The place is pretty spectacular and full of culture and history
From what I am told the city is still developing
And growing in diversity
The open top bus takes 1hr25 and takes you on a tour of
The whole of cork from the city to the rural parts
And it boast 18000sqaure meters of greens and parklands
Which for the largest city in Ireland is pretty amazing
The trip costs €13 which is a reasonable price
I visited
The Enlgish Market which was a rich and wide market
It's the largest indoor market in Europe and was visited by
The queen Her majesty herself
The market was 1st opened in 1610
The wide range of stalls and kiosks are amazing
And it's full of everything you could want to buy
Especially anything to do with food
Oh my god there was food everywhere
And it all looked so amazing
There is awhile blog post coming up on that tomorrow
You get taken to the main station that connects Cork with Dublin
Next is Shandon Bells
The church if St Anne which is famous for having 8 bells
Which first rang on 7th December 1752
This is also know as the Four faced Liar
Next stop was Cork City Gaol (Jail)
The prison was opened in 1824 and closed in 1923
Renowned as the Women's Gaol
A spectacular escape was made from here in November 1923
Hence why they closed it down
Out the front of the prison in 3 holes over the door at the top
Of the building
These holes are from where convicts were hung in front of people
Along the route next is UCC (University College Cork)
The campus is large and now expands across the whole city
But the main site first opened its doors
Way back on the 7th November 1849
After this we travel back round the city
Passed the city hall and back to the start of the tour
This is such a great scenic tour and I learnt lots of
Information about the city
It is defiantly worth the visit
Below is the link of Cork and what to do
