I was getting claustrophobic just watching you go up those short stairs… Thanks for bringing us along with y’all! Given a choice, it would be a big NOPE for me…
Blarney Stone? The Blarney stone powers were reportedly thanks to a witch. She cast a spell on the stone to thank a king who saved her from drowning. Kissing the Blarney stone is said to give “The Gift of Eloquence” or as some simply
Tony, When we kissed the Blarney stone, the guides explained the reason the stairs were so narrow . It was for defensive purposes. All they had to do was kill the first attacker and the stairs would be blocked until they removed the that person and basically all they had to do was keep killing the fiirst soldier and that wouldn't require that many people to defend the stairs.
Couldn’t bring myself to hang backwards a kiss a communal stone. I was totally grossed out by potential germies. And that was pre Covid. No way now and those tight spaces. Ahhh. But I sure enjoyed watching your adventure. Thank you for the entertainment. I appreciate your sense of humor Mr. Tony. Well done.
Thank you so much for letting me tag along on your excursion... I now know that kissing the stone is NOT something I need to do 😉 your videos are a huge help & it's great to see real adventures! Hope you enjoy the rest of your trip!
Tony thanks for showing this. I was cringing watching your climb to the top of the Blarney castle. I’m highly claustrophobic and this IS NOT going on my bucket list. 🇨🇦
Brings back wonderful memories of my first trip to Ireland and visiting Blarney Castle. It was in the mid 1980s and I was about 32 and traveling on a bus tour with my mother. She didn’t climb up to the top but I did and kissed the stone! It was a great trip and we met so many nice people on our tour. And wow, Ireland is one heck of a beautiful country!
Being from Cork, it's really interesting to see the visuals from a liner coming into port. It's great to see you've enjoyed our highlights, I'm sure we have a lot to offer...
Tony, I don't think of myself as claustrophobic but your experience would make me think twice about getting stuck in those narrow stairs with that oh-so-slow moving line of humanity. Better you than me. Good video, very informative and entertaining as always. Thanks.
Thank you Tony! Ireland is on my bucket list. I think I will just enjoy the gardens. I keep forgetting but being reminded almost daily I'm in my senior years. I am too claustrophobic to handle those stairs. Thank you for SHOWING me I couldn't do it. I'm rather stubborn and if I'm told I can't do something I'll want to do it even more. It looked like everyone had a great time. I really enjoy watching real videos of travel. Television shows are just too edited and doesn't really give the real feeling of the experience. Keep the excursion videos coming along with the cruise news. 😀
Last Sept we visited the Blarney Castle and had the same decision, to climb the castle for over an hour or tour the grounds. We toured the grounds and had a great time. Thank you for showing us what we missed and that we made the right decision for us.
Thank you for videoing the climb to the Blarney Stone. I know now that it is a definitely NOPE for me! Fear of heights AND claustrophobia-- that would be the perfect nightmare for me!
I don’t even know you but IM SO Proud Of You! And Everyone. I got claustrophobic just watching the climb. My daughter has been to Blarney Castle and climbed it and she is a young 30 and said it is pretty intense. She said she clung to that rope all the way up. This vlog is so good Tony!
wow, that was a true labor of viewer-love. thank you for going for it and giving that wall a kiss! I just watched my sister do it and opted not to. We had no wait at that time. Also, Kinsale is awesome. Yes, it is considered the #1 foodie place in Ireland. We've stayed ther twice. You will love to return. xoxox thanks, Tony and friends! PS: we are in Italy now watching you for sure. We wouldn't miss it. ;~)
Thx, Tony for taking us along! Beautiful day. My sis has kissed the Blarney Stone, but after seeing your video, I think I’d poop out. 😂 I t was fun watching your group. Thx again!
Thanks so much for sharing this. Now I know to just visit the castle grounds and not worry about joining the line. Between being on the bigger size, and my daughter having mobility issues, we will skip the climb. Thanks for sacrificing your body for us lol
It’s good that you’re showing the physical piece of the Blarney Castle. I’ve literally been there and I have blanked on the steepness, the tight spaces, and whatnot. It’s good for people to know what they’re getting in to :-) 100% would do it again!
