Cork Midsummer Festival of the Senses

Today was sunny and beautiful again in Cork, a wonderful and much-appreciated Irish rarity. We spent the afternoon outdoors with friends, appreciating the weather. With summer come all the festivals, and this weekend there are two going on (that I'm aware of). We managed to see a bit of both. First went to see the Ocean To City festival from Lapp's Quay. We stayed long enough to wander through the crowds, eat some delicious hummus, barely see a few boats, and then head off to our next destination.

We spent the rest of the afternoon at Fitzgerald's Park, where the Cork Midsummer Festival was underway. The were huge crowds of people there, mainly to see the Street Performance World Championship. We caught a few acts around the park, but the one that impressed me most was an acrobatic duo. As we approached, they were blasting opera music and making the crowd laugh while performing amazing feats of athleticism. Those guys did things with their bodies that made me cringe in pain/fear/incredulity. The only way I can describe them is to say that they would fit in at Cirque du Soleil.

As we watched, Jon noted that their accents sounded French Canadian, and I agreed. The longer we stood there, the more convinced we became that they were Quebecois. And guess what? We were right.

Here is their website, and a few photos I stole, which I hope they don't mind because I'm trying to spread their name far and wide: