Harbour House Inn Newcastle

... quotes, sayings and song lyrics. and all the people who visit it write their name and a message around the sculpture, they wash it off every few months because it gets too full. next stop was a memorial garden on bombay st in a catholic neighbourhood. it was a street right on the edge of the wall and a street which the loyalists (udia) burnt completely to the ground in 1969. i found it a pretty disturbing place, there has a banner on the wall with photos of ira members who were ...

... 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>

... company signed a 9000 year lease when they first commenced brewing all those years ago, so i guess they have a bit of time to worry about rent increases! The storehouse itself is magnificent - the museum, complete with interactive displays weaves up 6 levels, culminating at the Gravity Bar, completely encircled with glass, complete with a complimentary Guiness for everyone. OK so i admit, i cheated and only had a pot of Guiness, but for a non beer ...

Took a drive into Belfast this evening as I've never been before and I was curious to see it. I drive round in some trepidation as the is city has quite a violent past that is still quite vivied in my mind. I feel like I'm running some kind of guantlet by being here.<br><br> It was an odd experience in some ways, I would driving past housing areas that look like they've seen better ...

... Our B&amp;B was on the otherside of the dam, literally smack back in the mountains - the view from our window was unbelievably good. And there was free chocolates on arrival! We asked the owner about places to go for dinner, and she came back a few minutes later having made a ...

... headed towards Newcastle, stopping at Berwick-upon-tweed to have a bit of lunch by the beach there. Then we were going to head to Durham (this was the plan, to meet one of my friends from camp in 2005) but had a brainwave of stopping at Newcastle on the way to check in to our hostel so we wouldn't have to worry about what time we got back there. Well, Newcastle is THE WORST city to drive in! First we started our navigation in the complete wrong place, then we had bad ...

Well, after a few weeks of visiting family down south, we finally complete the journey full circle and end up back "home". We were planning on seeing some friends on the way up, but Emma wasn't feeling great last week and had a stint of antibiotics to contend with, so we decided it would be best to chill a bit longer to aid recovery. After a brief detour via Walthamstow for a few hours, we drove up to Tynemouth where we are staying with Lorna &amp; Bill. We popped round for ...

What a party. Thanks to everyone that could make it, it was great to see you all and catch up. Hope you enjoy all our stories along the way and keep in touch with us all individually. Off to the airport now so Bye for now..... Love Lots Amy, Gem, and Amy xxxx

... itinerary - the flights are only a small part of our planned route. If anyone fancies joining us at any point on the route, let us know - the more the merrier. More to follow. Anyone who wants to rent a lovely house in Tynemouth (no smokers, no students, no parties, no BBQs or Poker) let us know. The next few months focus on packing, getting fit, learning Spanish (for the second half of the trip) and catching up with as many people ...

... to drive through second time around, but the one thing I will always remember about my first visit here was the cab driver explaining that much of the violence these days is less about religious or political ideals directly, and more about gangs fighting turf wars over drugs and other organised crime rackets. <br><br>After bearing south down the main motorway and within line of sight of a couple of hill-top observations posts, we left Northern Ireland behind and were ...