Days Belfast

... while I am away on a study abroad. For those who haven't heard the rough itenerary, it goes a little something like this: 20 days touring Ireland and Scotland in a coach bus, 14(ish) days hiking the Camino de Santiago de Compostela (say that three times ...

Anne and John Mann are going on the trip of their lifetime. We will be visiting many countries, catching up with friends and going on some tours that are a "must see before you die"! You are welcome to follow our adventures and keep in contact with us.

... we're doing today, past getting breakfast (free again *G*), possibly going and paying for twenty-four hours of internet, and finding Belfast Central station so we can buy our train tickets to Dublin. I suspect we'll be finding the Belfast equivalent of ...

... lunch we took a black cab tour of the city.  There are several companies offering these tours.  We went through Belfast City Taxi Company (http://www.belfastcitytours.com/).  It's a great way to tour the murals and sites of Belfast.  ...

... Tomorrow is off to Scotland.. bye bye Ireland.. :( James:  We manged to make the pretty much straight shot back into Belfast without any trouble whatsoever.  Upon arriving we decided to head straight to the hostel to drop off our bags and ...

... raining off and on but it hasnt been very heavy at all, but I think I hear it picking up as I type. We went to explore Belfast a little earlier and end up eating at a place called The Barking Dog. It was a nice little cafe style restaurant on the way to ...

Took a 'Black Cab' tour of Belfast, along with 2 other girls from Canada who wanted to tag along. It wasn't a long tour, but we saw all of the places in Belfast that you really wouldn't want to go to on your own. Given that there was a sectarian execution ...

... Allyson could be there to sing with us.  Saturday was a really great day, we spent most of it just wandering around Belfast, taking pictures of old buildings.  We did a little shopping which was a lot of fun, Caitlin and I played with the ...

We flew into Belfast on our little Easy Jet plane and took a bus ride to our hotel. Our hotel was in a great location (right off the main drag). We arrived quite early on Sunday morning and nothing was open but we entertained our self by taking in the ...

... Northern Ireland politics or who might be offended by the murals.  If you want to explore the city independently here's what I recommend. Belfast City Hall is set in its own grounds in the heart of the city. The domed building is open to the ...

... a seaside community with ferry service to Scotland. Then south to Carrickfergus, where we pass the huge Norman Castle overlooking Belfast Lough.             We arrive (behind schedule again) in ...

... mean. I've got the last pictures to upload and then that's the end of this travelogue. I'd have to say that I thought 4 days in Belfast was a little too much. Considering we had spent 2 days there previous to going back. We did alot of walking. ...

... . Still, he managed to play his guitar behind his head and with a beer bottle. Impressive! Tourism is something relatively new for Belfast since the Troubles have ended. There is a tonne of history in the city, and one of the primary attractions is taking ...

... the evening with one more trip to the 'local,' which was a perfect way to cap off a great 3 days. The most enjoyable things about Belfast have definitely been seeing Caelan and Chris, having the opportunity to 'live like a local,' and experiencing ...

... nbsp; I had a Belfast Ale, which was a stout too heavy for the afternoon being jet lagged.We didn't stay long though. I only had 1.5 days in Belfast, so with limited time we did a hop on/off bus tour for 10GBP.  I was hesitant for all 5 of us to pay ...

... at the break. A 45 minute break stretched out to 3 hours with the wind and rain making it unbearably cold. Everywhere I went in Belfast I made sure I had a raincoat. I swear i packed it that day. Turns out i didn't. I never bothered to go to a doctor to ...

... bus tour with a guide who is best described in the words of Christine as a "horny old goat". In between tales of Belfast's rich history in politics, literature and shipbuilding (the Titanic was built in Belfast but it's not their fault - an English ...

... went out again that night which was great fun! Sunday was another early day, we got a talk by a professor in Queen's University in Belfast about the murals (which I had already learned in class, but it was fine). We got a lovely tour of the city and got ...

... protect the inhabitants from bottles and whatever else may be thrown over the fence. There are several of these massive walls around belfast and apparently if you joined them all together they would span over 14 miles long. Crazy stuff. We then drove to ...

... anything it was a little unerving. We hung out at the hotel that afternoon and good ole' KFC for dinner. Our perceptions of Belfast have been a little tainted by the rain. As it tured out we were all a little frustrated with Belfast so we all decided ...

... to each other. I would like to think that someday we can get past all that type of crap and really start to get along. After 2 days in Belfast it is time to board a bus to Dublin. I can't wait to get there. It should be nothing but fun times. Who ...