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One Final City
... hall we ended up walking around Belfast for a while, until Natalija realized she had lost her passport. Yep, actually lost it. Couldn't find it. And although she was trying to remain calm, she was totally freaking out. So we headed back to our hostel in hopes that she had left it there by mistake, which luckily she had, thank goodness for that. But hey, what would a trip around the United Kingdom be without a little drama right?
After we found Natalija's ...
Yes, I know, Belfast again!
11092011 My third stint in Belfast and as nice a ever. This time around I climed cave hill on the outskirts of town, did a "black taxi tour" of the murals etc, went out to Mt Stewart House in County Down which was once the residence of the Marquess of Londonderry. Also, went out to Bangor for a bit of a walk around and did a Walking Tour of some of the older pubs in Belfast.
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One last trip...
... and skipping the bus. Northern Ireland was our last country to visit (# 13 over a total of 119 nights) and the sterling pound was thankfully our last (11th) currency to deal with. It didn't feel much different than it's southern counterpart and there wasn't even an official border crossing or welcome sign on the motorway, strange eh? It was a great visit though- We stayed at "Europe's most bombed hotel" (Europa Hotel) and ...
A day in Belfast
... take a photo with all of us in it. They were walking through the garden trying to find all the cats.
Bill then took us on a “political tour.” We went into the neighborhoods where all the violence started in 1969 and continued until 1993, when the peace agreement was reached. There is a wall built between the two sides of the neighborhood where it all apparently started, with wire fending along the top. There is graffiti on the wall, and ...
A long way to go for a rugby game.....
... to where the Titanic was built. Otherwise the docks didn’t seem very busy at all. They were dominated by the huge yellow H&W cranes, now barely used. There’s a lot of Titanic commemoration planned for next year’s 100th anniversary to that’ll mean a lot of extra business for the city.
After that we headed to the outskirts of the city, past George Best International Airport (I didn’t realise ...