Tony I was born and raised on The West Coast of Ireland, sadly I’m now living and working in Canada. I’ve been following you now for close to 2years and this is your best ever video. Your little group seemed to live Cork, Kinsale and The Blarney Castle. Looking forward to what you get up to in Dublin⚓️🚢☘️☘️
thank you so much for sharing! I don't know if my claustrophia and joints and my size would let me up there. I had to keep chuckly hearing Jay going "oh dear" "oh dear"
First time watching,Tony, and found your video very interesting. We’re doing the same cruise in August and had decided before we watched your video that we wouldn’t do the Blarney Stone. Now that decision is confirmed. Thank you
Thanks for showing us what it is like to do the Blarney Stone thing---we were there a few years ago and did not do it. Seeing the video we are happy with that decision! Love following along on your travels.
I was there last August and also opted to not do the Blarney Stone kiss ... This video makes me happy with that decision. I really enjoyed the beautiful grounds and got lots of great photos. The line was 60+ minutes and did not feel that it would be the best use of my limited time there.
Missed the bus for an excursion in St Maarten once. Also a third party excursion. The confusion was ship time vs local time which is one hour difference. We missed the bus by 15-20 min. The third party tour company loaded us up in another van and took us to the first stop to catch the rest of the group. No charge. Now that’s service!
I was to have been on a transatlantic cruise that included a couple stops in Ireland, but Covid canceled that. Before the closures, I was researching things to do, but a video or two showing the Blarney Stone experience definitely told me I would be much happier skipping that and exploring the grounds instead. Kudos to you all for the guts and stamina you displayed!
We did the British Isles cruise in 2014 on the Ruby Princess. For Cobh, we were lucky enough that our tour bus filled up quickly and we were the first to leave, directly to Blarney Castle. It was pouring rain when we got there, so my wife passed on the Blarney Stone kissing. Being of Irish descent, I had no choice but to do it. There we no line up at all at the castle so it was straight up to the top! So now imagine climbing those stone stairs when they're soaking wet. Got to the top, there was one couple ahead of me.I kissed the stone, they took the obligatory (and very expensive) picture and down I went. I met my wife at the Blarney Woolen Mill before she had spent the family fortune - although I was sorely tempted to buy a tweed jacket.
Definitely Skyline chili! I about fell over when you asked that couple from Cincinnati which chili they preferred. Very quick mind, you have! I’m always amazed at how far that chili battle reaches.
Thanks for the video Tony!. I had no idea the Blarney Stone was on-top of a castle, navigating in tight quarters, and needed to flip upside down, with head tilted back to make-out with the stone. It looked like a once-in-a-lifetime bucket list item. However, I'm a bit claustrophic, any might pass on this. But, I enjoyed the video with Don as well too!
As a fluffy individual who has climbed Blarney Castle and kissed the stone, I can attest to how arduous that climb is. It was worth every moment and seeing this gives me nostalgia for the two weeks I spent in the beautiful Emerald Isle the summer of 2012.
I felt I let myself down when I chose not to attempt the Blarney Stone last year. Thank you so much for showing how arduous it is. Vindicated by your doing it for me! Great in depth video - more like this please.
Great job Tony! My dad (in his seventies) and I did the climb and kissed the stone. It was really worth it and the view was incredible. As for the blarney part, dad and I always had and gratefully continued to have the gift of talking to everyone! Nice job Tony! Thank you always. 😊
Thanks for this! We are getting ready for this cruise in a about 85 days. I want to do it all, but this is giving me a way to prioritize which I would rather do.
Just returned from the Regal, and we did Blarney Castle through Viator, and were one of the first buses to the castle, thus, we had a short 20 - 30 minute wait to kiss the stone. We still had time to explore the gardens, get a bite to eat, and do some shopping before needing to be back on the bus.
Wed drove all around ireland in 2021. We went in November and it was great. No crowds and no tour buses on the roads. Kissed the Blarney Stone with a mask on during COVID. I waited a total of 10 minutes from the front of the castle to the stone.
