Church spire near downtown Belfast

Day 4 - Belfast

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August 4th 2013
We travelled by train from Dublin to Belfast today; 2 hours and 7 minutes on the N. Ireland Translink. A very comfortable ride with food and beverage services, Wi-Fi on board (only worked for the first half hour though) and wonderfully pleasant staff. It was a beautiful ride along the coast most of the way with only three 5-minute stops at Drogheda, Dundalk and Newry before arriving at Belfast Cen ... read more

Europe » United Kingdom » Northern Ireland » County Antrim » Belfast

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Great Britain, the dominant industrial and maritime power of the 19th century, played a leading role in developing parliamentary democracy and in advancing literature and science. At its zenith, the British Empire stretched over one-fourth of the ear... ... read more