Tonlegee
Travel Blogs from Castlewellan
Intervarsities
... was some good fun. After that, thought, I had to rush back to the hostel to watch the Fightin' Irish take on the Trojans to complete our undefeated season and win a spot in Miami for the BCS National Championship. I can't believe we're going to the championship!!! Nobody on the volleyball team understood my excitement about American football, especially the French guys who heard the American pronunciation of Notre ...
Day 17 - Belfast
... enquired, they simply upgraded us to an Executive Suite so they could check the other room out. The new room was enormous with a balcony and spa bath. We did enjoy the extra luxury! We had dinner in their restaurant where they had a deal for 2 people to have a three course meal for 30.50 Pounds – sounds like a bargain and the food was spectacular (and huge). We then retired to our Super King size bed for a very restful ...
BELFAST Northern Ireland
... was erected in the form of a solid brick wall some 20 feet high separating the two groups. An end to the feuding was not apparent immediately however negotiations between Sinn Fein (who was infamously linked to the IRA- Irish Republican Army)and the English Government continued until a resolve of sorts occurred by way of a Peace Treaty .
N.B. (Sinn Fein is the oldest political movement in Ireland. It takes its name from the Irish Gaelic expression for ``We ...
Day 13- 5/31/11 (Its a long one!)
... cliff. I believe Zand (our mentor at Corrymeela) told us it was the highest point on the Antrim Coast, but that is nothing I am certain of. We got onto our bus and traveled about 20 min until we got to Fairhead. We won’t sure we going to make it as our bus driver was very apprehensive to go on certain roads. If it we Gerry (our usual bus driver), he would have plowed through those roads without a second thought. One of the many reasons we appreciated and loved Gerry so ...
War and Peace in the capital
After receiving a great tip-off from Andy regarding a man who does black cab tours of Belfast we then arranged one the morning of the Tuesday. Needless to say it was probably one of the most fascinating tours I've ever been on.
We awoke and after breakfast we drove towards Belfast and met our guide outside the Crown Inn which an elegant Victorian-style pub. Its history is interesting as it was originally built by a Catholic-Protestant couple. As ...
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