May 26, 2012

Day 6: Ahiohill, Co. Cork, Ireland

Today was Rob and Alex’s birthday! We woke up a little after ten and went down for tea and coffee. I gave Rob his birthday presents (flashing blue shutter shades and a neon yellow lei) and we hung around until we made a full Irish breakfast for brunch! Yummm. Clonakilty is famous for it’s black pudding, and even though it’s semi-gross to think about the fact that it’s made with animal blood, it’s absolutely delicious! After brunch we did a bit more cleaning around the house and then everyone went to go take a nap after a long night.

I sat outside for a bit and finished my book in the sunlight, which was amazing. The weather here has been incredible! At around 6 or so we started getting things together for the party, cutting veggies, making dips, putting out crisps and starting to make chicken wings. People started arriving beginning at 7 or so, but Eurovision was on so we were all watching that!

It was the final performance of all of the finalists. After the performances were concluded, each country announced the top 10 countries that their country had voted for. My personal favorites were Cyprus and Greece, but alas, neither of them won. The winner was Sweden, with an amazing performance (both song and dance) and a very clear win over the others. Look up the acts on Youtube- well worth it!

After Eurovision, it was back to the party. I met a lot of really great people and had an awesome night. Towards the end of the night around 3a or so, a bunch of us sat around the fire, told jokes, stories and just hung out. Very relaxing J

I ended up going to sleep around 4:30 or so because I felt a little sick/congested. Overall, a great great night with lots of great food and great people!

Favorite part of the day: The party was great, but if I have to pick one thing- the full Irish breakfast. My favorite favorite meal J