Cork, Blarney Castle

First day in Cork was mostly spent at Blarney Castle and its beautiful gardens. Funny thing is, they have a stone on top of the castle that you have to kiss so good things will happen to you. It's not so easily accessible so people are let down on a mattress and then their free hanging head is underneath that stone. They can get a picture of the "procedure" and even a certificate. And people really line up! We were the only ones who gladly passed.  The Americans even tried to get the stone over to the U.S. for a tour. Unbelievable!
The different gardens in the area are much more interesting so we spent most of the time there. Good weather again. Can't believe it.