Encircled Ireland on the P&O Oriana--4 ports--Hired a private car and guide at each--waiting w no problem each time--all four excellent -we had a planned itinerary picked ahead of time Avoided traps like the stone and did what we wanted--A choice well made--Have to give credit to my sister for all arrangements--
Thank you Tony for the update on your visit to Blarney castle visited during a tour of Ireland love the countryside and small villages look forward for more about your adventures from Sydney.
We were there in September and decided not to make the top of the castle to see the Blarney stone. Watching your video made me realize that we definitely made the right choice as that climb was intense! Thanks for sharing Tony.
The spiralling staircase in the castle remind me of a trip I made the the Wallace Monument in Stirling There are 246 + small stone steps you need to climb all of them in a circular motion to get to the top...not for the faint hearted!
Really glad for your video. I may never get to Ireland but I at least feel like I was there! That castle would have been too much for me. Glad you and Jay made it! I never would have made it with the small openings. Have fun on the rest of the trip. Glad to see all my favorite you tubers on the same trip. Say hi to the others for me. Ken in Land O Lakes
Really enjoyed this video....OMG that line and those stairs to kiss the stone! Your time to walk around looked very interesting! Overall it looked like a nice excursion. Thanks for taking the time to share this with us.
I am soooo proud of all of you!! You all supported and encouraged each other…..what good friends! Arduous in other countries means arduous…..they seem to be more fit than us or something….good job!
I would have recommended if you were in Cobh you should have taken time and enjoyed that fantastic city. Next time we will be sure to spend much more time there and less in Cork, although some interesting things to see in Cork. Great video, fun seeing all of you together.
I think the mistake was booking with a vendor who wouldn’t wait a couple of minutes for your party even though they were an hour early and had plenty of time.
It was not the operators fault! It was clearly stated that the tour bus would leave 30 minutes after the ship docks! Tour companies are fully aware when a ship arrives earlier & Tony said they could have made it easily had they not wasted time instead! Also all the others that were booked on made it! I always use trusted third party companies & have never had a problem when following instructions!
@@penelopemicklethwaite8161 he also said the ship docked around 8, but they said it docked at 7:50. I guess that’s up to interpretation. There was no definitive time they were supposed to be there, and there was plenty of wiggle room to wait a couple of minutes for a group. They left at 8:20 when they would have typically left at 9:30 if the ship had come at the posted dock time. That’s an hour and ten minutes of wiggle room. I’ve been on plenty of tours that waited a few minutes for people.
@@AndreasAntics & I've sat waiting for 30 minutes with 25 others waited for a party of 5 to turn up & when tour leader finally managed to contact them they had decided not to come but couldn't be bothered to cancel!
We missed the bus when our cruise ship got to port an hour early. We didn't hear any announcement saying the tour would leave an hour early too. Ugh! Glad you got to join up. The gardens at the castle grounds are beautiful!
We just came off an all Ireland cruise on the NCL Star, 7 ports, west and east coast. Amazing! Highly recommend for anyone. We went to Kinsale bought some souvenirs from some shops there, didn't kiss the stone there. We had beautiful weather on the cruise and everyone told us there was a heat wave during our week!
I was getting claustrophobic just watching you go up those short stairs… Thanks for bringing us along with y’all! Given a choice, it would be a big NOPE for me…
Blarney Stone?
The Blarney stone powers were reportedly thanks to a witch. She cast a spell on the stone to thank a king who saved her from drowning. Kissing the Blarney stone is said to give “The Gift of Eloquence” or as some simply
Pretty sure I'd opt out of the Blarney Stone experience. I'm just a bit claustrophobic and watching this made me anxious! Thanks for sharing with us!
It's not bad at all
Yeah I would skip it too! It gave me a lot of anxiety just watching them go up the stairs!
I went shopping instead, and had lunch.
I think I would rather spend the hour walking around the grounds.
@@aubreyandsarahstanfield4326 😮😊
Tony, When we kissed the Blarney stone, the guides explained the reason the stairs were so narrow . It was for defensive purposes. All they had to do was kill the first attacker and the stairs would be blocked until they removed the that person and basically all they had to do was keep killing the fiirst soldier and that wouldn't require that many people to defend the stairs.
