Avoca Hotel Newcastle

... and a plaque with the names of the people (army and civilians) who were killed just from that immediate area. the houses along the wall had cages on the back of the houses where the porch would usually go to protect them from anything coming over the wall. next we went to falls road where there were lots of catholic murals. we drove past the ira's family garden but didn't stop because the irish flag was raised which meant members and their families were there and they're not too ...

We hit Giants Causeway and Dunluce Castle today, which is a huge castle<br>that literally fell of the side of the cliff while people were in it<br>waiting for their meal. It was pretty cool to see, then we drove the<br>entire Coastline which was unreal. It was soooo cold and rainy and<br>windier than ever today, yet still there were a million ...

... all hoping for one thing, PEACE... <br><br>Beautiful memorials have been painted in areas, comemorating events, celebrating lives lost and generally asking for equality in many places, not just Ireland (Cuba, Romania, Africa, etc). Truly a powerful and memorable experience. <br><br>Then back to the hostel - Josh and I have scored our own room! then out to dinner to a local pub with the whole crew - which turned from a quick dinner to major drinking ...

... to be suddenly confronted with the City Hall in all its archetectural splendour. Next comes a rather mundane road with local shops which suddenly turns into a hive of evening activity with bars, restaurants and crowds of people on the streets.<br><br> I escaped unharmed with an overall impression that actually its quite a nice place and no more threatning than any other city.<br>

A quick trip along the coast before returning to the hotel.<br><br>A nice little coastline. <br><br>I did get caught in a police roadblock. Luckily, I have a UK license. Made it a breeze to get through without many questions. Curious to find out what they were looking for.<br>

... conhecidos como uma hora) de antes. Esses dois fatores dao base para as grandes diferencas de la pra ca. Menos espaco (e menos banheiros) por pessoas. Mais possibilidades para as horas livres (na outra cidade uma pessoa levaria uma hora e meio so para chegar na cidade e ir a um cinema). Mais liberdade de ir e vir (seguindo a mesma logica da frase anterior). Pra mim, os "pros" de estar aqui (facilidade de locomocao e acesso a "lazer ...

... and every now and then nothing at all. We enjoyed food and refreshments at a pub dating from the 1500s that claimed to be the most haunted pub in York. The floors were sticky. Jeannette felt dizzy, apparently being accosted by the sprits. It must have been one of the supernatural kind as she was only drinking tea. The pub was called the Golden Fleece. The floors were very crooked due to a lack of foundation; we ...

... like a circus freakshow and can't be understood. The Geordies, as they are known, also have one other peculiarity...their love of a football team that hasn't won a major trophy of any kind in forty years. Naturally, being from Philadelphia, I learned about this lack of success and have supported Newcastle ever since. The game ...

I'm home once again! A wee bit jet lagged and still trying to get used to being awake when i should be asleep! My last night in NZ was great. The kiwis definately know how to celebrate Paddys day in style, they cordoned off a while street for us to party in! Excellent! To Ferg, D, Pam and Claire, Thanks guys for being there to make it such a good ...

... in the Republic heading towards Dublin. In the early evening we stopped at Monasterboice, another ancient monastic site manned by an ancient but very friendly senior citizen volunteer packing up for the night, and then found a B&amp;B nearby in Drogheda. Once unpacked we walked down to a big, modern tavern just down the road to try and get some dinner. The vast carpark was packed with vehicles but, unusually, the cars were all full of people. A series of numbers were ...