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Travel Blogs from Belfast
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 ...
Belfast: not born and bred...but very much in love
... decided I would move to this beautiful city and within a week of moving here I had decided to stay (for 3 years at this point...)!
A lot of the city can be done in a day, but ideally a visitor could stay a week. If not, something in the middle would be great.
Belfast is perfect for hen/stag nights as the pubs are convenient and each has a unique character and charm (not ...
Moved by Belfast
... of a Black Cab tour through West Belfast is, of course, the political murals. A few of them address the peace process, a few of them advocate reconciliation; but most of them are explicitly, even aggressively, sectarian. Both sides of the long "peace wall" between Shankill Road (Loyalist: that is, to the Queen) and the Falls Road (Irish for a united Ireland) celebrate ...
Discovering Belfast and a little Derby
... we began walking to City Center. I am assuming this is the center of the city...hence the name. The town hall sits at the center, and is a magnificent building. Many of the buildings are just amazing. I have included a few pictures from City Hall, but tomorrow I will be taking a tour, so I will take more pictures then. Belfast is pretty busy down town during the day. There are many shops in this area so we spent ...
Fantastic Scenery and Sunshine!!!
... not not too many folds in there, and they let me use the phone to call Rosanna to update her on our return. Ordered dinner and while waiting, we were listening to traditional Irish music. I mentioned to the waitress wow, sounds good is this a regular thing. Most places advertise they have music and she said no, a local somewhat famous musician had come in a d she was shooting a music video. Her name is Cara Dhillion. we listened to the same song over and over and at ...