandwiches.
After lunch, we toured the Cobh hertiage Center. It (home to "The Queenstown Story") is a cultural museum located in the restored Victorian railway station at the port of Cobh in County Cork. It serves as a memorial and educational exhibition dedicated to Ireland’s rich history of emigration, maritime history, and naval connections.
In the late afternoon, we did an odd walking tour with Kieran McCarthy. It focused on Irish history from 1820 to 1920. The guide posited that if the SS Aud had landed in Ireland durring WW I that it would have changed the course of the war. He suggested that the Germans would have won the war, the British would have lost and America wouldn't have become a superpower.
After the walking tour, the group was split up into groups of four for a home hosted dinner. Our group was Ruth, Tom, Sharon and I. The host was Teresa. The dinner was bacon (ham), cabbage and potatoes. For desset, Teresa served a Eaten Mess.
We were back at the bus in Cobh at 7:30 pm and at the hotel just after 8:00 pm.
Feeling very under the weather, I went straight to bed.
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