Mourne Country Hotel
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A Day of Information and Reflection
... fascinating – providing information the situation that I had no idea still existed. I thought that the troubles were over. It was also just terribly sad to think that people live like this and there appears to be no answers in the immediate future to resolve any of it. Joel, our guide, told us that his wife’s girlfriend had gone to Australia, married an Australian and they had moved back to Belfast. This fellow wanted a tour so Joel took him, and took ...
Tracing the Past
... the nail on the head with the street directory entry, effectively earning me a place in the "Genealogy Hall of Fame."
Armed with the address, I headed out to Carrick Hill to see if I could find the place. Unfortunately, the house numbers were a tad bit confusing. Upon seeing an elderly man, I asked if he knew where the building was. Of course, he asked who I was looking for. When I explained my situation, he said he couldn't be of much help. I thanked ...
Locals with a Brazilian
... could hide yourself away from prying, disapproving eyes for a surreptitious dram. No chance of that tonight- the place was heaving. Somehow, our group was shoe-horned into a cubicle with some local drinkers to be regaled with unlikely tales and recommendations of where best to visit on our travels. Amidst the welcomes and the tall stories we were bought drinks and told jokes and reassured that this would be a trip to remember. One of our ...
Day 7/Night in Belfast
... that sends young youths from both USA and Ireland back and forth to discuss issues with faith and religion. By having protestants and Catholics interact by being abroad, they are learning how they can coexist and get along well, and really become "friends forever."
The banquet recognized the 7 of our young ambassadors as well which was thoughtful. We were invited because of our program and also because Basil McCrea (our political friend) sits on the board. ...
1 week to go!!
... Florence > Rimini > Ancona > Split > Hvar > Korcula > Plitvice National Park > Zagreb > Ljubjana > Lake Bled > Salzburg > Wien > Bratislava > Budapest. When I see it written like that it seems an awful lot and I'm sure I'm going to be totally fed up of trains by the end of the ...
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