KILKENNY - You Bastards!

No, I'm not in South Park, I'm in Kilkenny, Ireland. Or, well, i was yesterday. So, i discovered a sport i've never heard of before called "Hurling", and as it turns out, Kilkenny are the best Hurlers in the world! No, its not some crazy drinking game, its kind of like Rugby and Field Hockey combined, and is actually alot of fun to watch. Kilkenny just won the All Ireland finals for the 3rd year in a row. The town of Kilkenny is a quiet little place dating back to Medieval times. I had dinner and drinks in a restaurant founded in the 1200's. Also saw Kilkenny Castle which at one point was the capitol of Ireland and at another point was subject to English cannonfire so much so that one wall of the castle was obliterated. Doesnt seem like a big deal until you know that the castle walls are 9 feet thick at their narrowest point!

I left Kilkenny and drove to the spectacu....... ummm... wait a minute Ken, did you say you are DRIVING in Ireland? Yes, driving, on the wrong side of the road in a stick shift. Talk about alot for the brain to keep straight.......drove to the spectacular Cliffs of Moher, the highest cliffs in Europe. I promise i'll post pics of all this stuff, its worth seeing. Now its on to Dublin!

-Ken Lewis