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Wow - imagine being here !!!
... a great meal and looking forward to a walking tour of Derry tomorrow. We are staying close to Bogside where many of the "troubles" occurred back in the 70's. Then we are on to the Antrim coast and the Giant's Causeway. Being here is a bit of a bonus as it was not on "MY" agenda - but we are ahead of schedule so have time to do some looking around in what seems to be an interesting city.
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Derry
We spent two days here in Derry, Northern Ireland. Back to using pounds as currency so the exchange rate is rough but the price of things seem a wee bit less than when on the euro. Tje giants causeway was cool but it was a freezing windy raining day as well so we didnt stay out as long as we would have, by the end i was almost jogging. The ditillary was interesting andI was assuming we ...
Day 9 - Northern Ireland Coast
We departed Belfast for the Northern Ireland north coast taking the scenic route.
We made a quick stop at Carrickfergus Castle. A Norman Castle built in 1177 in 3 stage. It was pretty heavily fortified being almost completely surrounded by the sea and survived attacks and sieges (the longest of which lasted about year) by the Scots, British, Irish and French. In WWII, part of it was used as an air raid shelter. We then headed onwards, along the coast.
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Day 9
... I didn't buy any but if any one would like a piece let me know. We have now crossed the border from Northern Ireland into the republic of Ireland. Saw the grave of W.B. Yeats then onto our motel. Very old and we got locked out of our room but that is another story. Best meal yet and the service was amazing. KB had his first guineas, pretty sure it won't be his last. Love to u all ...
Ireland
... for who ever was playing the music and more and more people came in to watch. Turns out people just show up and play music with each other. All Irish stuff. A guy started playing the bag pipes even. It was nice when everyone started clearing out and it cooled down a bit. Had a few Heinekens and Dennis Margret and I left for home. Wednesday. Today is my last day in donegal. Woke up showered and packed my bag no one was home at this point so I was able to try any take down notes ...
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