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Travel Blogs from Belfast
Intervarsities
This weekend, I went to Belfast for volleyball intervarsities, a tournament for all the college teams in Ireland. The first day was actually Thursday, but I missed this since I was in Dublin for the Naughton's Thanksgiving dinner. We went 1-5 in our pool play this day so we went to the lowest bracket for the tourney. On Friday, we had a pool play with 4 teams to determine the seeds for the actual playoff style ...
Day 8 - Belfast
... dollars so she settled on a second hand one!
We then visited the Titanic museum, which only opened 6 months ago. The Titanic was built in Belfast. It was quite interesting and well done, with some artifacts and costumes from the movie too.
We then visited the Belfast Town council building, bombed and destroyed in World War II but rebuilt exactly the same. It was a beautiful building both inside and out. And was ...
Day 9 - Sligo, Londonderry, giants c/way & bel
... us around the town telling us of the history of what has happened between the two religious based reasons for the fighting. Very sad to hear but what's good is that they are coming up to ten years where no major fighting has taken place so fingers crossed they are on the right track to success. Out of Londonderry we made way to the giants causeway and the amazing rock formations. They were so slippery and I was pleased to ...
6th Travel Post – Belfast, Northern Ireland
... by several hundred feet ending in a needle point. This Spire of Hope was erected in 2007, and because of its huge length and special stainless steel design, it was manufactured in Switzerland. I only included a photo of the bottom tip of the spire in my photos where it penetrates through the roof over the altar area; it was a remarkable construction feat to use a crane to install such a long slender polished steel ...
A Lazy Tuesday
... up to the Antrim Coast and tour. No. Go. So instead they opted for shopping. I don't recall, and neither does Blaire if we did anything significant that day. Just the shopping and it was late in the day. Mom wanted to go to a couple of stores she likes, especially the Marks and Spencer (M&S) stores and Lisburn worked well for this. Lisburn is about 20 minutes south of where we were. The exits on the motorways here are closer then in England. Oh I ...
Location
Other places to stay in Belfast
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Avenue Guest House
Queen's Quarter, Belfast | Hotelfrom $91 -
Old Rectory
King's Hall, Belfast | Hotel -
Roseleigh House
Ballynafeigh, Belfast | Hotel -
Windermere Guest House
Queen's Quarter, Belfast | Hotelfrom $83 -
The Parador Guest House
Ballynafeigh, Belfast | Hotelfrom $65 -
Warren Guesthouse
10 Thornhill Road, Belfast | Hotel -
Liserin Guesthouse
Queen's Quarter, Belfast | Hotel -
Lisdara House
Malone, Belfast | Hotel -
Crecora
Dundela, Belfast | Hotel -
Greenwood Guesthouse
Ballynafeigh, Belfast | Hotel -
Ravenhill Guesthouse
Ballynafeigh, Belfast | Hotel -
Pearl Court Guesthouse
11 Malone Road, Belfast | Hotelfrom $82 -
Bienvenue Guesthouse
Malone, Belfast | Hotel