Couldn’t bring myself to hang backwards a kiss a communal stone. I was totally grossed out by potential germies. And that was pre Covid. No way now and those tight spaces. Ahhh. But I sure enjoyed watching your adventure. Thank you for the entertainment. I appreciate your sense of humor Mr. Tony. Well done.
My germophobic daughter kissed it on our trip. I had done so 45 years ago, there's no need to do it again.
No one has ever died from kissing the Blarney Stone! Get over yourself!
@@annek1226 I mean people have died trying to kiss it though, but that was mostly before the safeguards put in place.
Thank you so much for letting me tag along on your excursion... I now know that kissing the stone is NOT something I need to do 😉 your videos are a huge help & it's great to see real adventures! Hope you enjoy the rest of your trip!
Kissing the blarney stone is supposed to bless you with "the gift of gab"
You're good Tony. Already gifted in that area!
Turns out I don’t need to do this after all. 😬 Thank you for filming the whole thing!
LOOK at the weather you got - this isn’t the norm for our little corner of the world, ha! Glad you brought the sunshine with you for exploring! 😊
Oh my goodness. I found myself breathing heavy for you. I dont know if i could be so brave. Good job Tony!! ❤
Tony thanks for showing this. I was cringing watching your climb to the top of the Blarney castle. I’m highly claustrophobic and this IS NOT going on my bucket list. 🇨🇦
Brings back wonderful memories of my first trip to Ireland and visiting Blarney Castle. It was in the mid 1980s and I was about 32 and traveling on a bus tour with my mother. She didn’t climb up to the top but I did and kissed the stone! It was a great trip and we met so many nice people on our tour. And wow, Ireland is one heck of a beautiful country!
Being from Cork, it's really interesting to see the visuals from a liner coming into port. It's great to see you've enjoyed our highlights, I'm sure we have a lot to offer...
Tony, I don't think of myself as claustrophobic but your experience would make me think twice about getting stuck in those narrow stairs with that oh-so-slow moving line of humanity. Better you than me. Good video, very informative and entertaining as always. Thanks.
Thank you Tony! Ireland is on my bucket list. I think I will just enjoy the gardens.
I keep forgetting but being reminded almost daily I'm in my senior years. I am too claustrophobic to handle those stairs. Thank you for SHOWING me I couldn't do it.
I'm rather stubborn and if I'm told I can't do something I'll want to do it even more.
It looked like everyone had a great time. I really enjoy watching real videos of travel. Television shows are just too edited and doesn't really give the real feeling of the experience. Keep the excursion videos coming along with the cruise news. 😀
No thank you! But I’m impressed and glad the four of you had the opportunity to give a rock a kiss! 😘
I love that you four are doing this together.
I love it when you meet up with other RUclipsrs. Great content.
Last Sept we visited the Blarney Castle and had the same decision, to climb the castle for over an hour or tour the grounds. We toured the grounds and had a great time. Thank you for showing us what we missed and that we made the right decision for us.
Thank you for videoing the climb to the Blarney Stone. I know now that it is a definitely NOPE for me! Fear of heights AND claustrophobia-- that would be the perfect nightmare for me!
I don’t even know you but IM SO Proud Of You! And Everyone. I got claustrophobic just watching the climb. My daughter has been to Blarney Castle and climbed it and she is a young 30 and said it is pretty intense. She said she clung to that rope all the way up. This vlog is so good Tony!
wow, that was a true labor of viewer-love. thank you for going for it and giving that wall a kiss! I just watched my sister do it and opted not to. We had no wait at that time. Also, Kinsale is awesome. Yes, it is considered the #1 foodie place in Ireland. We've stayed ther twice. You will love to return. xoxox thanks, Tony and friends! PS: we are in Italy now watching you for sure. We wouldn't miss it. ;~)
Congrats for making it up those steps! Thank you for taking us along!
Thx, Tony for taking us along! Beautiful day. My sis has kissed the Blarney Stone, but after seeing your video, I think I’d poop out. 😂 I t was fun watching your group. Thx again!
