Before I went over to Ireland for the wedding I managed to spend a few days in Rotterdam. It was so lovely to catch up with all my friends and colleagues, and finally see Phoebe (daughter of Marianne & Daniel). My few days in Rotterdam consisted of lots of partying and very little sleep. It was all worth it though!
After Rotterdam we headed off to Blarney which is a few miles from Cork. Again the first couple of days consisted of drinking and catching up with my friends, and then finally we got to the wedding day.
The wedding ceremony was held in a beautiful chapel called Gougane Barra. The chapel is on the side of a lake surrounded beautiful hills. Such a tranquil setting for a wedding. After the wedding we went back to the Blarney Castle hotel for the reception. By the time we had eaten all four courses we hardly had any energy to dance. The food was just so scrummy.
On the final day we went to Blarney Castle which was stunning with amazing views. I didn’t kiss the Blarney stone though as to do so you needed to lie on the floor and hold on to some hand bars whist leaning backwards with a view down to the ground. I am not afraid of heights, but more worried about all the disgusting germs from the people who had kissed it before. Apparently if you kiss it you are supposed to get the gift of the gab. I figured I didn’t need this so gave the kissing of the stone a miss.
There are more photos of the wedding and Ireland on my Bebo account. http://www.bebo.com/Debbie-Thomas
