Waterford

Well it rained continuously from 2pm yesterday until 2am this morning. Too far for UK TV and Irish TV is all politics, with elections this weekend. We watched our emergency DVD Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy last night.

Typical Vikings !!!

Today we are on our way to catch the ferry at Rosslare tomorrow morning. We had a quick look at Dunmore East, that's all it needed, then we spent some time in the old part of Waterford. It was settled by the Vikings in 900 ish  and has been an important sea trading town ever since. Waterford was the only town in Ireland not to be ravaged by Oliver Cromwell and has a strong national identity. The Waterford crystal factory is a magnet for US tourists visiting the historical sites at Cork and New Ross so the prices seem to be set accordingly.

Waterford Glass showrooms

We stopped at New Ross again for lunch and ate in the bistros of a theatre/cinema that until 1960 was a
catholic church. It was quite bizarre, but the best value lunch we have had all holiday. Now on a small site on the coast just 15 mins from the ferry and need to get up at 7am - that's going to be a strain.