Thanks for showing me that kissing the stone is something I’d never do! And that’s ok! Thanks for taking us along Tony!
What an awesome combo of people, Dee and Jay, Don, and you.
Thanks so much for sharing this. Now I know to just visit the castle grounds and not worry about joining the line. Between being on the bigger size, and my daughter having mobility issues, we will skip the climb. Thanks for sacrificing your body for us lol
Also, as a huge Parodeejay fan, it's interesting to see a different view of Jay 😂
Thanks for the memories.Enjoy Dublin .Looking forward to your next videos.Paul
Here’s hoping that the Blarney Stone brings you a lifetime of good luck. Nice video Tony.
It’s good that you’re showing the physical piece of the Blarney Castle. I’ve literally been there and I have blanked on the steepness, the tight spaces, and whatnot. It’s good for people to know what they’re getting in to :-) 100% would do it again!
Tony I was born and raised on The West Coast of Ireland, sadly I’m now living and working in Canada. I’ve been following you now for close to 2years and this is your best ever video. Your little group seemed to live Cork, Kinsale and The Blarney Castle. Looking forward to what you get up to in Dublin⚓️🚢☘️☘️
Four of my favorite vloggers together! Got to love it!
thank you so much for sharing! I don't know if my claustrophia and joints and my size would let me up there. I had to keep chuckly hearing Jay going "oh dear" "oh dear"
First time watching,Tony, and found your video very interesting. We’re doing the same cruise in August and had decided before we watched your video that we wouldn’t do the Blarney Stone. Now that decision is confirmed. Thank you
Excellent, thanks for the tour 🩷
Thanks for showing us what it is like to do the Blarney Stone thing---we were there a few years ago and did not do it. Seeing the video we are happy with that decision! Love following along on your travels.
I was there last August and also opted to not do the Blarney Stone kiss ... This video makes me happy with that decision. I really enjoyed the beautiful grounds and got lots of great photos. The line was 60+ minutes and did not feel that it would be the best use of my limited time there.
If there were ever 4 people who don’t need to to kiss the Blarney Stone it would be you all…….you are all very eloquent already!
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Eloquent ?
I was going to say anyone getting anxious
Loving the giggles in the background
Free again
😱 You just saved me a bucket list Blarney Stone kiss! 😉 Y’all were awesome! Well done!
I visited Blarney Castle many years ago and kissed the stone! I agree that Ireland is a very beautiful country! Very green!
Couldn’t have had better 4 people show me the way. Just great. Ya all got me tied up. Love it
We decided to walk around and take in the sights. We were told about 2 hour wait. Glad you made it. Cheers!
Great video! Now I know where the "nope I'm not going up" bench is 😂. Thanks, Tony!
Missed the bus for an excursion in St Maarten once. Also a third party excursion. The confusion was ship time vs local time which is one hour difference. We missed the bus by 15-20 min. The third party tour company loaded us up in another van and took us to the first stop to catch the rest of the group. No charge. Now that’s service!
Nice job Tony! Powering through and making it to the top. Strong work!
Thanks for taking us along on your excursion. I love visiting castles so I would likely do that excursion.
I was to have been on a transatlantic cruise that included a couple stops in Ireland, but Covid canceled that. Before the closures, I was researching things to do, but a video or two showing the Blarney Stone experience definitely told me I would be much happier skipping that and exploring the grounds instead. Kudos to you all for the guts and stamina you displayed!
Greatly appreciate your insight into the real deal. Beautiful Ireland!
Wow. What a climb! So glad you showed this. You guys look great.
Great video. Going there next May. The climb aaaah No, we'll site see all around it. Very good info, Thanks.
Good Morning, Tony!!! ☀️
The Paddy Wagon!! 🚐 too funny. 😂
LOL! ... I thought the name was amusing when I did two tours with them last year. Loved the design of the buses. They definitely stand out.
