Avoca Hotel Newcastle
93-97 Central Promenade Newcastle, County Down, Northern Ireland, BT33 0HH, United Kingdom
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One Final City
... it apart is that it has an entire room dedicated to C.S. Lewis, who originally hailed from the city. I love The Chronicles of Narnia so i was super excited to see the C.S. Lewis room. It was small, but very pretty, and had a table in the center that had a map of Narnia on it. Very cool.
We stayed in the library for about an hour, and then walked around the Botanical gardens for a little while which was located directly next to the school. After, we visited ...
Day 4: First Day of Riding!
We had a hearty "Irish breakfast" at our B&B before heading out for our first day of riding. The weather was great and the enthusiasm was high.
Of course, we had to get accustomed to driving on the left, and some of us also getting used to a different bike and navigating roundabouts... but we were undaunted!!
We had made the decision to ...
Arriving in Newcaslte
... and another that had perfect soft sand. If you aren't into beaches, or if you are visiting in November and its too bloody cold to even think about dipping into the water, Newcastle is located at the foot of North Ireland's famous Mourne Mountains. Hiking to North Ireland's tallest mountain is easily accessible through one of Newcastle's parks. Conquering this mountain was my main goal during our visit here.
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Belfast to Dublin Ireland
... to Dublin, along the way we stopped at the ruins of Mainistir Bhuithe (Monasterboice) an old monastery with high Celtic crosses. We arrived in Dublin about 3.30pm and after a massive week of driving we were stuffed and just wanted to ...
Did you know the Titanic was built in Belfast?
... garden!"). City hall, which has a giant ferris wheel plopped down right next to it, which has a Titanic crew memorial right next to it. Other than the fact that the Titanic was built here, we also learned that in Belfast, litter wardens can fine you for littering. And Chinese food must be problematic because several Chinese restaurants have "Fully Licensed" advertised on their windows, which makes you wonder about the ones that don't have "Fully Licensed" on their windows. ...


