Enniskeen House Hotel
Travel Blogs from Newcastle
Intervarsities
... was some good fun. After that, thought, I had to rush back to the hostel to watch the Fightin' Irish take on the Trojans to complete our undefeated season and win a spot in Miami for the BCS National Championship. I can't believe we're going to the championship!!! Nobody on the volleyball team understood my excitement about American football, especially the French guys who heard the American pronunciation of Notre ...
Arriving in Newcaslte
... hostels/hotels closing their doors early as well. So, when we arrived in Newcastle, their Information center was closed and so were all of the hostels and hotels we could see. Thankfully Newcastle's version of the YMCA was still open so we asked them for a little assistance. They informed us that most forms of accommodation shut down completely for the winter and that our pickings were very slim. In ...
Derry to Belfast
... world. Up early for a black cab tour of Belfast where we saw many places significant to the fighting with the English. We saw the wall that separated the Catholics from the protestants, the gates were shut and certain time of the day the city even had curfews. I signed the peace wall and then we saw the old headquarters of the IRA, and the many murals that have been painted about political prisoners etc. Then we were on the bus and off to ...
Fall Half Term - Northern Ireland
... to just relax. I enjoyed people watching and taking in a European city. Luckily with my time in Ireland and Northern Ireland I did not run into any issues with the IRA. I managed to get through the day and flew home early the next day to London. It was a very long week, but very enjoyable. After a long ...
Church in Belfast
... us here." I was really taken back and would like to have continued the conversation, but the service was beginning. It was a typical Presbyterian service that even had a moment for mission about an upcoming rally the Rev. Graham (Billy's son) would be holding later in the season in Belfast. The sermon was delivered by an elder of the church who gave a history of Fitroy's third pastor: Rev. Woodburn; and then tied it in with current events. ...
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Amenities
- Room service
- Free High-Speed Internet
- Beach
- Restaurant
- Wheelchair accessibility