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78 Malone Road Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom, BT9 5BW, 44-28-9038-1608
Arrived in Belfast Saturday afternoon, sleep deprived but happy. I'm hanging with my cousin Brian, who's been studying at Queens University all semester. This is my fourth trip to Ireland -- Dublin/Kilkenny/Tipperary/Killarney in 1996 Belfast in 1997 Dublin/Galway/Inismore in 2001 Brian picked me up at Europa Bus Centre and checked me in to a guest dorm at Queens'. The room is nice -- reasonably comfortable bed and quiet, with a sink in the room and a loo down the hall. We had a nice dinner a...
Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom csmHi friends and family! I am back in Belfast, Northern Ireland for three weeks. I am staying at Queen's dorms to do my independent study project. My topic is the connections between violence and poverty in the unionist/loyalist communities of Belfast. I got to Belfast yesterday and have been settling into my single, which I enjoy very much. Especially the communal toilet you have to reach into the water-filled tank to flush... I knew I was back on a college campus when within a few hours I wa...
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... to be suddenly confronted with the City Hall in all its archetectural splendour. Next comes a rather mundane road with local shops which suddenly turns into a hive of evening activity with bars, restaurants and crowds of people on the streets.
I escaped unharmed with an overall impression that actually its quite a nice place and no more threatning than any other city.
Met my group I am working with this week and within 5 minutes they all knew where I was from and where I was staying and my inside leg measurement (just kidding on that last one :) )
"Ah, so you're at the Dufferin. You'll be knowing Frank then"
Is there anywhere to hide around here?
One of ...
... at the lack of clothing options! I'm not a fancy girl but I HATE not being able to change my style and mix things up a little! We made our final shopping lists and I guess we can start picking up little bits and pieces as we go along and maybe ask for the big expensive things as our Christmas gifts.
Our biggest needs right now are:
Sandles - Teva open toachi. I tried then on ...
... named Julia McQuillan. She is known locally as “The Black Nun” and it’s said that her headless ghost still haunts the area. We didn’t see her, but maybe she’ll show up in our pictures!
Rather than take the safe and faster A2 south, we opted for the scenic Torr Road. My guidebook states “by scenic, we mean occasionally terrifying”. The highlight of the drive is visiting Torr Head (Torr means BIG ROCK), and after negotiating ...
A quick trip along the coast before returning to the hotel.
A nice little coastline.
I did get caught in a police roadblock. Luckily, I have a UK license. Made it a breeze to get through without many questions. Curious to find out what they were looking for.
... to be one or another) The eight gates within the peace wall are locked overnight and all weekend and of course I signed the peace wall! The entire city is covered with murals depicting the conflict .. huge outdoor art exhibit. We were told not to talk politics or religion and Irish music is not as easy to find in Belfast (but I did). Learned that one of my ...
Belfast, Northern Ireland, United Kingdom pathenger... six days. There was plenty of grunting, chest beating and poo flinging to go around. I’m pretty sure the hairs on Kip’s back turned silver and that I bared my teeth and gums a few times. We finally found Tara Lodge and eventually evolved back into our humanoid forms. We had dinner at a little Italian restaurant, stopped at a convenience store for a few supplies, then began the difficult, but fun task of ...
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