Travelodge Derry

... had lunch at a tiny cafe near the tomb, a very nice soup and sandwich! next we went to enniskillen, a town just over the border where we invested in some gumboots and visited the pound atm. we got to derry at about 5:30, dumped our bags at the hostel then walked through town to the diamond - the centre of town with a second hand war memorial statue - for a tour of the city walls and murals. our tour guide was really interesting, he'd lived in derry his whole life and ...

... and thought that if this is how big a baby was, the father and giant he came to fight must be massive. So he hightailed back to Scotland, tearing up the causeway so that he could not be pursued, and Giant's Causeway is all that's left of his bridge.<br><br>Northern Ireland, while on the Irish isle, is politically part of the UK. It's an open border, but at some point on the 2.5 hour bus ride the street signs change to miles, and currency changes to pounds, and your Irish cell phone ...

... be part of the republic of Ireland. Derry is also the site of the Bloody Sunday massacres, where peaceful protests were being held, the British Army came in and shot at least 14 people dead, and wounded more. We had a walking tour of Derry and got to check out more beautiful murals. Now i don't have the answers, or the soloution, but i'd like to think that one day people could just get along. <br><br>Off to tea, found a cheap cheap place with jugs of cocktail for £7 and then to bed. <br>

... stream. We had the fast-moving stream from the waterfall alongside us all the way, as the path zig-zagged from one side to the other over bridges. At one point we saw three small waterfalls, and finally came to the end of the trail where the larger one was. We took some pictures for another couple who were there, and they returned the favor. After sitting on a bench enjoying the peacefulness, we walked back to the car, disturbing several sheep who were grazing on a ...

... and peace between the catholics and protestants. <br> It was a tad bit interesting traveling to northern ireland on this particular day because today pretty much was a day where the protestants tell the catholics that they have kicked their asses and there was nothing they could do about it. Today was part of a parade they have twice a year to commemorate the begining of a rebellion between the catholics, particularly James the second and the end ...

... Almost every cop has an M16 in hand ... walking around ... a friendly reminder of the reason being that this is 'Free Derry.' WHAT?! It was ... unreal. I've never seen weapons like this in person, let alone on a quaint cobblestone road during a massive Halloween festival. It was ... pretty wild to say the least. Anyway ... Kevin and I, and two others make it to the train station ... which is locked up tight. Casey meets up with us ...

... be one of the most violent and notorious towns for the Protestant Catholic conflict. A local guide took us around the old city walls and around the major parts of the city, all within easy walking distance. The town is divided by a river. The protestants now live on one side while the Catholics live on the other (encompassing the downtown area). While North Ireland tends to have a ...

... Derry (sometimes known as Londonderry) is famous for being the site of the Bloody Sunday massacre -- as in the U2 song 'Sunday Bloody Sunday' -- at the height of the British-Irish conflict in Northern Ireland. We had been driving for a while, darkness had set in, and all of a sudden the highway had come to an end. We had no idea at all where we were so we rolled down the window and asked someone walking by. We thought we were somewhere short of the Ireland ...

... for dinner. I had heard that folks in the North were even friendlier than those in the Republic, and Seamus, the young guy behind the counter in the local fish and chip shop, was proof of that. While cooking up our fish he talked up a storm, chatting to us like we were long-time regulars, and bidding us farewell like we&#8217;d see him again next week. Good luck with the dream of getting to Perth for Christmas 2006 to see your cousins, Seamus!

... Shop at the Farmyard (home and garden), Jungle World (indoor soft play area for children) and Garden Plants for sale. Contact: Email: info@westport house.ie We travel north through Sligo. It's a tight town with narrow streets and vividly painted buildings. Sligo Attraction/rating Carrowmore Megalithic Cemetery/Not inspected but a 4 -5 * Three miles from Sligo is the largest cemetery of ...