We did the British Isles cruise in 2014 on the Ruby Princess. For Cobh, we were lucky enough that our tour bus filled up quickly and we were the first to leave, directly to Blarney Castle. It was pouring rain when we got there, so my wife passed on the Blarney Stone kissing. Being of Irish descent, I had no choice but to do it. There we no line up at all at the castle so it was straight up to the top! So now imagine climbing those stone stairs when they're soaking wet. Got to the top, there was one couple ahead of me.I kissed the stone, they took the obligatory (and very expensive) picture and down I went. I met my wife at the Blarney Woolen Mill before she had spent the family fortune - although I was sorely tempted to buy a tweed jacket.
Ireland is not part of the British Isles. Ireland has its own Isles.
Definitely Skyline chili! I about fell over when you asked that couple from Cincinnati which chili they preferred. Very quick mind, you have! I’m always amazed at how far that chili battle reaches.
Loved that the ship pier was right at the train station so we were quickly in town to explore for just a couple dollars. Plenty to see in Cobb.
LOL Tony @ make out with a rock!! That was an awesome video to watch. 🙂 Thanks for recording the adventure!
This journey up the castle stairs is hilarious! Listening to Jay say "Oh dear!" And complain about having big feet on little steps is so cute.
Thanks for the video Tony!. I had no idea the Blarney Stone was on-top of a castle, navigating in tight quarters, and needed to flip upside down, with head tilted back to make-out with the stone. It looked like a once-in-a-lifetime bucket list item. However, I'm a bit claustrophic, any might pass on this. But, I enjoyed the video with Don as well too!
I just love, love that you take us along with you!
I was there one year in March and there wasn’t a wait. I just threw a kiss to the stone.
As a fluffy individual who has climbed Blarney Castle and kissed the stone, I can attest to how arduous that climb is. It was worth every moment and seeing this gives me nostalgia for the two weeks I spent in the beautiful Emerald Isle the summer of 2012.
Thanks for all the footage as you climbed the spiral staircase! It brought back good memories!
Great video of your day. I love the sights, sounds and smells of the European markets. Thanks for sharing.
This video make me what to travel more of the world! Adding this to my bucket list! Thank you for sharing!
U did awesome Mr Tony thanks for video an also Mr Don terrace did awesome as well thanks for great video's
thank you for this video! If I ever go I will do the gardens instead.
thanks I now have come as close as I will ever get to the blarney stone
YES!!! Skyline!!!! Love watching you Tony. Always looking forward to your next cruise 🚢
Thanks for the memories! It’s been a while since we’ve been to Ireland.
I felt I let myself down when I chose not to attempt the Blarney Stone last year. Thank you so much for showing how arduous it is. Vindicated by your doing it for me! Great in depth video - more like this please.
Thanks for sharing that experience! Looks like a lovely place. 🍀
Great job Tony! My dad (in his seventies) and I did the climb and kissed the stone. It was really worth it and the view was incredible. As for the blarney part, dad and I always had and gratefully continued to have the gift of talking to everyone! Nice job Tony! Thank you always. 😊
All my most favorite RUclipsrs in one place!
Four of my favorite vloggers in one spot!!!! Looks amazing.
Tony, we aren't into cruising but we truly enjoy your stories and observations. We love traveling by car and train. Keep up the great work - Thanks!
Thanks guys! My wife and I did this treat in 2015. You have a bit better weather tho. Enjoy!!!
Wow, what an adventure! Thanks for sharing! I’d have to pass on that though!
That was pretty neat, thank you for bringing us along.
My family arrived in the Port of Philadelphia in 1893. They traveled from Cork Ireland. I hope to someday return there so thank you for your video!!!
I love a castle but not into climbing those stairs so thanks for bringing us along. Are you talking more since kissing the stone? 😂
Sure enjoying ur videos on this cruise . I’m learning a lot…. Things I already knew, but a good refresher course never hurt ……
Thanks for this! We are getting ready for this cruise in a about 85 days. I want to do it all, but this is giving me a way to prioritize which I would rather do.
Just returned from the Regal, and we did Blarney Castle through Viator, and were one of the first buses to the castle, thus, we had a short 20 - 30 minute wait to kiss the stone. We still had time to explore the gardens, get a bite to eat, and do some shopping before needing to be back on the bus.
Wed drove all around ireland in 2021. We went in November and it was great. No crowds and no tour buses on the roads. Kissed the Blarney Stone with a mask on during COVID. I waited a total of 10 minutes from the front of the castle to the stone.
