The Beast from the East
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![Laura walking on snow-covered street at midnight](/_next/image?url=%2Fmedia%2Fbeast%2Fwalking-dead.jpg&w=3840&q=100)
Last month, the Beast from the East storm hit Cork pretty hard.
People started panic-buying bread, food stocks were running low everywhere, and at the high of the crisis, street dealers started selling bread at 10 euro per slice. It was a great time for memes!
This was the first time Laura and I had seen “proper snow”, so we bundle up and went for a midnight walk around our neighbourhood to snap some pics.
![The Cinnamon Cottage](/_next/image?url=%2Fmedia%2Fbeast%2Fthe-cinnamon-cottage.jpg&w=3840&q=100)
The Cinnamon Cottage looked absolutely fantastic covered in snow! It was a shame (but understandable) that it was closed during the storm — they have some lovely freshly baked breads, sandwiches, and all sorts of comfort food that would pair well with this cold — or any weather really, I highly recommended you pay them a visit if you’re around these parts.
![Laura next to trees covered in snow](/_next/image?url=%2Fmedia%2Fbeast%2Flaura-trees-snow.jpg&w=3840&q=100)
It’s crazy how much of a difference a little bit of snow makes to the scenery, it feels like a completely difference place. Needless to say, Laura was like a kid on Christmas.
![Laura holding a snowball and smiling](/_next/image?url=%2Fmedia%2Fbeast%2Flaura-snowball.jpg&w=3840&q=100)
![Laura in front of stone wall covered in snow](/_next/image?url=%2Fmedia%2Fbeast%2Flaura-wall-snow.jpg&w=3840&q=100)
Below two pictures taken from our living room on the next day: one overlooking Lough Mahon’s estuary (how good is this apartment’s view!?) and one of our balcony — you wouldn’t want to be sitting in that chair!
![View from an apartment window, over an estuary covered in snow](/_next/image?url=%2Fmedia%2Fbeast%2Fliving-room-view%402x.jpg&w=3840&q=100)
![Apartment balcony with chairs and table covered in snow](/_next/image?url=%2Fmedia%2Fbeast%2Fbalcony%402x.jpg&w=3840&q=100)
So far this has been the most snow we’ve seen in Ireland, and now we are hoping we get more — aaaaand also hoping the country is better prepared next time it happens, because Ireland pretty much closed down for the week.