Day 26: Going to Waterford

Just a traveling day today and a little stopover at Waterford for the night.

I woke around 8:00 this morning to pack and got ready. I knew the breakfasts places won't be opened till 9:00 so I just hanged around the lobby. For breakfast, I had a medium Irish which means it came with one of everything except toast (you get two slices). It consisted of sausage, bacon, baked beans, eggs, white and black puddings, and tea. The puddings weren't that bad. I don't really remember what's in them but I'll look it up when I get home and not before.

Since it was a traveling, there is not much to tell. From Killarney to Waterford by bus it took about 4.5 hours and two buses, transfer in Cork, and cost €24.50. Once I got to Waterford, I went straight to the guesthouse, maybe less than 5 minutes away from the bus station. The guesthouse is close to the bus and rail station which is good. Once I settled, I headed off straight away to the Waterford Crystal Factory which is about 10 to 15 minutes walk down the street. Waterford is an old and big city. It has some city walls left over and some Viking influence. Too bad I only have a night here. I would live to do the historical walk around this city.

So, at the crystal factory, I didn't say I went nuts but I did buy a few items in which it would be nameless right now since people I bought gifts for are reading the blog. I did find a nice looking vase for myself. I had to get something there for me or else this part of the trip is worthless. It's a good thing shipping are cheap, and I hope nothing breaks on its way to Canada.

After the crystal factory, I just wandered around the quay. I didn't want to go inside shops since I already spent a lot. I have a nice dinner of Chinese food since I was hungry, didn't have any lunch on my bus trip to Waterford. I ordered sweet and sour pork again to see how they cook it. They cooked it like home. I guess the place in Dingle is unique. I had fried rice which was not that great. It's just rice fried with some soy sauce and sesame oil...No veggies or egg or anything. I didn't have a lot of the rice since I'm not a bad fan of sesame oil.

Then I made way slowly back to the guesthouse and am going to relax in the sitting room for a while and watch some of these weird English soap opera like Hollyoaks and Emmerdale.

Tomorrow's agenda: Train to Dublin and sightseeing