Derry, Northern Ireland
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Published: October 25th 2006March 30th 2006
Sidetrip to Derry
Kyle and I found ourselves in Derry (or Londonderry) after choosing it from a map in the Sligo train station. We were stuck in town for a few days due to a train strike, so we were dead set on making the best of it.
Even though we weren't there long, Derry impacted me just as much, if not more than, the other cities I visited. The pictures will explain more...
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It wasn't long ago that Derry was war-torn, and there is actually a major wall dividing the city.
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part of the city wall
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I was looking for some extraordinarily exquisite coffee, but I guess this will have to do...
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We decided to get lasered courtesy of some "classy" Laser Strong White Cider. Oh Yeah.
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prowling the streets of Derry
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In addition to the "laser" cider, we found some of the fabled Buckfast that Rauiri told us about back in Galway...
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the test...
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And Eugene's face tells us the result. He was a traveler that ran the hostel, and had not been back home to South Africa in years.
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we accidentally wandered down to bogside one day, where some ferocious fighting had evidently taken place during the civil war.
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Bloody Sunday Memorial
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detailed murals covered nearly every building for half a mile...
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one day we decided to duck into a restaurant, sip wine, and people-watch for the better part of the day...
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The Irish really do love to drink, and the 4th bullet is proof...
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This is me in front of the local police station...looks like it was built to withstand a nuclear attack. And the police cruisers are more like Brinks armored cars.
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There was a great pub we frequented, with killer live music...and every day we said "We've GOT to get a picture with this pig's head!" This was the last stop before leaving town...
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