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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 ...

We hit Giants Causeway and Dunluce Castle today, which is a huge castle<br>that literally fell of the side of the cliff while people were in it<br>waiting for their meal. It was pretty cool to see, then we drove the<br>entire Coastline which was unreal. It was soooo cold and rainy and<br>windier than ever today, yet still there were a million ...

... 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 ...

... are buried but it was in terrible disrepair so we left quickly. THE ROAD OVER TO kERRY ON n22 had gorgeous scenery, but in parts was incredibly narrow - I was glad I wasn't driving. Last night we went to pub for music and there was dancing. Mary danced with one of the local woman who said she was a 'brilliant dancer'!

... also were pretty adamant about the need for America to get rid of George Bush - it was interesting to hear who they all supported: Barack Obama. As the older man put it: "What a message that would not only send the world, but would also send to us here in Northern Ireland. If America would elect a black man, how momentous of a statement that would make. It would show us that you can make a change, make a difference. What a lesson that would be ...

... without the need for me to shave any part of my body or lie in a tub of baked beans, or whatever madcap stunt it may have required, so thank you one and all and i hope to provide details in the next few weeks as to where the money is being spent. I leave the UK on the 28th Feb and the project starts on the 3rd March so keep in touch and i hope this can act as a spur to any of you thinking of doing a similar trip. Andy

... that the "baby" was Finn. Instead he was shocked by the size of the child - if the baby was that big, how much bigger and stronger might Finn be? Benandonner panicked. Hastily he ran back to Scotland destroying the causeway behind him." 2.00 We were on our way to Derry. During this drive Mick sang us a song (he was a pretty good singer too) about growing up a Catholic in Derry. It was a haunting song and iked it. The Town That I Loved So Well - Phil Coulter In my ...

... wing of the IRA. It&#8217;s a busy commercial street, with murals on the sides of the terraced housing off it commemorating hunger-striking political prisoners and deaths of civilians caught up in the recent decades of violence. &#8220;Free Sean Kelly&#8221; graffiti was another common sight, a tactic which obviously worked as the political prisoner was released from prison six days after our visit. <br><br>From there we crossed through the &#8216;Peace Line&#8217;, an ...

... city which grows on you. Oh! And the chocolate croissants from Panem (a small bakery on the Liffey) are devine. I headed out of Dublin last Saturday with two fellow Aussies and we have been terrorising the locals ever since. Driving around Ireland is entertainment in itself as the roads are so bumpy it's almost like riding a rollercoaster. I'm surprised the Irish Government doesn't charge admission for the priveledge! Our trip has been a bit rushed as ...