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473-475 Ormeau Road Belfast, Northern Ireland, BT7 3GR, United Kingdom

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One Final City

A travel blog entry by jfinn

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... opening myself up to new things, and really trying to experience and learn about as many different cultures as possible. So, really, why not go to Northern Ireland?

Unfortunately, by the time we arrived to Belfast at 11pm on Tuesday night, Natalija and I were both mentally and physically exhausted, as well as sick. So in hindsight, we both probably didn't give Belfast a fair shot.

The city itself isn't very beautiful. It has a gorgeous city hall that ...

Cause to feel like a Giant

A travel blog entry by thefoolsjourney

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... really my scene but I stayed for a couple of numbers to watch the crowd showing their support in true imitation of the bands name.

I was then lured around the next corner by yet more music, this time and acoustic set by a guy on a stool in the very atmospheric Duke of York pub. There were enough people about that I felt completely free to take a seat and listen without need of another drink. I passed the evening enjoying the feeling of being ...

Closing the circle- saddlesores and smiles

A travel blog entry by rory60

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... evidence of the divisions between communities is still visible, there is still a feeling of optimism about the place, mixed with a sense of history and a feeling of pride in the complex cultural identities that make up this beautiful place and its people.
The toughest problem now, is how to follow up on John's inspired choice of Northern Ireland for a cycling trip. How do you follow this?

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Day 13- 5/31/11 (Its a long one!)

A travel blog entry by beemer866

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... we made it Fairhead. We had to walk through a few fields, some with free range cattle and sheep, until we eventually made it to one of the two areas we could stop. Wherever our chosen place, we were to stay and reflect for half an hour. We were given specific questions to reflect on such as: "What have you learned at Corrymeela? What will you do with what you learned?". I did not need these questions to help me reflect as I had already been reflecting the previous couple days about ...

Titanic Shipyard

A travel blog entry by mish_brendan

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... We got to go through the old offices of the designers and also to the dry dock and pump house that housed the massive ship in the last stages of construction. There is a museum that is being built on the sight in time for the 100th anniversary of its tragic maiden voyage in April 2012 which looks like it will be a fantastic place to visit. In the afternoon ...