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Thanksgiving and Belfast
Hey all,
Thanksgiving for me was a success! Despite not having any real measuring devices, mixing bowls, or proper utensils, the group and I managed to whip up a traditional feast. And I made pumpkin pie and pumpkin bars from scratch for the first time in my life (made possible by desperation? -- I think so). My German friend, Victoria, even provided some mulled wine--a traditional ...
Intervarsities
This weekend, I went to Belfast for volleyball intervarsities, a tournament for all the college teams in Ireland. The first day was actually Thursday, but I missed this since I was in Dublin for the Naughton's Thanksgiving dinner. We went 1-5 in our pool play this day so we went to the lowest bracket for the tourney. On Friday, we had a pool play with 4 teams to determine the seeds for the actual playoff style ...
Farewell To The Green
... of various sites along the way. The trip home was much faster as we went a different riute. The only disappointment was being unable to see the Bushmills Distillery as they were closed. We were very happy with Allen Tours and would recommend them. Their prices were much better than several of the other tour companies in Belfast. I will do another blog tomorrow about our last couple of days, including the great fun with extended family. ...
Visiting Titanic Belfast
... so a good time to have lunch. We firstly found some bathrooms to visit as Emma needed a change, then we went back to the ground level and had lunch in their bistro restaurant. It was a cafeteria style of place and they had a pretty good variety of food. I had Emma’s food heated up and Matt fed her while I ate then he went and got his lunch.
We looked in the shop on the way out then left there and went outside and further up behind the building ...
"The Troubles" - Belfast Style
... forces established the Ulster Volunteers composed of Orangemen and Unionists (pro-British Union). In 1916, when the British were occupied with World War I, Irish Volunteers and members of the Irish Citizens Army staged the Easter Uprising on April 24, 1916. They marched on the General Post Office in Dublin and raised an Irish flag (green, white and orange) and Patrick Pearse declared that Ireland was an independent ...
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