Our trip to Ireland ...
September 2012
Day 14 ... Sunday, September 30
Breakfast at the hotel and then off to Belfast. It was
rainy today. The bulk of our day was on the bus as we rode
through the countryside of Northern Ireland, also known as
Ulster. In Belfast, we had a local guide for a bus tour of
the city. Belfast is the capital of Northern Ireland and is
home to the shipbuilding docks where the Titanic was
constructed. After the tour, we had lunch at the Crown, a
local pub where we had a great meal. The food was great and
the pub was located in a fantastic old building.
Belfast is an interesting city. Social and political
strife has plagued this area for many years. It has only
been during the last 10 or 15 years that things have settled
somewhat. Because of all of the bombing and violence that
have occurred, much of the city is newly built. There are
still portions of it where evidence of the past is noticeable.
After lunch, we traveled back to Dublin for our final night in
Ireland. We stayed at the Grand Canal Hotel, which is in a
different part of the city from Temple Bar where we stayed the
first few nights in Ireland.
on to the last day in Ireland
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