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... of the titanic used!) so after calling elaine's dad and the irish version of the racq, splurging on some ridiculously cheap chocolate, pulling the sleeping bags out of the boot and sitting at newry service station for about an hour and a half we decided to empty the rest of the boot to find the air pump. then pumped up the tyre and sat there for another half an hour to make sure it wouldn't deflate again we slowly made our way back to dublin!<br>

We left derry at about 9am and i think we all enjoyed the 2 hour drive to belfast ira ceas (mostly sleeping!) it was raining heavily but the scenery was so beautiful, it was quite dramatic and i think the weather kinda enhanced it! we got to belfast and had about half an hour of free time before our black cab tour started (most of us headed for coffee shops!) the black cab tour is locals that take you round to all the mural sites in their taxis. it was really good. we went first to the ...

... out<br>catching some waves. Too bad we couldnt post pics yet, but we'll probs<br>post them a few times in between countries if we have time. We're in<br>Belfast<br>now and once again, have found a great B and B...tomorrow we head to<br>Scotland ont he Ferry. For tonight, just an internet cafe and a cup of<br>Starbucks coffee. Home Sweet Home. <br>

... wisdom) thought it was best for us to do the Guiness Factory tour FIRST instead of last thing Saturday afternoon. Those keen for a quick pint agreed, and off we went. <br><br>In a nutshell, the Guiness tour is a must see for anyone in Dublin. The brewery has been going for 250 years, and the Guiness family is responsible for most things in Dublin (including the Guiness book of world records, don't you know!). Guiness is celebrating it's 250th year ...

... to define your religion, as you'll be 'one or the other' - the fact of the matter is, I don't watch or follow football - end of. I also don't care what 'religion' a person is, to me, it's the person who matters. Equally - end of.<br><br>After the troubled areas, we got to see the real Belfast, and I had no idea....<br><br>CS Lewis was born here! The author of 'The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe'!<br>The Titanic was built here! I never knew that ...

... Carrick-a-Rede island felt like a fairy-tale setting. <br><br>After much hiking, huffing and puffing, we decided to take a lunch break in Ballycastle. I must say the tiny dot given to this place on the map is deceiving, as it turned out to be a hustling, bustling, traffic-packed quagmire. We espied a little off-license store and in bumper-to-bumper traffic, I deftly leapt out of the car with a few Pounds in ...

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... to get to see someone and something familiar for a few days. At any rate, we arrived in Ireland on Great Victoria Street at around 11:30, I called Caitlin and she was in a bar, to no surprise charming some drinks out of seven danish sailors...you can hear about that one in her blog...and I don't think I have ever been so excited to see someone's face in my entire life, haha. We saw each other from across the street and it was a blessing the crosswalk was green ...

... cab tour of the Catholic and Protestant areas of West Belfast. I had that down as the must-do for us here, having already done one nine months earlier with my friend Rebecca on a day trip from Dublin, but once we actually got into Belfast I thought I could find the major sights again myself, and thus take Amber and Nanna on our own little black cab tour. <br><br>We started up along the Falls Road, the Catholic hub and site of the head offices of Sinn Fein, the ...

... in a nice, large room with twin beds. The cottage was very clean, nicely decorated, and very comfortable. I got up early to do school work and then took a nice, hot shower. Debbie had finished a nice fry-up for breakfast by the time I was ready that was just delicious! After packing up our bags, Grammy and I said goodbye to the Whites who were so hospitable and kind. Ernie drove us to the airport where we waited to board our flight to Paris, Charles de Gaulle!