Encircled Ireland on the P&O Oriana--4 ports--Hired a private car and guide at each--waiting w no problem each time--all four excellent -we had a planned itinerary picked ahead of time Avoided traps like the stone and did what we wanted--A choice well made--Have to give credit to my sister for all arrangements--
Great show, Tony! Always enjoy your adventures and even moreso when you're with Don, Dee & Jay! Ireland looks beautiful!
Looks absolutely beautiful!
Thank you Tony for the update on your visit to Blarney castle visited during a tour of Ireland love the countryside and small villages look forward for more about your adventures from Sydney.
Very Nice Video, Thanks Tony!!! I would like to get to Ireland someday.
Thanks for sharing this very interesting and educational video. I loved it!!
Very interesting. Loved the camera angles of the climb. The market looks amazing. Great vlog.
We were there in September and decided not to make the top of the castle to see the Blarney stone. Watching your video made me realize that we definitely made the right choice as that climb was intense! Thanks for sharing Tony.
The spiralling staircase in the castle remind me of a trip I made the the Wallace Monument in Stirling
There are 246 + small stone steps you need to climb all of them in a circular motion to get to the top...not for the faint hearted!
Thank you much! Really valuable info and loved the trip to the Blarney Stone!
Really glad for your video. I may never get to Ireland but I at least feel like I was there! That castle would have been too much for me. Glad you and Jay made it! I never would have made it with the small openings. Have fun on the rest of the trip. Glad to see all my favorite you tubers on the same trip. Say hi to the others for me. Ken in Land O Lakes
I did it about 18 years ago in my late 50’s. We did not have that kind of a wait, thank goodness! Good on y’all for doing it.
Really enjoyed this video....OMG that line and those stairs to kiss the stone! Your time to walk around looked very interesting! Overall it looked like a nice excursion. Thanks for taking the time to share this with us.
I am soooo proud of all of you!! You all supported and encouraged each other…..what good friends! Arduous in other countries means arduous…..they seem to be more fit than us or something….good job!
I would have recommended if you were in Cobh you should have taken time and enjoyed that fantastic city. Next time we will be sure to spend much more time there and less in Cork, although some interesting things to see in Cork. Great video, fun seeing all of you together.
It was lovely seeing u all kiss the stone , I love watching Ur vlogs I learn so much keep up the good work n enjoy the rest of ur cruise
Man... you just keep showing me items that I have to add to my bucket list!!!! Looks beautiful Tony B!!!
I think the mistake was booking with a vendor who wouldn’t wait a couple of minutes for your party even though they were an hour early and had plenty of time.
It was not the operators fault! It was clearly stated that the tour bus would leave 30 minutes after the ship docks! Tour companies are fully aware when a ship arrives earlier & Tony said they could have made it easily had they not wasted time instead! Also all the others that were booked on made it! I always use trusted third party companies & have never had a problem when following instructions!
@@penelopemicklethwaite8161 he also said the ship docked around 8, but they said it docked at 7:50. I guess that’s up to interpretation. There was no definitive time they were supposed to be there, and there was plenty of wiggle room to wait a couple of minutes for a group. They left at 8:20 when they would have typically left at 9:30 if the ship had come at the posted dock time. That’s an hour and ten minutes of wiggle room. I’ve been on plenty of tours that waited a few minutes for people.
@@AndreasAntics & I've sat waiting for 30 minutes with 25 others waited for a party of 5 to turn up & when tour leader finally managed to contact them they had decided not to come but couldn't be bothered to cancel!
We missed the bus when our cruise ship got to port an hour early. We didn't hear any announcement saying the tour would leave an hour early too. Ugh! Glad you got to join up. The gardens at the castle grounds are beautiful!
We just came off an all Ireland cruise on the NCL Star, 7 ports, west and east coast. Amazing! Highly recommend for anyone. We went to Kinsale bought some souvenirs from some shops there, didn't kiss the stone there. We had beautiful weather on the cruise and everyone told us there was a heat wave during our week!
Thanks for the experience 😊