Our train from Dundee to Edinburgh was successful. We were at the airport in plenty of time for our flight. However, as the hours ticked on, we saw many planes delayed or cancelled. We were kind of losing hope for our own, but it finally ended up departing a couple hours after schedule. Belfast was a sight for sore eyes -- beautiful Christmas decorations on lots of streets, and very friendly people. We found our hostel with ease.
During our stay in Belfast, Chad got a bit of a cold. We took one sick day to rest up. We had gotten tickets to a Rugby game, which we picked up a couple days in advance. The day before the match, we got an email saying it was cancelled due to traveling conditions. Rather unfortunate.... So we went shopping for the day instead! The next morning, we took a day tour to visit the Giant's Causeway on the northern coast of Northern Ireland. It is an incredible site, named #3 of natural tourist attractions in the world (after the Grand Canyon & Niagara Falls).
We took off from Belfast for a night to visit Dublin & Cork. We didn't have a ton of time at our stop in Dublin, but we did stop and see their Christmas market. We got to Cork fairly late and checked into a hostel. The next morning, we caught a bus to Blarney to visit the famed Blarney Castle and kiss the Blarney Stone! It is said that if you kiss the stone, you will be granted the gift 
of eloquence (the gift of gab) for 7 years. We climbed to the top of the castle and hung upside down to kiss the stone at the top. I must say, neither of us seem all that eloquent.... maybe the effects are delayed ;)After a 3 hour delay on our train back from Dublin, we are now back in Belfast for one night. Tomorrow, we fly back to continental Europe. We'll be staying in Amsterdam next.
We'll keep you posted.
~ Ash & Chad
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