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A Day of Information and Reflection
... wife and the other fellow’s wife as well. The women, who had grown up in Belfast, had no idea about some of the information that Joel provides on his tour. He said that there are lots of people in Belfast who “pretend” that what happens in Belfast just doesn’t happen. That’s quite a level of denial.
We left Belfast around 4:30 – everything else we might have wanted to see was closed since it was Sunday. We have ended up ...
Tracing the Past
... and as I headed off, he chased after me, explaining he had pictures of Carrick Hill from over 100 years ago! We exchanged e-mail addresses and he graciously sent at least 10 pictures from the area.
While I was celebrating my sure entry into the Genealogy Hall of Fame, Belfast itself was celebrating something of a different nature, specifically, the 100 year anniversary of the Titanic's maiden voyage. Why a town would be so wrapped up in a ship ...
Locals with a Brazilian
... us to his lovely Brazilian wife and told us to be sure to call in at Finn MacCool's bar in Ballyshannon. Promising to do so, we escaped the fug of the bar and trooped back to our hostel for a sound night's sleep.
In the morning, while the intrepid 5 set off on the first main leg of the tour, Jane and Mary did the political tour of West Belfast, to see some of the main sights and get a better understanding of the story of the troubles in recent history.
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Day 7/Night in Belfast
... a light dinner and shared our stories with others. Then, after a few speakers, the building turned into a fun place for the younger members to enjoy themselves with a DJ. Although we did not dance or anything of the sort, another young ambassador Patrick and I enjoyed a Guinness on the steps of Stormont. To us, it was a great experience that not many others could share. While our other ambassadors were interested in meeting government officials, we thought it was rather ...
1 week to go!!
... we're willing to change our route at any time and we have only booked accommodation for the first 2 destinations in an attempt to remain flexible.
With intentions of doing this trip last year I'm really excited as to what's in store but I'm sure the real excitement will kick in when I finish work on Sunday and fill my backpack. ...
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