Blarney Stone
The Blarney Stone in Ireland is crowded. It’s a piece of stone at the top of a castle that you’re supposed to lay on your back, stretch backward, and then kiss it. My family went, but I wandered the grounds, ate at the cafe, read a book, and watched the crows steal food off tourists’ plates for two hours while said family stood in line.
And that line is on a tight, steep staircase that is a few hundred years old. I discovered the day before at another castle that steep, tight staircases trigger my latent claustrophobia, so I’m glad I skipped it.
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